Gas Archives - Page 19 of 23 - Renew Economy

Jumping electricity prices – It’s a gas, gas gas
Spot electricity prices have gone through the stratosphere this summer, particularly in Queensland where average prices have been more than double of renewable energy leader South Australia.
Rob Campbell

Jan 20, 2017

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Markets

AEMO wants to spend billions more on networks, gas
AEMO report sets out pressing challenges facing Australian electricity networks in future, looks to past for solutions.
Jonathan Gifford

Dec 12, 2016

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Markets

AER details extraordinary price gouging by gas generators in SA
Regulator says re-bidding by major gas players caused major South Australia power price spikes in August and September.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 30, 2016

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$No social licence, no gas fracking in South Australia$

Commentary

No social licence, no gas fracking in South Australia
Committee finds no social licence for unconventional gas “fracking” in south-east SA – a decision based in health concerns, among others.
David Shearman & Melissa Haswell

Nov 30, 2016

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Coal

Business as usual at Australia’s coal, oil and gas companies
The deepest denial about climate change rests within Australia’s coal, oil and gas companies; which is ironic given that is where some of the impacts will be most keenly felt.
Dan Gocher

Nov 25, 2016

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Solar

Open letter to SA government: Don’t sell out to gas
SA government’s loosening of the emission cap on new power stations suggests a sell-out to gas. This would be wrong for several reasons.
David Shearman & Katya Glogovska

Nov 9, 2016

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Smart Energy

Electricity generation and transport: back to the 19th century?
Decentralised technologies are now becoming the cheapest way to bring power to the people, as they were 130 years ago, but we still need the grid.
Gerard Reid

Nov 3, 2016

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Renewables

Origin chief sides with Coalition, takes swipe at state renewable targets
Grant King takes parting shot at state-based renewable energy targets at Origin Energy AGM, repeating Coalition line that they make transition harder, more expensive.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 19, 2016

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Commentary

Where to for industrial, business and home heat?
Households are moving away from gas for use for heating and other purposes. Maybe industry should too.
Alan Pears

Oct 14, 2016

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Electric Vehicles

Victoria’s days of gas dependence are fading
Gas users are concerned legislation to ban unconventional onshore gas development will cause gas prices to continue rising, but how big a role does gas play in Victoria?
Tim Forcey

Sep 29, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

Big W.A. blackout can’t be blamed on renewables, doesn’t make headlines
The failure of a gas generator in Western Australia affected more people for a longer period than an outage in South Australia last year. So where were the Murdoch headlines?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 23, 2016

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Markets

Fossil fuel generators find a new way to exploit the market
Regulator report into SA high price event shows generators have a new way to exploit their market power, underling the case for rule changes.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 16, 2016

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