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Rooftop solar supplies more than 50 per cent of main grid’s power demand for first time
Updated: Solar PV mounted on the nation’s rooftops have supplied more than 50 per cent of the main grid’s power demand for the first time.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 13, 2024

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Renewables

Global shift to renewables has quickened, but still not fast enough to meet crucial climate goals
New report says renewable deployments have accelerated but still not at the pace to meet emissions goals. Australia, however, is hailed a “global pioneer” on wind and solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 10, 2024

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Policy & Planning

One of Australia’s oldest coal generators refused bank guarantees, operating status under threat
One of Australia’s oldest operating coal generators has been refused bank guarantees and is seeking a crucial rule change or exemption to allow it to continue operating.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 8, 2024

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Renewables

Rooftop PV takes biggest bite yet out of coal as fossil fuels and grid demand hit new lows
New records over the long weekend underline the fundamental change happening in Australia’s energy mix, and the key role of rooftop solar in driving these.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 8, 2024

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Renewables

Australia’s largest operating wind farm sends first power to Sunshine State grid
The largest operating wind farm in Australia has marked a significant milestone with the first export of renewable energy to the national electricity market.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 4, 2024

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Renewables

Origin joins green hydrogen exodus, dumps “risky” Hunter project to focus on renewables, storage
Origin becomes the latest green hydrogen contender to dump a major project, citing uncertainty in the timing of the market and the risks of “capital intensive” development.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 3, 2024

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Coal

Coal generator switches off to make room for solar in significant boost to renewable switch
The owner of one of Australia’s biggest coal generators has shut down one of its units for six hours in a trial to see how the technology can dance around the huge and growing solar duck curve.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 1, 2024

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Renewables

Australia’s biggest wind farm proposed to fill gap as last coal generators exit grid
Spanish wind giant is proposing a 3 gigawatt wind project in the south-west corner of Western Australia to help replace the state’s last coal generators when they close at the end of the decade.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 27, 2024

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Renewables

“Net zero is a con:” Forrest outlines how Fortescue mines will eliminate fossil fuels by end of decade
Andrew Forrest unveils detailed plans to eliminate gas and diesel at his giant iron ore operations by 2030. “When will companies stop burning fossil fuels,” he said.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 26, 2024

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Australians are installing batteries at a record rate, as rooftop solar heads for major new milestone
Latest data from the Clean Energy Council finds Australia hurtling towards a major new milestone for rooftop solar capacity and adding batteries to the mix at a record rate.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 25, 2024

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Not enough demand: Big batteries may be told to stand by on empty to avoid rooftop solar switch-off
In move to address plunging grid demand in the middle of the day, market operator may force big batteries to discharge and stand by on empty as alternative to switching off rooftop solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 24, 2024

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Coal

“Absolutely world leading:” Why Australia is leading the charge away from baseload power
AEMO boss Daniel Westerman on why the future of Australia’s grid lies in variable renewables, storage and dispatchable energy. Baseload power, he says, is a construct whose time has passed.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 23, 2024

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