rystad energy Archives - Renew Economy

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Batteries help cut solar curtailment in half, as PV output hits monthly record
Large-scale solar curtailment was “reduced significantly” in August as batteries help prevent electrons from going to waste, even in a record-breaking month of PV output.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 8, 2026

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Mid-winter solar records tumble around the country, with more batteries to soak it up
Large-scale solar generated record high shares of electricity in every Australian state but one over the month of July, with much less of that power curtailed than the same time last year.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 5, 2026

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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