As RenewEconomy readers would know, France’s government-owned energy giant, Engie, last week flagged the potential closure of the Hazelwood brown coal generator in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley – widely recognised as the most polluting power plant in the world.
The closure was raised by Engie’s newly appointed chief executive Isabelle Kocher, who is pushing a significant shift to renewable energy, smart grids and decentralised energy such as solar and storage in particular.
“For the Hazelwood plant, we are studying all possible scenarios, including closure, or a sale if the state of Victoria tells us that it cannot meet power generating needs without this plant,” Kocher said, according to a Reuters report.
What you might not know, however, is what preceded this decision. It’s a great story, which Environment Victoria tells in the video below.
Arrival of biggest and lowest cost turbines, a new competitor and some government contracts is…
World’s first commercial factory to manufacture wooden wind turbine blades takes important step closer to…
Australian electricity market's success in dodging latest round of global price shocks using buffer of…
Data centres might be a saviour for stranded renewable projects, but could still blow our…
illegal exports of used solar panels are still a major threat to efforts to establish…
The federal government's green bank has named the new CEO, to take the reins at…