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Snowy Hydro seeks 800MW of wind and solar capacity
Snowy Hydro tenders for 800MW of wind and solar capacity, hoping for prices in $40/MWh range, and sub $80/MWh “firming” contracts, and underline case that renewables plus storage beats coal.
Giles Parkinson

May 29, 2018

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Renewables

CWP brings in Partners for 1,300MW of wind, solar and batteries
CWP and Partners Group to develop 1,300MW of wind, solar and storage in NSW, saying it will beat coal and will be the future of large scale generation in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

May 27, 2018

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Commentary

UPC lands investor to advance huge wind, solar projects
UPC to advance biggest solar development in NSW and country’s biggest wind farm in Tasmania after bringing in a major new investor.
Giles Parkinson

May 25, 2018

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CleanTech Bites

Just how badly is wind energy curtailed in South Australia?
South Australia shows surprisingly little curtailment of wind energy, even though its output can reach 120% of demand at times.
Giles Parkinson

May 24, 2018

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For $6 extra, AEMO keeps lights on and defies renewable skeptics
AEMO says reserve mechanism that ensured lights stayed on last summer cost just $6 per customer, and praises role of newly deployed technologies such as batteries and demand response.
Giles Parkinson

May 23, 2018

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Commentary

Cheap condensers to displace gas as renewable energy back-up
South Australia transmission company ElectraNet says it has found a cheaper solution that using the state’s gas plants to provide system strength to the local grid.
Giles Parkinson

May 22, 2018

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Wind

Goldwind begins construction of 144MW Tasmania wind farm
Construction underway on 144MW Cattle Hill Wind Farm, which will boost Tasmania’s wind capacity by 50%.
Sophie Vorrath

May 22, 2018

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Storage

Neoen wins approval for huge wind and battery plant near Cairns
Neoen wins approval for huge wind and battery storage project in north Queensland that could see largest turbines in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

May 21, 2018

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How Alan Jones made Josh Frydenberg look like a moderate
Alan Jones and Josh Frydenberg traded barbs on radio on Thursday. And beneath the bravado was an insight into how far to the right the debate around Australia’s climate and energy politics has shifted.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2018

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Renewables

Why Narrabri should choose wind, solar over CSG
Report finds Narrabri has “enormous potential” for renewables, with scope for between 1GW and 4.5GW of large-scale solar and wind, that would create 500-2,600 permanent local jobs.
Sophie Vorrath

May 19, 2018

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Wind

NAB, CBA to provide $80m finance for Crowlands wind farm
Pacific Hydro’s 80MW Crowlands wind farm in regional Victoria has reached financial close, with backing from two of the Big Four banks.
Sophie Vorrath

May 17, 2018

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Australia’s biggest wind farm project lands connection deal
Goldwind signs deal for $140m of new network infrastructure to service what will be Australia’s largest, and lowest cost, wind farm.
Giles Parkinson

May 17, 2018

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