Wind

Renewables

Vestas maintains grip on global wind turbine market as 61GW of capacity was commissioned
Vestas retains number one position in global wind market as new capacity jumps by 22 per cent, with another big jump predicted for 2020.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 18, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Gas giant concedes gas demand rises only if climate targets are ignored
APA says global gas demand rises only if climate targets are ignored, but is coy about details of federal government funding for new gas power station in Victoria.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 18, 2020

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South Australia re-connected to main grid as AEMO completes delicate operation
Market operator re-connects and re-synchronises South Australia’s grid to the main network more than two weeks after storms tore down main transmission link.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 17, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Wind and batteries saved the day when storm cut South Australia adrift
South Australia, and its growing wind, solar and battery resources, pass key test after storms tear down power lines and leave renewable-dominated grid operating as an island.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 14, 2020

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Connection problems push more contractors out of solar market
Growing complexity surrounding connections to main grid causing more contractors to abandon large scale solar sector, with some warning of potential contractor shortages.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 14, 2020

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Renewables

Windlab reaches “stand-still” agreement in bid to resolve Kennedy dispute
Windlab and EPC contractors agree on four week “truce” on disputes over claims and counter-claims at the troubled Kennedy Energy Park.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 13, 2020

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Renewables

New $1 billion mine looks to solar, wind, batteries for 80% of power needs
Australian mining company Oz Minerals plans to power its proposed West Musgrave copper nickel mine in central Australia with up to 80 per cent renewables.
Andrew Spence

Feb 13, 2020

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Wind

UPC eyes another huge wind farm development, this time for central west NSW
Plans to build huge 800MW wind farm in central-western New South Wales to be put before local community in meeting with developers UPC/AC Renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 13, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Wind, solar projects warned of seven year delays in Victoria, NSW
Wind and solar projects warned of years of delays in Victoria and NSW due to lack of grid capacity, as poor planning and perverse rules fail energy transition.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 11, 2020

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Renewables

Wind and solar provided more European electricity than coal in 2019
Wind and solar sources generated more electricity than coal across Europe in 2019, with coal-fired generation plunging 24%.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 11, 2020

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Renewables

Record solar and wind output boosts renewables generation by 40% in last quarter
A record final quarter for wind and solar energy generation boosted the annual contribution of renewables to the grid to 5.9 terrawatt-hours for 2019, says AEMO.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 11, 2020

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Renewables

Solar and wind curtailment reached record levels in 2019, says AEMO
AEMO says curtailment reaches record levels – partly due to new constraints on solar farms in Victoria and NSW, and to impacts of negative pricing events.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 10, 2020

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