rystad energy Archives - Renew Economy

Renewables

Record battery output, big winds push monthly gas generation to lowest level in more than two decades
Queensland tops charts for wind, solar and battery output in April and helps push monthly gas generation to its lowest monthly level in more than two decades.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2026

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Renewables

Windy February sets new generation records, big batteries put the squeeze on gas
The Australian electricity grid has closed out the summer of 2025-26 with a month of new renewable generation records – not from solar, but from the nation’s wind assets.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 3, 2026

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Renewables

India adds record 22 gigawatts of wind and solar in first half of 2025
India has added a record amount of renewable energy capacity through the first half of 2025, but remains heavily dependent on coal.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 22, 2025

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Renewables

Windy southern projects star in month of “eclipsing” renewable energy records
The first month of spring has delivered multiple renewable energy records for Australia – and served as a reminder of how important big spinning turbines will be in the future energy mix.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 3, 2024

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Renewables

Queensland blows through wind drought to top the charts for May – shines on solar, too
Latest monthly data on top performing wind and solar generators shows impact of May “wind drought” – but also backs theory that the wind is always blowing somewhere.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 5, 2024

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Renewables

Solar records round out summer, all across the country
The final month of summer was a bumper month for solar, with new monthly records for utility PV generation across the country.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2024

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Renewables

Wind in the west, solar in the east as NSW and Qld set new output records
January kicks off 2024 with another two solar records for Australia, including all-time monthly highs for utility solar generation in NSW and Queensland.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 12, 2024

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Renewables

Big solar records round out the year for NSW and Queensland
Latest Rystad Energy data reveals new big solar output records for December. Meanwhile, the wind blew strongest in the West.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 11, 2024

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Renewables

NSW shines in November as coal state claims best performing solar farms
New South Wales had a big month of renewables in November, dominating the charts for the best performing big solar generation assets.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 6, 2023

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Renewables

Record month delivers all-time high for wind and solar generation, 20-year low for gas
October delivers yet another record contribution to the generation mix from large-scale wind and solar and pushes gas to its lowest share in decades.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 3, 2023

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Storage

Australia’s electricity market “most volatile” in world, as clunky coal clashes with solar
Coal power outages, extreme weather, and abundant solar are combining to make Australia’s electricity market the most volatile in the world, new research finds.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 23, 2023

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Hydrogen

Australian hydrogen terminal capacity will need to increase tenfold to meet ambition
New analysis concludes that Australia must expand its export terminal capacity tenfold to have any hope of fulfilling its renewable hydrogen ambitions.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 29, 2023

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