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Policy & Planning

AGL and AEMO search for answers on Loy Yang outage, but “woke” energy not to blame
It will likely take some time to fully understand the events after an intense storm tore down at least six transmission towers in Victoria. But one thing is for sure – it was not the fault of “woke” renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 14, 2024

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Renewables

December was bumper month for wind, solar and battery approvals, but still not fast enough
December was a bumper month for new connection approvals for wind, solar and storage, but they are still not getting on to the grid quickly enough.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2024

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Storage

AEMO provides connection approval for another two grid-forming big batteries
Ace Power secures connection agreements for two new big batteries that will feature grid forming inverters.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 25, 2024

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Renewables

Stick to the plan: Lights won’t go out when Eraring closes on schedule
Consistent with AEMO’s own modelling, our new analysis reconfirms there is no material electricity reliability gap for NSW if Eraring closes on schedule.
Tim Buckley & AM Jonson

Jan 18, 2024

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Transmission

“Critical boost” for wind as work starts on 1.5GW transmission upgrade
Construction begins on Mortlake Turn-In project, to pave way for 1,500MW of additional renewables hosting capacity and ease voltage stability constraints.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2023

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Renewables

AEMO celebrates new renewables record – but it could have been even higher
A look into curtailment of wind and solar on Wednesday shows Australia’s new record for renewables share on the grid could have been even higher.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 21, 2023

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Transmission

Snowy 2.0 usage set to plummet by 2050 – and VNI West won’t save it
Reports reveal VNI West will not increase Snowy 2.0’s transmission capacity to Victoria at all – and that the usage of Snowy 2.0 will plummet after 2050.
Ted Woodley

May 18, 2023

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Big batteries as “virtual power lines” could be quick solution to unleash wind and solar
Renewable energy curtailment isn’t going away yet grid infrastructure upgrades are years off, so batteries acting as “virtual lines” could be the answer.
Rachel Williamson

May 8, 2023

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Renewables

“A monumental mistake:” Energy experts slam VNI West transmission plans
Experts have slammed AEMO’s reasoning behind the VNI-West transmission line, calling it a “monumental mistake”.
Amalyah Hart & Rachel Williamson

Apr 13, 2023

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Multimedia

Energy Insiders Podcast: The road to 100 per cent renewables
AEMO’s head of system design, Merryn York, on the engineering roadmap to 100 per cent renewables. Plus: The gas price cap debate.
Giles Parkinson & David Leitch

Dec 15, 2022

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