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Victoria Labor boosts renewable energy target to 50% by 2030
Victoria Labor promise to boost its target for renewables generation to 50 per cent by 2030 if re-elected. It will probably get there anyway.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 8, 2018

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Commentary

Gupta’s grand solar plans in South Australia get network tick
AEMO says two South Australian regions could add 2GW of renewables without any transmission upgrades, and suggests Roxby Downs could emerge as major solar energy region.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 18, 2018

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As United States looks to coal, China invests in renewable energy
At least one country is rising to the occasion.
E.A Crunden

Apr 27, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Households can hold grid together when big coal units fail
Last week, Australia’s largest generation unit tripped, sending frequency out of its normal band. What happened next explains why the smart grid has arrived.
Mike Leonard

Apr 24, 2018

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Markets

NEG high level design document at a glance
Highlights from the high level NEG document distributed to COAG energy ministers ahead of next Friday’s meeting.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Apr 13, 2018

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Renewables

Energy market tipping point is coming, and fast
Utilities’ shift to renewables will accelerate as prices fall further, compounded by tech improvements, cheap financing, and the proliferation of clean-energy policies.
Kasnish Shah & Tim Buckley

Feb 27, 2018

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Commentary

Tesla battery + solar now “significantly cheaper” than grid power
Just 14 months ago, the writing was on the wall for grid-only electricity supply. Turns out the gap between grid only and PV+battery+grid is growing much more quickly than we imagined.
Bruce Mountain

Feb 20, 2018

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Policy & Planning

World’s first floating wind farm performing better than expected
Hewing Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm, operating at a capacity factor of 65 per cent in first three months.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 20, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Tamil Nadu is India’s model for low-cost renewables
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu capable of doubling its wind energy capacity by 2027 and increasing its solar capacity six-fold.
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Feb 8, 2018

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Commentary

SolarReserve still falling short at flagship solar tower project
SolarReserve’s flagship solar tower and storage project is still falling short of design targets. Does it deserve public money?
David Leitch

Feb 8, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Germany to set end date for coal power in 2019
A commission will decide the timeline for phasing out coal, under a coalition deal agreed between social democrats and Angela Merkel’s conservatives
Kerstine Appunn Benjamin Wehrmann and Julian Wettengel

Feb 8, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Cape Town is almost out of water. Could Australian cities suffer same fate?
With water storages running low, residents of Cape Town get drinking water in the early morning from a mountain spring collection point.
Ian Wright

Feb 7, 2018

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