RET Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Industry calls for renewable energy certificates to be stamped with emissions data
Clean Energy Investor Group calls for emissions data to be stamped on renewable energy certificates – to boost demand for new solar, wind and storage.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 25, 2023

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Renewables

RET is still the best: Why it’s time to renew Australia’s renewable energy policy
To have any chance of hitting our overall emission reduction targets, we must speed up the rollout of renewables. There’s an obvious solution to this problem.
Tim Nelson, Joel Gilmore & Tahlia Nolan

Oct 19, 2023

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Renewables

Extend the RET, expert says, and don’t pay coal plants for a job they can’t do
AGL’s former chief economist says an extension of the RET will get Australia’s renewables transition back on track – while paying to keep open coal is just “bizarre.”
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 15, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Rooftop solar to top 2GW again in 2020, but big solar and big wind slowing down
Rooftop solar installations remained strong in Q1 2020, but the effects of Covid-19 expected to hit both small and large renewables projects.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 3, 2020

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Renewables

Tasmania sets world-leading target of 200 per cent renewables by 2040
Tasmania Liberal government says it will release a new Renewable Energy Action Plan in April, to chart the path to updated target of 200% renewables generation by 2040.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 4, 2020

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A tale of two markets: Rooftop PV smashes records as large-scale wind, solar slow down
Regulator’s report shows early signs of a dramatic fall in new large-scale renewables investment, to lowest level since mid-2016.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 13, 2019

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Renewables

Renewable energy target now overshot by nearly 1GW, says regulator
Australia has already overshot 2020 RET by nearly 1GW since accumulating enough completed and committed projects to meet the goal in late August.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 31, 2019

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Renewables

CER sees renewables momentum growing in post-RET energy market
Clean Energy Regulator estimates large-scale renewable generation will increase from 2018 levels of 22,000 gigawatt-hours to around 40,000GWh in 2020.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 24, 2019

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Renewables

W.A. councils demand “true to science” 50% renewable state target
Group of 21 Western Australian councils call on state Labor government to adopt targets of 50% renewable electricity by 2030, net-zero emissions by 2050.
Sophie Vorrath

May 31, 2019

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Markets

Why 50% renewables by 2030 is such an easy target
In the shift to renewables, time is pressing on Australia’s incumbent gentailers like AGL. Big decisions will have to be made, and made fairly promptly.
David Leitch

Feb 15, 2019

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Forget 50% – Australia on track to reach 78% renewables grid by 2030
New report says Australia is heading to a 78 per cent renewables share by 2030 on current trajectories, and any smaller targets would lead to a huge slump in investment and jobs.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 30, 2018

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Renewables

Clean Energy Regulator counts 9GW in big solar and wind pipeline
Latest CER data shows combined capacity of large-scale wind and solar energy projects in development pipeline now nudging 9GW.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 18, 2018

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