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$Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery$

Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery
Origin Energy restarts fracking in Beetaloo basin after Covid-19 triggered pause, a project that could cause Australia to blow through its carbon targets.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 21, 2020

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Solar

NAIF backs 10MW solar and battery plant in Northern Territory
Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility backs 10MW solar and battery power station south of Darwin, and a neighbouring gas plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 2, 2020

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Storage

Batteries, batteries, and more batteries: Alice Springs future grid plan gets ARENA boost
A new big battery, home battery incentives, and a battery-based VPP – all put on fast-track for Alice Springs with $2.1m funding boost from ARENA this week.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2020

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NT unveils strategy to lead global renewable hydrogen market
Northern Territory unveils Renewable Hydrogen Strategy to become a world leader in transition to renewable hydrogen on path to net-zero emissions by 2050.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 10, 2020

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Renewables

NT outlines “priority” electricity market reforms on road to 50% renewables
Northern Territory government outlines list of key electricity market reforms in long-awaited first step to smoothing way to 50% renewables grid by 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 16, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Sun Cable plans Darwin big battery, precursor to world’s biggest solar and storage project
Sun Cable proposes 100MW/200MWh big battery for Darwin, to lower costs and make local grid more reliable, as precursor for world’s biggest solar and storage project.
Giles Parkinson

May 25, 2020

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Solar investors say NT’s big battery in Darwin-Katherine grid is too small
Solar farm developers say the proposed big battery in Darwin is likely too small to do the job required, and urge shift to time of use tariffs for rooftop installations.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 8, 2020

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Northern Territory offers $6,000 grant for home batteries, cuts solar tariff
Northern Territory to provide $6,000 grant for homes and businesses to install battery storage, funded by a cut in the solar feed in tariff.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 6, 2020

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NT plans big battery in Darwin to cut gas costs and accelerate solar
Northern Territory finally endorses big battery for Darwin grid, which will deliver 5-year payback and help expansion of solar power needed to meet 50% renewables target.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 6, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Origin pulls plug on gas exploration in Northern Territory. Who’s next?
The crash in oil prices exacerbates the uncertain future of gas as Origin Energy hits pause on fracking plans in the NT.
Bruce Robertson

Mar 27, 2020

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Solar farms to carry cost of Territory government’s glacial pace on grid reform
New performance standards set to be imposed on NT generators, raising costs for solar developments, after NT government delayed reforms.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 5, 2020

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NT sacks energy chiefs after report into Alice Springs system black
The two most senior energy bosses in Northern Territory sacked after report into Alice Springs “system black” identified major cultural and system problems.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 9, 2019

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Origin resumes fracking in Beetaloo Basin as Coalition pushes gas-led recovery

NAIF backs 10MW solar and battery plant in Northern Territory

Batteries, batteries, and more batteries: Alice Springs future grid plan gets ARENA boost

NT unveils strategy to lead global renewable hydrogen market

NT outlines “priority” electricity market reforms on road to 50% renewables

Sun Cable plans Darwin big battery, precursor to world’s biggest solar and storage project

Solar investors say NT’s big battery in Darwin-Katherine grid is too small

Northern Territory offers $6,000 grant for home batteries, cuts solar tariff

NT plans big battery in Darwin to cut gas costs and accelerate solar

Origin pulls plug on gas exploration in Northern Territory. Who’s next?

Solar farms to carry cost of Territory government’s glacial pace on grid reform

NT sacks energy chiefs after report into Alice Springs system black

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