Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Small nuclear reactors, huge costs
Minerals Council tries to spin the virtues of nuclear power in Australia, but experience shows small nuclear reactors come with a larg price tag.
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Renewable energy market report: Lockdowns, bottlenecks and voluntary demand
Shortfall strategies and voluntary demand are having an interesting impact on the LGC market, while lockdowns impacted PV installations and STCs.
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More than 1GW of new wind, solar and battery storage registered in last three months
More than 1GW of new wind, solar and battery storage capacity has been registered in the past three months, but number of new committed projects has slowed.
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As Australia plots “gas-led” recovery, UK decides that gas is next fossil to go
Australia may be banking on a “gas-led recovery”, but most other major economies are looking the other way.
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“Avoid emissions first:” Offsets needed for net zero, but they must be real
The problem with carbon offsets: We will need them to reach net zero, but they must be real.
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Forrest to build massive hydrogen, wind, solar and cabling factory in Queensland
Forrest plans massive hydrogen electrolyser, wind and solar factory in Queensland, part of plans to become green renewables and resources powerhouse.
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Wirsol reveals plans for 85MW solar farm and big battery in Victoria
Wirsol says it has secured land rights to develop up to 85MW of solar and a “battery opportunity” in Barnawartha in Victoria’s north.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Alinta’s big Pilbara and offshore wind plays
Alinta CEO Jeff Dimery on offshore wind, Pilbara wind, pumped hydro, battery storage, 5-minute settlements and the ESB.
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“We’ve been caught out:” Switch to 5-minute settlement traps market turtles
Alinta admits to being “caught out” by price spikes since 5-minute settlement, and is flagging changes to cap contracts, and maybe a big battery.
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Alinta plans massive 1GW offshore wind project, and the first wind farm in Pilbara
Alinta plans 1GW plus offshore wind farm and the first wind farm in the Pilbara as part of a $6 billion investment in renewables and storage.
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Afraid of the dark and clutching at coal, ESB is still beating capacity market drum
ESB cites wind droughts or “dunkelflaute” as reasons for a capacity market, but the modelling for such claims does not exist.
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