South Australian Government Archives - Page 49 of 53 - Renew Economy

Storage

Finkel to lead NEM review, but states hold to renewable targets
Alan Finkel to lead a review of Australia’s electricity market, but states hold to individual renewable targets after Coalition failed to offer a post 2020 target. Battery storage a major focus.
Giles Parkinson and Jonathan Gifford

Oct 7, 2016

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Solar

World-first solar tower powered tomato farm opens in Port Augusta
Sundrop Farms’ world-leading greenhouse project, using solar thermal electricity, heat and desalinated seawater to grow tomatoes in the SA desert, is in full operation.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 7, 2016

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Commentary

South Australia: Where was gas generation when it was needed?
The blame for SA blackout is focused on wind, but most gas capacity was unused, off-line or unusable during the blackout. And why the secrecy over which generators failed to deliver critical re-start procedures?
Giles Parkinson

Oct 6, 2016

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Making sense of the AEMO report on SA blackout
What might reasonably be made of the AEMO report, at this stage, in understanding what happened?
Bruce Mountain

Oct 6, 2016

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Reaction to SA storms shows why Aussies are switching off politics
Politicians and others were fast to use SA storms as an opportunity to pin the situation on renewable energy, before anyone even knew what had happened.
Tom Butler

Sep 30, 2016

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Storage

Coalition launches fierce attack against wind and solar after blackout
Ideology rules as Coalition, One Nation and Xenophon use South Australia blackout as an excuse to launch new attack on wind and solar. Turnbull and Frydenberg repeat call for Labor states to cancel “unrealistic” renewable targets.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 29, 2016

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Is ABC’s Chris Uhlmann the new face of the anti-wind lobby?
A predictable reaction to blackout in South Australia was that wind energy would be blamed. Who expected the ABC to lead that charge?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 29, 2016

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S.A. blackout may lead to more batteries, and micro-grids
Many households, including Redflow’s Simon Hackett, maintained power through blackout with battery storage or off grid systems. Will authorities now look seriously at micro-grids and climate resilience?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 29, 2016

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Renewables

Attacks on wind and solar policies turn to state initiatives
Having obliterated almost all the effective federal climate and renewables policies, the focus is now switching to state-based targets, using the old arguments of higher costs and little abatement.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 26, 2016

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Markets

Fossil fuel generators find a new way to exploit the market
Regulator report into SA high price event shows generators have a new way to exploit their market power, underling the case for rule changes.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 16, 2016

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South Australia’s “new” competitor shut down a week before Northern
The 17yo Pelican Point gas generator, deemed a “new competitor” by SA govt, withdrew its services just over a week before Northern coal plant closed.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2016

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CleanTech Bites

NSW energy minister blames Basslink for SA price spikes
NSW energy minister blames Basslink “outage” for South Australia price spikes. Sorry minister, wrong state, wrong link, and it was working at the time.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 9, 2016

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