heatwave Archives - Renew Economy

Climate

Climate records smashed in 2023, according to WMO. But the reality might be much worse
Climate extremes are now causing measurable losses in food production and displacing millions. But some scientists say the situation is worse than portrayed by WMO.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 20, 2024

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Policy & Planning

The world just broke a stunning slew of heat records. Why right now?
There’s more than one factor at work as our warming planet kicks into overdrive.
Bob Henson

Jul 10, 2023

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Renewables

California heatwave catches grid operator unprepared
California’s rotating outages blamed on the state’s failure to integrate the demand and supply sides of the market.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Aug 19, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Warm autumn likely to follow Australia’s hottest summer on record
Australia’s warmest summer on record – with extremes of drought, flooding, fire and heat – looks set to continue into autumn, with warmer temperatures and below average rainfall.
The Conversation

Mar 1, 2019

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Grid held together by solar, load management, as coal fails in heat
Extreme heat plus coal outages have made it a rough couple of days for the Australian grid operator. But there are some of good news energy market stories to come out of this heatwave, too.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 25, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Nuclear power takes a hit as European heatwave rolls on
Nuclear reactors shut down or curbed in France, Sweden and Finland, as record heat threatens either the safety of the power plants, or the health of nearby river systems.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 6, 2018

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Storage

AEMO looks at smarter ways to deal with extreme peaks and heatwaves
In what’s being called a “breakthrough moment”, AEMO and ARENA team up to provide 100MW demand response capacity to meet next summer’s critical peaks. The program will focus on technologies like solar and storage in a way previously ignored by policy makers.
Giles Parkinson

May 19, 2017

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Featured

Coal plants failed in Queensland heatwave on day of record demand
Are Australia’s coal and gas generators able to power Australia through next summer’s heatwaves? The evidence of last summer suggests they cannot be relied upon, with a new report showing how coal plants melted in the Queensland heat on a day of record demand.
Giles Parkinson

May 18, 2017

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Featured

Rooftop solar saved NSW consumers nearly $1 billion in heatwave
Rooftop solar likely saved nearly $1 billion in electricity costs during the February heatwave in NSW, as well as helping to keep the lights on. But solar households and businesses got little reward for their contribution.
Giles Parkinson

May 17, 2017

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Featured

Coal-reliant NSW faces rolling blackouts as accusations fly in South Australia
Coal-dependent NSW faces rolling blackouts on Friday as temperatures soar to 45C, after similar problems in renewable-rich South Australia. But the biggest problem is that we get dumb politics, and a dumb grid because of it.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Feb 9, 2017

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Policy & Planning

State of the Climate 2015: global warming and El Niño sent records tumbling
The world saw many other unwanted records tumble in 2015, providing ever more evidence for the effect humans are having on climate.
Andrew King and Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick

Aug 5, 2016

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Human hands are all over Australia’s hottest ever year
New analyses show people didn’t just leave fingerprints on the record-breaking heat: we left a clear handprint.
Sophie Lewis and Sarah Perkins

Sep 30, 2014

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