Never mind the fossil “sideshow,” renewables have won: Electrification is the new policy battlefront - RenewEconomy
A coalition of energy and consumer groups is urging federal government to seize the global geopolitical moment and fast-track the switch to efficient electric technologies across the economy.
RenewEconomy · 30 Mar
Industry pays while coal and gas “cook the books:” Modelling reveals urgent need for Safeguard reset - RenewEconomy
Safeguard Mechanism gives coal and gas companies "a free ride," new modelling shows, while other industries come under increasing pressure to decarbonise, or pay the cost.
RenewEconomy · 30 Mar
Portable data centres to address rising levels of curtailment - pv magazine Australia
Sydney-headquartered start-up WinDC has partnered with United States-based Armada in a move designed to address rising levels of utility-scale solar and wind curtailment in Australia and also satisfy ballooning demand for energy-intensive data cen...
pv magazine Australia · 30 Mar
Forty-eight concrete pours down, 21 to go: Construction powers ahead on huge Forrest wind farm - RenewEconomy
Progress update on a wind farm being developed by Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy says the concrete foundations have been poured for 48 of its 69 turbines.
RenewEconomy · 30 Mar
Floods, inflation, insolvency: Transgrid says blowout in transmission costs “entirely” out of its control - RenewEconomy
Transgrid details causes of the "contract failure" that has blighted delivery of Project EnergyConnect, as the regulator decides if consumers should foot the higher bill.
RenewEconomy · 30 Mar
Why the “generational” data centre opportunity feels a lot like the coal and gas debates of old - RenewEconomy
Australians have spent decades fighting over how much multi-national investors should pay for our resources. Now, it seems the debate has shifted from the mines to the machines.
RenewEconomy · 30 Mar
Open the grid: Why Australia needs power availability maps now - RenewEconomy
Applying for grid connections is like a fishing expedition. You lower your hook into the murk and hope you come up with something edible and not an old boot.
RenewEconomy · 30 Mar
Five battery projects totalling 7.9 GWh advance through approvals - pv magazine Australia
Australia’s massive battery pipeline continues to grow, with projects being filed and making their way through key approvals.
pv magazine Australia · 30 Mar
Transgrid shortlists 2 GW of batteries to strengthen NSW grid - pv magazine Australia
New South Wales transmission company has shortlisted nine battery energy storage projects with a combined capacity of 2 GW to provide essential system strength services to the state’s electricity grid from later this year.
pv magazine Australia · 30 Mar
What impact might Fuel Rationing have on the National Electricity Market? - WattClarity
With (bottom-up driven) Fuel Rationing underway, and speculation about possible top-down mandates as soon as tomorrow's National Cabinet meeting, we outline some ways that liquid fuels help to support the National Electricity Market.
WattClarity · 29 Mar
Delving deeper into coal unit (re) starts over >17 years … January 2010 to March 2026 - WattClarity
For several reasons (including thoughts on Energy Security with the War in the Middle East) we take an updated and deeper trended look at coal unit starts.
WattClarity · 29 Mar
Developer slams “lengthy and unnecessary” legal battle as council drops case against wind project - RenewEconomy
Legal bid to overturn state approval of a NSW wind project ends with a whimper, after the council behind the court proceedings agreed to drop the case.
RenewEconomy · 27 Mar
Weather trial boosts efficiency - Powerlink News
Powerlink is conducting a 12-month trial using weather stations and sensors along 200km of high-voltage transmission lines between Palmwoods and Woolooka to gather real-time weather data and determine dynamic line ratings—the maximum safe electric...
Powerlink News · 27 Mar
Huge 1.6 gigawatt-hour battery gets federal green light for Queensland hub, state planning hurdles remain - RenewEconomy
A "strategically vital" BESS gets waved through federal environmental queue, while also reapplying for state approvals under the new LNP rules.
RenewEconomy · 27 Mar
“Evening peaks are getting longer:” Developers follow the money and start supersizing batteries - RenewEconomy
Fluence is seeing fewer requests for two hour batteries as developers jump on lucrative longer evening peak. Data centres are also in focus.
RenewEconomy · 27 Mar
Australia has already passed gas – the market is just updating its paperwork - RenewEconomy
The latest gas market outlook is less of a temporary supply-gap reprieve and more the start of the fastest energy transition in history, underpinned by electrification.
RenewEconomy · 27 Mar
China’s clean tech manufacturing dominance a supply chain risk: report - pv magazine Australia
While the world reels from interruption to crude oil supply chains, a new International Energy Agency report shows clean energy technology manufacturing supply chains are at risk, largely due to the world's reliance on China's advanced manufacturi...
pv magazine Australia · 26 Mar
AEMO Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO): Decreases in forecast gas shortfalls - WattClarity
An initial overview of the Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO) 2026 that has been released today. The post AEMO Gas Statement of Opportunities (GSOO): Decreases in forecast gas shortfalls appeared first on WattClarity.
WattClarity · 26 Mar
A quick initial look at operations at the Wambo Wind Farm (WAMBOWF1) - WattClarity
Several recent conversations with different people prompted a look at the (under commissioning) Wambo Wind Farm via the GSD2025 and our Software.
WattClarity · 26 Mar
“Self-erecting” wind turbine hits power milestone in key moment for Forrest’s plan to ditch fossil fuels - RenewEconomy
A prototype wind turbine using "self-erecting" tower technology is running at full capacity, ahead of joining a "proof-of-concept" project in the Pilbara this year.
RenewEconomy · 26 Mar