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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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Renewables

Supergrids sound great for renewables, but they must be fair and sustainable too
How can we ensure a fair and sustainable transmission transition? Here are 12 recommendations to the federal government’s Rewiring the Nation policy.
Kate Healey & Lu Allan

Oct 5, 2022

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Renewables

TasNetworks’ $1 million covert PR campaign for Marinus Link
Tasmanian government utility hires national network of lobbyists and PR firms to “positively influence perceptions” of proposed Marinus Link with Victoria.
Bob Burton

Sep 26, 2022

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Renewables

A VNI West puzzle: What is it about this modelling that looks a bit odd?
The economic case for a major new transmission link between Victoria and NSW predicts some confounding outcomes for the project – even before it is built.
Ted Woodley

Sep 21, 2022

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Renewables

Report reveals cost of undergrounding HumeLink – but is it a price worth paying?
How can we balance community concerns and wishes with cost? It’s a challenging task – made more challenging by the urgency of the shift to renewables.
Kate Healey

Sep 16, 2022

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Renewables

Even a one year delay in new transmission links will hurt homes and businesses
New modelling shows the impact on consumer electricity bills of delays to the electricity transmission upgrade and build – and it’s not pretty.
Stephanie Bashir

Aug 22, 2022

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Renewables

To triple transmission capacity, landowners and neighbours need to be paid more
Why should wind and solar farm hosts be paid much more than hosts of the transmission lines running from those wind and solar farms?
Andrew Blakers

May 31, 2022

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Markets

ESB bows to industry pressure on controversial grid access reforms
ESB dumps controversial congestion management model and puts forward four new alternatives, including – for the first time – ones favoured by investors.
Sophie Vorrath

May 6, 2022

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Renewables

Why transmission is the missing link to an orderly transition to renewables
Transmission projects take a long time to develop, but we don’t have a lot of time if we are serious about a timely transition to cleaner sources of electricity.
Tobias Geiger

Apr 4, 2022

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Renewables

Nationals MP hails “reliable” renewables as QNI link upgrade nears completion
A major grid upgrade to unlock and share more reliable renewable energy between Queensland and New South Wales is nearing completion.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 3, 2022

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Renewables

Eraring effect on future prices is a damning indictment of transmission planning
A huge wedge between electricity futures in the northern and southern NEM states suggests the market continues to see transmission constraints stuffing up prices.
David Leitch

Feb 28, 2022

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Victoria pushes ahead with 1.5GW network upgrade in windy south-west
Victoria pushes ahead with major transmission upgrade, to open way for 1,500MW of additional renewable capacity and ease wind farm constraints.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 18, 2022

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