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Renewables

“Making invisible visible:” Vector signs up with X for electricity grid moonshot
NZ signs up to “moonshot” collaboration with X, led by Audrey Zibelman, aimed at helping rapid decarbonisation of power systems.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 28, 2021

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Renewables

Why should renewables be billed for grid costs, when coal gets free ride on emissions?
Vestas senior vice president “outraged” by claims that renewables developers should foot the bill for grid upgrade costs as more wind and solar comes online.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 15, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Rooftop solar throws massive curve ball to world’s most isolated grid
The growth of rooftop solar in W.A. means the world’s biggest isolated grid could be a blueprint for the planning of a distributed energy system.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 25, 2019

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Renewables

Victoria announces planning rule change to smooth way for renewables boom
Victoria government changes state planning rules for grid connections for large-scale solar and wind energy development.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2019

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Renewables

NSW government unveils plan to bring grid into age of renewables
New South Wales Coalition govt unveils grid upgrade plan, to accommodate the “flood” of new renewable energy capacity in the state’s development pipeline.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 12, 2018

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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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Governments

The rapidly changing dynamics of Australia’s grid
South Australia becomes net electricity exporter for first time, 12 new wind and solar farms were added, the amount of large-scale solar tripled, and rooftop PV kept a lid on demand.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 1, 2018

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Markets

Market Insight residential electricity price series
New data shows that energy consumers are paying more than they think in their bills, and more than what the regulator admits.
Bruce Mountain

May 4, 2018

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Commentary

Solar unlimited: How to use inverters to get past export limits
Solar panel system owners are becoming more and more ambitious about what they want from their PV systems, and are now installing 10kW + PV arrays and over-sizing their inverters.
Matthew Wright

Dec 5, 2017

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Markets

Time for Australia to wake up to scale and pace of clean energy transition
Billionaires get it. A million households get it. And so do thousands of businesses. So why does Australia’s government – and its principal regulators – fail to understand that the way to a cheaper, cleaner and more reliable grid is with more renewables, not less.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 1, 2017

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