AEMO Archives - Page 5 of 22 - Renew Economy

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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“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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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.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Dec 15, 2022

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Community feedback prompts changes to transmission upgrade route
AEMO and Transgrid are now considering two new options for the central Victoria connection of VNI West.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 5, 2022

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Renewables

Australia faces critical skill shortages for wind, solar, storage and hydrogen projects
Australia must start planning now to ensure it can meet the huge labour and skills needs of its ambitious plans for renewables and green hydrogen projects.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 30, 2022

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Markets

Push for energy price caps to be lifted to accommodate expensive fossil fuels
Australia’s energy market rule maker has received advice to lift price caps on the wholesale electricity prices in one of the biggest reforms to the market in years.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 1, 2022

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Solar

Solar squeezes out coal to set new record low for demand on national grid
A mild, solar charged Sunday has delivered a new winter minimum operational demand low on Australia’s main grid, AEMO says.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 31, 2022

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