Australia's major gentailers show no interest in wind and solar, the new market mechanism will arrive too late and governments will be forced to step in.
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Gas turbines aren't the only large equipment with long lead times. The post Long lead times for syncons, gas turbines complicate energy market transition, major supplier says appeared first on Renew Economy.
A new 960 MWh battery built in South Australia is on track to join the state’s grid early next year with commissioning of the project now underway.
How do we get the renewables and AI industries to work together to build out energy and digital infrastructure? There are three options, all with pros and cons.
Origin boss says the country's largest coal plant remains on course for an exit in two and a half years - for now. The post Origin sticks by 2029 Eraring closure date, as plant runs at lower capacity factors and battles tube leaks appeared first o...
As more and more Victorian households quit gas, there remain real and unresolved questions about who bears the cost of abandoned pipelines.
AEMO boss says big and small batteries are lowering prices and changing nature of grid, while Solar Sharer is already causing major leap in demand at 11am each day.
UNSW lab runs dress rehearsals for grid without coal-fired power AFR
Panelists at energy summit in Sydney warn the impact of losing bipartisan support for big energy projects, such as VNI-West in Victoria, as bad as extending coal plants.
AGL chief nixes the idea that the company would ever be building coal-fired power stations again, while AEMO boss hails grid reliability with new renewables and storage.
The Octopus Investments battery has approval for up to 2 GWh, making it one of the biggest in the state and the third seeking to plug into former coal plant site.
AGL chief urges Labor to put gas into renewables subsidy scheme AFR
One of Australia’s oldest continuously working wind farms, and a vital ingredient of a world-leading hybrid microgrid, has had its life extended by at least 10 years.
Updated: New firming tender to favour gas-fired power plants to help deal with long periods of wind and solar droughts known as "dunkelflautes." The post Batteries excluded in major tender designed to secure new gas plants to solve wind and solar...
NSW lets gas into renewables scheme, in sharp contrast with Bowen AFR
Head of market rule maker says data centres may become "first load that is interruptible" if they do not bring renewable projects online quickly enough.
Taking a look at tightening aggregate availability of coal units ... one of the reasons for the strengthening Base Load Futures Prices in recent weeks.
Government-subsidised power for major industries like smelters might not be needed if companies collaborated on the shift to electrification and renewables.
A protest last week brought together a mishmash of causes but its core was opposition to energy infrastructure. The post “A war without weapons:” Anti-renewables groups whip up fresh transmission tension ahead of state vote appeared first on Renew...