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Renewables

New trading platform aims to unlock investment in renewables, big batteries
Digital energy trading Renewable Energy Hub aims to drive project finance and investment in renewables and “firming technologies” like battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 3, 2020

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Renewables

Edify seeks to dodge duck curve at big solar projects with AI trading platform
Strategic bidding software backed by Arnold Schwarzenegger switched on across five Queensland and Victoria solar farms.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 18, 2019

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NT sacks energy chiefs after report into Alice Springs system black
The two most senior energy bosses in Northern Territory sacked after report into Alice Springs “system black” identified major cultural and system problems.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 9, 2019

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Renewables

Wind curtailment falls to one per cent in South Australia
Curtailment of wind generation in South Australia falls to just one per cent in latest quarter.
Sophie Vorrath

May 7, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Look, no batteries! How “flexible” solar can help the grid, without storage
New study shows that solar plants can provide flexibility for grid operator that reduces use of thermal generators and battery storage, and delivers even lower emissions.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 6, 2018

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Can Angus Taylor stop the renewables and storage revolution?
Angus Taylor might be viewed as the federal government’s most “anti-renewables” energy minister yet. But can he really stop the energy revolution as his supporters wish?
Giles Parkinson

Aug 28, 2018

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Featured

Big power players will be able to dance around ACCC proposals
Don’t get too excited about the ACCC proposals on energy prices – the big players will be able to dance around them, precisely because of the huge power and protections offered them by the industry regulators, particularly around competition.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 24, 2018

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Commentary

Know your NEM: New capacity casts a long shadow
The pipeline of wind and solar shows 3.3GW of wind and 3.4GW of solar PV either commissioning, under construction or certain to proceed. Add to that another 3GW of rooftop solar.
David Leitch

Jul 16, 2018

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Markets

Tesla big battery powerless to stop S.A. price gouging
Tesla says unprecedented chaos in South Australia’s electricity market on Monday highlights need for quick shift to 5-minute settlement. Coalition predictably blames renewables, while ACCC waves its hands and says price gouging is perfectly legal.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 13, 2018

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Markets

Will Turnbull’s Snowy Hydro continue its war against battery storage?
Turnbull’s purchase of Snowy Hydro means he is now both utility owner and policy maker. More concerning is that the newly purchased Snowy Hydro has a strong economic interest in preventing the battery storage market from taking off.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 2, 2018

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Markets

The long and winding road to tariff reform
In first of three articles on electricity network tariff reform, we look at Tariff Structure Statements, and why you should care about them.
Mark Byrne

Feb 6, 2018

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Commentary

NEG is supposed to be better than nothing. But is it?
The NEG is yet another case of Australian exceptionalism in energy, typical of the toxic mix of muddled thinking and ideology that dominates regulatory oversight of this industry.
Bruce Mountain

Nov 24, 2017

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