A safety framework for an evolving energy system - EcoGeneration
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EcoGeneration · 3 Mar
New state investment vehicle launches with $34 billion renewables push - RenewEconomy
A whopping $34 billion is expected to flow to the biggest economy in the nation with renewable energy in the driver's seat to lead the economic charge.
RenewEconomy · 3 Mar
Basslink gets final revenue determination for operation as a regulated service - WattClarity
The AER has determined the revenue that Basslink can recover for the Basslink transmission cable for the 2026-30 period, operating as a regulated service.
WattClarity · 3 Mar
US player Pacific Green shops 4.3GW Australian battery platform - AFR - Energy
Pacific Green Australia’s portfolio is anchored by six batteries that are expected to be cleared for construction by the end of 2027.
AFR - Energy · 3 Mar
Windy February sets new generation records, big batteries put the squeeze on gas - RenewEconomy
The Australian electricity grid has closed out the summer of 2025-26 with a month of new renewable generation records – not from solar, but from the nation's wind assets.
RenewEconomy · 3 Mar
Networks seek rule change to cut investment “red tape,” critics see a new door to gold-plating - RenewEconomy
A rule change request from Energy Networks Australia seeks to shift some projects out of the onerous public cost-benefit test.
RenewEconomy · 3 Mar
New directories to make it easier for local businesses to find work on renewable energy projects - EnergyCo News
EnergyCo has launched the Renewables Directory and Power Transmission Directory in partnership with the Industry Capability Network to help NSW businesses identify and engage with suppliers, manufacturers, and service providers across renewable en...
EnergyCo News · 3 Mar
Australian renewables pipeline “running laps” around net zero targets. It’s the pace that is lacking - RenewEconomy
New data on Australia's solar, wind and battery development pipeline confirms that the constraint has never been ambition or opportunity, but the pace of delivery.
RenewEconomy · 3 Mar
Fortescue halves turbine numbers for huge Pilbara wind farm, still shoots for 2 GW capacity - RenewEconomy
Andrew Forrest's huge wind plans to power his Pilbara mining operations have undergone a "substantial redesign," proposing to halve its footprint, while shooting for the same 2.1 GW of capacity.
RenewEconomy · 2 Mar
“Transformational:” Offtake interest spurs progress on huge Nullarbor renewables hub - RenewEconomy
A mammoth proposed 70 GW wind, solar and hydrogen hub has enough "offtake interest" in green ammonia to justify bringing first stage online by 2033.
RenewEconomy · 2 Mar
State generator bins plan for Australia’s biggest publicly owned wind farm, shifts focus to PPA - RenewEconomy
State-owned coal generator passes on option to buy what would have been Australia's largest publicly owned wind farm, leaving its developer to find a new path to financial close.
RenewEconomy · 2 Mar
Concrete progress at Forrest wind farm, with more than half of turbine foundations complete - RenewEconomy
Squadron Energy says 35 of 69 turbine foundations are complete at Uungala wind farm, taking it past the halfway mark. The post Concrete progress at Forrest wind farm, with more than half of turbine foundations complete appeared first on Renew Econ...
RenewEconomy · 2 Mar
Construction begins on Hunter REZ transmission project - pv magazine Australia
Construction has officially commenced on a network upgrade in the New South Wales Upper Hunter that is to boost transfer capacity in the region by at least 1 GW by 2028 in support of the state’s renewable energy transition.
pv magazine Australia · 2 Mar
Construction begins on coal country renewable energy zone, state’s first to upgrade existing network - RenewEconomy
Work underway on renewable energy zone that will add a gigawatt of hosting capacity to state's grid through new and upgraded network infrastructure.
RenewEconomy · 2 Mar
Market Price Cap to increase to $23,200/MWh from 1st July 2026 - WattClarity
The AEMC have confirmed that the MPC will rise to $23,200/MWh for the 2026–27 financial year — the second of three steps in the staged “rebuild” of the market cap's base rate.
WattClarity · 27 Feb
Big solar and batteries lead march to the grid, but new plans for wind are piling up - RenewEconomy
A flurry of new solar and battery projects has appeared in AEMO's grid management system, driving home just how popular the two technologies have been with investors.
RenewEconomy · 27 Feb
CER projects up to 12 GWh capacity from 520,000 home batteries in 2026 - pv magazine Australia
In 2026, the Clean Energy Regulator forecasts that up to 12 GWh of storage from a potential 520,000 residential battery installations will occur, and rooftop solar will rebound from 2.7 GW in 2025 to between 3-3.37 GW.
pv magazine Australia · 27 Feb
Hunter-Central Coast REZ kicks off construction jobs - EnergyCo News
Construction has commenced on the Hunter-Central Coast Renewable Energy Zone infrastructure project, which will connect 1.8 GW of new renewable generation and storage capacity.
EnergyCo News · 27 Feb
Energy Insiders Podcast: China’s clean energy surge reshapes coal, oil and the grid - RenewEconomy
Lauri Myllyvirta, lead analyst at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air, on China’s record solar and wind build, and why clean energy is now driving more than a third of the country’s economic growth.
RenewEconomy · 27 Feb
AER sets cost to customers of Basslink, as troubled interconnector transitions to regulated asset - RenewEconomy
As early works – and a legal challenge – get underway for Marinus Link, the cost to consumers of the existing interconnector, Basslink, has been determined.
RenewEconomy · 27 Feb