Australian Federal Government Archives - Page 260 of 293 - Renew Economy

Australian household electricity prices may be 25% higher than official reports
The IEA may be underestimating Australian household energy bills by 25% because of a lack of accurate data from the federal government.
Bruce Mountain

Oct 4, 2017

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Storage

Greens push 20GW energy storage target to shift debate from baseload
Greens unveil plan for 20GW of energy storage by 2030, providing incentives for storage at household and grid level, and try to move the energy debate beyond the limited scope of baseload vs renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 4, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Trump gives Turnbull blueprint to defend coal and “fight the future”
He may already had one, but prime minister Malcolm Turnbull has just been given a blueprint by the Trump administration on how to protect dirty “baseload” coal, and extend his fight against the energy future.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 3, 2017

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A year since the SA blackout, who’s winning the high-wattage power play?
It’s a year to the day since the entire state of South Australia was plunged into darkness. And what a year it’s been, for energy policy geeks and political tragics alike.
Marc Hudson

Oct 2, 2017

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Featured

Future shock: Faster we get there the better, says Tesla’s Musk
Tesla’s big battery – already half complete – signals the speed of the energy transition. “This is what the future will look like,” Musk says. “And the faster we get there the better.” The contrast with the Federal government, brandishing lumps of coal, could not be greater.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 1, 2017

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Coal

Time for old coal to hang up the boots
At this time of year, football matters, but in the case of Australia’s energy system, the stakes are much higher and it affects us all.
Kane Thornton

Sep 29, 2017

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CleanTech Bites

Graph of the Day: Australia’s surging fossil fuel emissions
Australia’s fossil fuel emissions have hit record levels, and there is no federal policy in place to address them.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 29, 2017

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Markets

More wind and solar – the answer to all Turnbull’s energy problems
Barnaby Joyce may well want to paint racing stripes down the side of the Liddell coal generator, and hang dice from its smoke stacks, but the answer to Turnbull’s energy dilemma is exactly what he doesn’t want it to be: more wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 28, 2017

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Storage

AGL plans its own “big battery” and renewables to replace Liddell
AGL outlines plans to install 250MW of battery storage at Liddell, and to invest in Bayswater upgrade, new gas generators, demand response, and huge amount of wind and solar to replace Liddell.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 27, 2017

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Markets

Origin and Santos: Australia’s bungling Gas Giants
There is no easy answer to Australia’s gas shortfall and high prices – and certainly not Turnbull’s Venezuala-style solution. The best bets might be gas imports, and to build more renewables …
David Leitch

Sep 26, 2017

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Renewables

Victoria set to host Australia’s biggest wind farm – 800MW
WestWind Energy submits plans for $1.7bn, 231 turbine Golden Plains Wind Farm – also potentially largest in the Southern Hemisphere.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 26, 2017

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Commentary

Australia’s coal & CSG delusion
The last few weeks have set new standards for national stupidity, as the government dances to the tune of the fossil-fuel industry, and tries to establish as many new coal,VSG, LNG and oil projects as it can before the shutters come down.
Ian Dunlop

Sep 26, 2017

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