interconnector Archives - Renew Economy

Renewables

Race on to build renewable “superhighway” as network makes case for VNI West
Transgrid and AEMO make case for VNI West as best option for linking north-west Victoria and south-east NSW, promise nearly $700m in net benefits.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 29, 2022

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Renewables

Transgrid ticks off first ISP job: Queensland-NSW interconnector upgrade
Transgrid completes $236m QNI upgrade to increase the flow of electricity between the two states and reduce network constraints.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 28, 2022

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Renewables

Marinus Link locks in insurance broker to underpin $3.5 billion undersea cable
Proposed Sub sea interconnector from Tasmania and Victoria appoints insurance and risk management company to underpin massive project.
Sophie Vorrath

May 10, 2022

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Marinus Link launches largest underwater engineering survey of Bass Strait
As Basslink’s woes escalate, the proposed 1.5GW Marinus Link between Tasmania and the Australian mainland takes important next step in development.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 15, 2022

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Victorian Government

New Victoria to NSW “electric highway” gets kick-along from federal and state funds
In a bilateral agreement, the federal and Victorian governments will provide up to $200m in underwriting support for the Victoria to NSW Interconnector (VNI) West project.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2020

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Germany and Denmark wind connected by world’s first “hybrid” interconnector
World’s first hybrid subsea interconnector inaugurated, joining two German and Danish offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea and allowing cross-border energy trading.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 22, 2020

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Renewables

Tasmania Marinus Link would work best in fast transition to renewables
Study finds new interconnector linking Tasmania and Victoria would provide greater benefits than costs under all modelled scenarios, but especially a fast transition to renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2019

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Markets

AEMC snaps to attention on interconnector, fast-tracks rule change
In strong sign that the country’s energy market rule-makers and regulators are finally trying to keep pace with technology, AEMC flags a rule change in virtual light-speed.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 15, 2019

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Storage

Should NSW coal be replaced by South Australia wind and solar?
ElectraNet proposes new link from S.A. that it says will unlock more low-cost renewable energy sources, reduce reliance on expensive gas, and help fill the gap caused by the retirement of more coal generators in NSW.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 2, 2018

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Markets

Battery of the Nation could need four new interconnectors
Tasmania’s bid to become battery of nation could require as many as four new interconnectors to be installed between the island state and mainland Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 7, 2018

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Markets

Australia’s biggest coal state, NSW, also biggest electricity importer
South Australia’s renewables grid is often criticised for relying on “imports” from other states. But no grid relies more on imports than NSW, the grid with the highest percentage of coal generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 26, 2018

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Renewables

Renewable interconnectors to “span the globe,” as costs fall, technology improves
ANU’s Andrew Blakers says the distribution of solar and wind energy from one side of a continent to the other, and even between continents, is now “eminently feasible”.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 13, 2017

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