Video of the Week: Australia’s energy mix in moving pictures

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A popular new edition to the RenewEconomy web-site has been the live feed on Australia’s energy mix provided by NEM-Watch, showing the contribution of brown coal, black coal, gas, hydro, wind and biomass to the National Electricity Market.

This video was put together by reader and renewable energy professional Ketan Joshi, showing the live feed over a week, showing the changes in the mix.

The NEM-Watch feed will be upgraded within the next two weeks to include solar, including the large scale solar farms at Royalla and Nyngan – soon to be switched on – and the contribution of the near 4,000MW of rooftop solar. For the first time, readers will be able to see the complete picture of Australia’s energy mix.

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

Giles Parkinson

Giles Parkinson is founder and editor-in-chief of Renew Economy, and founder and editor of its EV-focused sister site The Driven. He is the co-host of the weekly Energy Insiders Podcast. Giles has been a journalist for more than 40 years and is a former deputy editor of the Australian Financial Review. You can find him on LinkedIn and on Twitter.

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