Wind

Wind

First massive turbine completed at Tasmania’s Granville Harbour wind farm
The first of 31 3.6MW turbines has been fully installed at Palisade Investment Partners’ 112MW Granville Harbour wind farm on Tasmania’s west coast.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 25, 2019

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NSW tenders $3.5 billion supply contract in firm test for wind and solar
NSW seeks new 1.8 terawatt hour electricity supply contract, with focus on “fast start” dispatchable capacity, suggesting mix of renewables and gas or batteries.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 24, 2019

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Renewables

City of Melbourne leads second “bulk-buy” renewables auction
Melbourne Renewable Energy Project releases second tender, combining purchasing power of seven large energy users to source 113GWh a year of Victorian solar or wind.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 22, 2019

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Wind

Australia’s first offshore wind project heads to “next phase” with new CEO
Star of the South names Danish wind power exectuive Casper Frost Thorhauge to head up the 2000MW wind farm proposed for waters off the south coast of Gippsland.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 21, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Renewable investors fear new AEMC rules will prop up fossil fuels
Renewable energy sector calls on COAG meeting to reject AEMC’s proposed rules, saying they will prop up fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Nov 20, 2019

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Renewables

Renewables supply 30% of NEM demand over entire week for first time
Renewables reach 30 per cent of demand on Australia’s main grid for whole week for the first time.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 20, 2019

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Renewables

Business demand is helping drive the energy transition to wind and solar
Corporate energy users have supported 5.2GW of new renewable energy capacity and procured nearly 2.3GW of mostly solar and wind powered electricity, new report shows.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 19, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Cheaper, cleaner, smarter – how wind, solar and batteries are changing Australia’s grid
New reports from market operator and market regulator show that – despite the politics – Australia’s grid is getting cleaner, cheaper and smarter.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 18, 2019

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Renewables

Iberdrola enters Australia market with big plans, including 320MW wind solar hybrid
Spanish energy giant unveils plans to tap Australia’s “tremendous” renewables potential, starting with 320MW hybrid wind and solar plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 18, 2019

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Coal

How Australia’s energy market was quietly tipped back in favour of coal generators
Changes to FCAS requirements have tilted the markets back in favour of coal generators over renewables, and are now getting more revenue for services they had failed to deliver.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 15, 2019

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Is there such a thing as right wing renewables?
Are there some renewable technologies that are acceptable to the Coalition, and to the Murdoch media that calls their tune, while others aren’t?
Giles Parkinson

Nov 15, 2019

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Renewables

Victoria’s renewable energy auction to deliver net benefit of $285 million
Victoria renewable energy auction to deliver net benefits of $285 million, according to state auditor.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 14, 2019

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