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Renewables

Tasmania Marinus Link would work best in fast transition to renewables
Study finds new interconnector linking Tasmania and Victoria would provide greater benefits than costs under all modelled scenarios, but especially a fast transition to renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 5, 2019

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Tasmania sees renewable hydrogen as major economic opportunity for island state
Tasmania has ‘competitive advantages’ for renewable hydrogen production, which could deliver major economic benefits to the state, according to Hydro Tas.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 19, 2019

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Wind

Epuron to put 300MW Tasmania wind farm plans to community
Plans to build a wind farm of up to 300MW in capacity in Tasmania’s Central Highlands are set to be put to community, by Sydney-based developer Epuron.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 31, 2019

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Wind

First turbine completed at Tasmania’s Cattle Hill wind farm
First turbine completed at Goldwind’s 144MW Cattle Hill wind farm in Tasmania, which will boost the island state’s wind power capacity by 50% once complete.
Sophie Vorrath

May 13, 2019

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Wind

Tasmania wind farm Australia’s first to use eagle protection technology
Goldwind Australia’s Cattle Hill Wind Farm to install cutting edge eagle detection technology, in effort to protect endangered Tasmanian Wedge-tailed Eagle.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 30, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Tasmania installs state’s first public EV fast charger
Tasmania’s first 50kW public DC fast charger has been installed in Launceston by Brisbane-based Tritium.
Bridie Schmidt

Oct 23, 2018

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Renewables

Labor proposes first renewable energy zone in north west Tasmania
Federal opposition proposes renewables zone in north-west Tasmania, as Victorian Labor extends coal mining licences for Latrobe Valley’s major brown coal generators.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 4, 2018

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Solar

Tasmania’s biggest solar farm wins council approval
Tasmania is going solar, with Epuron about to build the first two solar farms – 5MW and 12.5MW – in the island state.
Sophie Vorrath

May 24, 2018

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Renewables

Tasmania Labor pitches 120% renewables target, rooftop solar boost
Tasmania Labor unveils energy policy targeting 120% renewables, increased electricity exports, and an 80% boost to distributed resources like rooftop solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 16, 2018

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Solar

Tasmania Libs propose solar + battery microgrid ahead of election
Tasmania’s Liberal government promises to boost state energy security with $200k solar and battery storage “microgrid,” if re-elected.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 7, 2018

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Markets

Tasmania wants to quit “broken” NEM as major parties agree it needs reform
Tasmania’s Liberal government flags plan to quit NEM, as bipartisan Parliamentary report concludes electricity market is broken, needs rebuilding.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Will Tasmania be the ‘battery of the nation’?
Tasmania itself doesn’t need more centralised energy storage. Tasmania’s problem is lack of renewable generation.
Jack Gilding

Nov 7, 2017

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