Institutions Archives - Page 28 of 94 - Renew Economy

“No regard” to market outcomes: Regulator savages generator behaviour
Regulator says generators withheld capacity and deliberately acted to inflate prices. The actions may not have been illegal, but they showed “no regard” to market outcomes.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 15, 2022

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“Epic stuff:” Renewables reach 84 pct share of world’s biggest isolated grid
WA grid hits new record of 84 per cent renewables share on Monday, mostly from rooftop solar.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 14, 2022

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NSW prepares for faster coal closures, and supply chain bottlenecks for renewables
NSW EnergyCo says the state is planning for a possible faster closure of coal fired generators, and supply chain issues that may hinder new infrastructure.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 13, 2022

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Smart Energy

Brookfield-backed metering firm buys assets of “smart pool” retailer sunk by energy crisis
One of the casualties of Australia’s energy market crisis, a retailer focusing on smart management of backyard swimming pools, has been bought.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 13, 2022

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Coal

Coal and gas capacity failures force operator to turn to industrial loads to manage supply
Major coal and gas outages – despite its capacity markets – has forced AEMO to seek out industrial loads to help manage peak demand in W.A.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 12, 2022

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Coal

NSW declares first renewable energy zone with offshore wind in plan to replace coal
NSW formally declares new Hunter renewable zone that has already attracted interest from seven offshore wind projects and 35 big battery proposals.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2022

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Electric Vehicles

EV charging will trump air-cons to be biggest single load on grid, but there are benefits
ESB paper says EV charging could easily eclipse electricity demand from any other technology – but if managed well could also result in cheaper power for consumers.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 7, 2022

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Bowen to present new capacity mechanism that may look like storage target
Federal energy minister Chris Bowen to present new capacity mechanism that will look more like a storage target or NSW energy roadmap than a prop for coal plants.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 7, 2022

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W.A.’s isolated grid sets new instantaneous and monthly records for wind and solar
Wind and solar set new records for market share in half hour and monthly periods in W.A., and the world’s biggest isolated grid.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 7, 2022

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Solar

Who’s in charge here? Solar subsidy shakeup begins with accreditation question
Clean Energy Regulator calls for applicants to take over the role of accreditation scheme operator for the SRES from the Clean Energy Council.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 6, 2022

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“Unparalleled in world:” AEMO maps route to “hours and days” of 100 pct renewables
AEMO lays out engineering task to allow Australia’s main grid to operate on 100 pct renewables, first for half hour periods and then for hours or days at a time.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 1, 2022

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Battery

Landmark connection deal allows battery to be added to biggest wind farm in NSW
CWP gets approval for the first big battery to be retrofitted to an existing wind or solar farm with the same connection point. It’s a big deal.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 1, 2022

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