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Policy & Planning

Australia lays ground for reaching 100 pct renewables with new engineering roadmap
AEMO updates roadmap to solve engineering challenges to allow it the grid to run for periods on renewables only, with no burning of fossil fuels.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 16, 2024

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Coal

AGL hails performance of first big battery, says waiting for nuclear would put it out of business
Australia’s biggest coal generator celebrates success of its first big battery, and says waiting for nuclear to replace its coal assets will put it out of business.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 14, 2024

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Renewables

One of Australia’s oldest wind farms could nearly double capacity by “repowering” with bigger turbines
Plans to “repower” an ageing wind are seeking the all-clear from the federal environment minister, in what would be a significant first for Australia’s wind industry.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 12, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Networks make pitch to soak up solar, share PV, plug in more EVs and lower cost of renewable shift
Distributed networks call for regulatory and tariff changes to allow them to plug in more EVs, share solar and play bigger role in renewable transition.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 8, 2024

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Storage

The windfall contract that will underpin the cost of building Australia’s biggest battery project
AEMO reveals windfall contract details that will underpin the cost of building the biggest battery project in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 7, 2024

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Coal

NSW confirms Eraring closure delay driven by fear of pre-election price shocks
NSW government confirms pre-election price spike fears behind decision to extend Eraring. But the modelling it relied upon has already been mugged by reality.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 6, 2024

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Solar

Back on the solar-coaster: Rooftop PV market rebounds from June lull to record July
Australia’s rooftop solar market is again the focus of attention with “worsening lows and improving highs” harking back to the industry’s bumpy formative years.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 2, 2024

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Wind

Sluggish, slow and anaemic: BloombergNEF’s sad take on Australia’s green energy transition
BloombergNEF says most aspects of Australia’s green energy transition are happening too slow, and it has mixed forecasts on storage, solar and wind.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 1, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Generators fill their pockets again, pushing grid prices to new highs and leaving renewables to cop the blame
Wholesale electricity prices hit a new landmark on Tuesday night when all five state grids had prices pushed above $15,000 a megawatt hour (MWh) at the time. Greed is the new black.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 31, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Coalition’s wind turbine ban lives on, as VicGrid takes first steps to map new renewable zones
A map identifying which parts of Victoria are best suited for future renewables projects shows wind farm “no go zones” introduced more than a decade ago are still in place.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2024

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Renewables

New England wind project shelved as local MP Barnaby Joyce takes anti-renewable vitriol to new low
Plans to build a 340MW wind farm and a big battery in New England shelved after a “change of mind” from some landowners involved in the project, and as the local MP hits new lows in anti-wind rhetoric.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 29, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Bill shock: Energy retailers have a nasty surprise with smart meters and time of use tariffs
There is bill shock for many in the rollout of smart meters. Regulators are about to crack down, but it will be too late for many and the damage to trust in the green energy transition is already done.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 26, 2024

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