RET Archives - Page 2 of 9 - Renew Economy

Australia could be 100% renewable by 2030s, meet Paris targets by 2025
ANU study says current pace of solar and wind deployment in Australia could deliver equivalent of 100% renewables by early 2030s, and achieve emissions reduction task “for whole economy” by 2025.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 10, 2018

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Renewables

State-based renewable schemes “critical” – especially under NEG
Renewables policy pioneer, Simon Corbell, details why state schemes like VRET are critical – including to counter “stifling impact” of NEG on solar and wind investment.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 14, 2018

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Solar

RES plans 176MW solar and battery plant near Adelaide
RES Australia proposes 176MW solar farm plus lithium-ion battery bank for Pallamana, 60km south-east of Adelaide.
Sophie Vorrath

May 21, 2018

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The rapidly disappearing subsidies for wind and solar in Australia
Energy markets are now showing negligible value for renewable energy certificates within 2 years. It gives lie to the nonsense and scare campaigns about the “crippling” cost of wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

May 14, 2018

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Renewables

Clean Energy Regulator confirms the RET is met
Clean Energy Regulator confirms the 2020 Renewable Energy Target will be met ahead of schedule, with 6,553MW of wind and solar projects already built or under construction.
Sophie Vorrath

May 11, 2018

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Renewables

Proposed solar farms could meet the RET single-handed
That’s great news for the Australian solar industry, but points to the RET being dramatically oversubscribed. Which raises a few questions…
Warwick Johnston

Feb 20, 2018

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RET is met, and Frydenberg concedes more wind and solar will lower prices, improve reliability
New data confirms the 2020 RET will be met well ahead of time, and even energy minister Josh Frydenberg says more wind and solar will cut prices and improve reliability.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 23, 2018

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2020 RET in hand, with enough projects remaining to deliver 50% renewables
2017 has been an impressive year for renewables, but ends with a major cloud hanging over it: what happens once the RET is sorted?
Tristan Edis

Dec 21, 2017

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Renewables

Consumers miss out on renewables benefits as Big 3 pocket profits
UNSW energy researcher says bad policy design means industry incumbents can use large-scale solar and wind tenders to get their costs down, without necessarily passing on savings to consumers.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 8, 2017

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Solar

Rooftop solar changes unsettle industry, raising fears worse to come
Confusion over RET regulation changes has revealed large cracks in the faith of the renewable energy industry, which – still recovering from the Abbott years – is spooked by the National Energy Guarantee, and possible future policy changes, just as the market is hitting its stride.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Nov 14, 2017

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WA’s Synergy to bring in Dutch fund to bankroll wind and solar farms
WA government owned utility Synergy looking to bring in outside investors to bankroll investments in new wind and solar farms and meet RET obligations.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 8, 2017

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Featured

Is this the end for big wind and big solar in Australia?
All eyes are on Victoria and the corporate sector for the future of large-scale renewables in Australia. With the renewable energy target now largely met, there is little else on offer for the pipeline of 20GW of wind and solar projects.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 7, 2017

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