Wind

Kenya moves closer to 100% renewables with completion of Africa’s biggest wind farm
The 310MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project is Africa’s largest, and will help Kenya reach its 100% renewables target by 2020.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 23, 2019

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Electricity prices across the grid fall to zero as renewables reach 44% share
Spot electricity prices fell to zero in all state grids on Sunday afternoon, just as the share of renewables overtook black coal.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 22, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Network plans for Victoria wind and solar sparks outrage from Taylor
AEMO outlines preferred network plan to unlock $10 billion of wind and solar farms, but Taylor jumps in to spark another rift with state government.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 19, 2019

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Wind

Taller, faster, better, stronger: wind towers are only getting bigger
Bob Brown’s opposition to a wind farm in Tasmania highlights the growing size of wind turbines. There is a reason why they are getting bigger.
Con Doolan

Jul 18, 2019

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Coal

Busting the myth on energy returns: Renewables to beat fossil fuels
New research blows away myth of “energy returned on investment” and says wind and solar will soon offer a better EROI than fossil fuels.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 17, 2019

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Wind

Funding windfall for Ping Monitor windfarm listening device
Australian startup that has developed world-first acoustic listening device for monitoring the health of wind turbines has raised AU$850,000 to support commercialisation.
Andrew Spence

Jul 16, 2019

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Renewables

Abbott era advisor re-emerges to oppose Crookwell wind farm
Anti-renewables advocate Maurice Newman revives some outdated myths about wind farms as he fights the Crookwell 3 development near one of his properties.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 16, 2019

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Renewables

Wind and solar cut rather than boost Australia’s wholesale electricity prices
Wind and solar are lowering wholesale electricity prices by at least $11/MWh, but storage is needed to remove the upward pressure on prices from expensive gas generators.
Zsuzsanna Csereklyei

Jul 16, 2019

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Coal

Nuclear lobby identifies preferred sites for 20 nukes in Australia
Nuclear proponents identify most likely sites in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia for up to 20 nukes they think should be built in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2019

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Renewables

Wind energy sets new record output in Australia’s main grid
Wind output hit new record on Sunday night, average prices in South Australia fall into negative territory last Thursday.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2019

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Wind

Greens founder Brown speaks out against Tasmania wind farm
Bob Brown says “eye-catchiness” and ecological impact of proposed Robbins Island wind farm outweigh the massive project’s environmental benefits.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 15, 2019

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Markets

Last summer’s heatwave made electricity price forecasts look foolish. Will it happen again?
15 hours of extremely hot weather added about $60/MWh to the average price for the entire March quarter last summer. Will it happen again this coming summer?
David Leitch

Jul 15, 2019

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