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Wind

Why are the blades not spinning at Australia’s biggest wind farm?
Australia’s biggest wind farm is more or less complete, but its 149 turbines are standing idle more than a year after the original timetable for production. But we are not told why.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 18, 2020

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CEFC defends record, after watchdog cites failures to hit “unrealistic” government targets
ANAO finds the Clean Energy Finance Corporation is meeting its objectives, but says it should keep ministers more informed of its investment strategies.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 18, 2020

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Coal

Liddell unit out for summer after transformer failure injures worker, triggers RERT
A worker has been seriously injured an a ‘transformer incident’ at the Liddell power station, with a unit likely remain offline for the rest of the summer.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 18, 2020

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Solar

As consumers harness the sun, who is controlling their energy data?
Australia needs a consumer data right for energy users that puts people in control of who has access to their data, and for what purposes they use it.
Kaspar Kaarlep

Dec 18, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Export superpower: AEMO to model even faster paths to net zero emissions
AEMO to model faster paths to net zero emissions, with new “Export Superpower” scenario to assume Australia to get there by 2040, and more rapid emission cuts in electricity grid.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 17, 2020

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Taylor’s UNGI may underwrite two state-owned hydro projects in Tasmania
Morrison’s investment in Marinus Link set to unlock investment in new hydro energy plants in Tasmania, as concerns raised about government interventions.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 15, 2020

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Australia’s solar research groups share $19m funding boost for nextgen technology
Leading Australian research institutions to share in more than $20 million in new funding to accelerate solar energy and sustainable agriculture research.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 14, 2020

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Coal

Taylor intervenes in RERT scheme to pay smelter to act like giant battery
Taylor intervenes in RERT market to pay smelter to act like a “big battery”, but not in the way that energy experts have been advocating.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Dec 14, 2020

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Storage

Taylor’s projections assume rooftop solar will be shut down for two months a year
Angus Taylor’s emissions projections report predicts every rooftop solar system will be effectively shut down for an average of two months a year. Seriously?
Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2020

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Plenti raises $100m to expand loans for solar and storage
Personal loan provider Plenti raises $100 million to expand the company’s solar and storage loans program.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 11, 2020

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Storage

Australia’s first grid-scale vanadium flow battery to be built in South Australia
Australia’s first ever utility-scale vanadium flow battery to be built in South Australia to demonstrate the potential for medium duration energy storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 11, 2020

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AEMC delays key system strength reforms by another four months
AEMC pushes back the deadline for draft system strength reforms, saying more time is needed to work through the complexities.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 10, 2020

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