Transmission Archives - RenewEconomy

Policy & Planning

NSW to open bids for access to first two renewable zones, in race to plug in new wind, solar and batteries
Applications open for a spot on the grid in the Central West Orana REZ, while bids to open soon in second zone in south-west.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 24, 2024

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Policy & Planning

AEMC seeks to loosen monopoly grip on grid connection for solar, wind and batteries
Market rule maker proposes tightening ring-fencing rules to improve the efficiency of the grid connection process as Australia scrambles to meet its renewables targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Battery storage and green hydrogen could be key to cutting transmission bottlenecks
Emerging technologies like energy storage, green hydrogen and digitisation platforms may be the key to dodging a global network infrastructure supply crunch and avoiding delays in the energy transition.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 20, 2024

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Wind energy

Victoria needs to get grid connection underway if it wants offshore wind
Star of the South says the clock is now ticking for the Victoria government to finalise the transmission connections for its first offshore wind zone.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 26, 2023

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Renewables

AEMO claps back against “reckless” claims made in scathing critique of VNI West
Australian Energy Market Operator hits back at claims that VNI West will be costly, dangerous and “useless” to the build-out of new renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 26, 2023

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Renewables

First towers go up in Australia’s biggest electricity transmission project
Transgrid lifts first massive towers on what will be country’s largest electricity transmission upgrade, fast tracking switch to renewables.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 29, 2023

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Renewables

Queensland buys $5bn Copperstring project to unlock 6GW of “bulk renewables”
Queensland Labor says it will build the $5bn transmission link that promises to unlock gigawatts of new renewables and $500 billion of critical minerals.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 7, 2023

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Renewables

NSW and federal Labor tip another $7.8bn to plug in Snowy 2.0 and boost renewables
Federal Labor and NSW Coalition join forces to fund eight critical electricity transmission and REZ projects, including new lines to “plug Snowy 2.0 into the grid.”
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 21, 2022

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Pumped Hydro

Works begin on Kidston link, as landmark pumped hydro project targets 2024 start
Works begin on a 186km new transmission line to connect the ground-breaking Kidston Clean Energy Hub to the grid in north Queensland.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 23, 2022

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Gas

How safe is undersea energy infrastructure? Nord Stream leaks highlight dangers
The Nord Stream gas pipe breaches highlight the vulnerability of undersea pipelines and infrastructure in general, of which Australia has a significant network.
Claudio Bozzi

Oct 12, 2022

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