Wind

Solar

AEMO’s recipe for a cheap, clean and reliable energy future
The ISP’s doesn’t target lowest emissions. It targets a lowest-cost replacement of ageing fossil fuel power stations, with a minimum standard for reliability. It finds that the cheapest, most reliable way forward is clean.
Ketan Joshi

Jul 30, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

World’s fastest energy transition: AEMO maps path to 94 per cent renewables
AEMO says Australia is going to experience the most rapid energy transition in the world, like it or not, and it could deliver 94 per cent renewables 2040.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 30, 2020

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Renewables

Grid problems now the biggest turnoff for renewable energy investment in Australia
Grid connection problems cited by leading developers and financiers as biggest risk to investments in renewables in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 29, 2020

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Storage

Hornsdale triples battery storage revenue, but FCAS market shrinks
The Tesla big battery at Hornsdale drove a tripling of storage revenues in first half, but the network services revenue is looking less favourable.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 29, 2020

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Markets

Era of subsidy-free offshore wind turbines has arrived, researchers say
New research finds that the costs of offshore wind projects is now so low, they are delivering ‘negative subsidies’ to the benefit of energy users.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 28, 2020

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Renewables

Iberdrola firms as favourite for Infigen takeover
Iberdrola locks in a higher, $893 million, offer for Infigen Energy as it firms as favourite in takeover bid after securing an additional 13 per cent stake.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 24, 2020

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Markets

Iberdrola eyes 50 per cent threshold, lifts Infigen Energy takeover bid to $893m
Iberdrola entices Infigen Energy shareholders with another increase to takeover bid, with an eye to getting majority control.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 22, 2020

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Wind and solar set new production records in second quarter, curtailment falls
Curtailment of wind and solar farms fell by half in latest quarter, even as wind and solar set new output records.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Grid emissions hit record low, as renewables displace coal and prices plunge
Australia’s main grid achieves trifecta of a record low in emissions in June quarter, even as the level of coal production and wholesale market prices plunged.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2020

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Renewables

NZ biggest corporate PPA seeks up to 2,000GWh a year of new renewables
Group of New Zealand’s largest commercial and industrial energy users join forces to procure what could be thousands of gigawatt-hours a year of renewable electricity.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 21, 2020

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Renewables

Work begins on world’s longest sub-sea cable linking Denmark, UK grids
Construction has begun on the Viking Link infrastructure project in what will feature the world’s longest sub-sea cable linking Denmark and UK grids.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 21, 2020

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Tilt Renewables output hit by system strength cutbacks and low wind speed
Tilt hit by low wind speeds and system strength curtailments in South Australia, adding to woes of delayed commissioning of flagship Dundonnell project in Victoria.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 17, 2020

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