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Policy & Planning

“On track and on time:” D’Ambrosio insists Victoria’s first offshore wind auction will not be delayed
Victoria’s energy minister says reports the state will delay its first offshore wind auction are “just wrong,” with developers “chomping at the bit to go to that next stage.”
Sophie Vorrath

May 2, 2024

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Renewables

Victoria seeks 600MW wind and solar to power hospitals, schools and trains
Victoria kicks off new VRET auction process that will take its own operations to 100% renewable and will seek 600MW of new solar and wind farms.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 2, 2020

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CleanTech Bites

Energy Insiders Podcast: Ross Garnaut and why Australia can be a renewable superpower
Ross Garnaut on why Australia can reach 100 per cent renewables in little more than a decade, and then go further and be a renewable superpower.
Giles Parkinson & David Leitch

Nov 6, 2019

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Renewables

Intervention in South Australia jumps as gas shuts down
AEMO says it had to intervene more than 60% of time in April/May, mostly because gas generators were absent due to repairs.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 15, 2018

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Commentary

Nuclear cannot keep up with wind, and solar is coming next
Even countries with long-standing nuclear aims are adding wind power much faster, as Brazil, China, and India show. Those interested in the fastest way to mitigate climate change can forget nuclear.
Craig Morris

Sep 28, 2017

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Governments

Factcheck: Right wing columnists blame Grenfell Tower fire on ‘green targets’
Were green targets to blame for the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy? Murdoch columnists in Australia say so, but here’s a debunk to this ugly nonsense.
Leo Hickman

Jun 20, 2017

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Markets

Fast Frequency Service: Treating the symptom, not the cause?
Changes in the approach to frequency control on synchronous units has resulted in changes that have compromised the resilience of the power system to frequency variations.
Kate Summers

Mar 24, 2017

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If Tesla model 3 delivers, “gas vehicles are history,” auto executives admit
Auto industry execs must already know that Tesla is set to deliver, and is set to be a cost-competitive with gas cars.
Zachary Shahan

Aug 30, 2016

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