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...
Fresh round of renewable records highlights the growing contribution of rooftop solar and changing opportunities to make use of wind and solar generation.
A wind turbine with a record-breaking hub height of more than 200 metres has been connected to China's grid. The post China claims title for world’s tallest wind turbine using tower made of concrete and steel appeared first on Renew Economy.
As opposition parties talk nuclear, a new global report from energy experts say it would make no sense in Australia, and simply add costs and cause delays.
Australia's most powerful battery now free to trade its full capacity on market after its unique "shock absorber" contract was made redundant by Eraring closure delay.
The site of one of Australia's very first wind farms now shows little evidence of ever having hosted turbines, as work continues on returning the decommissioned project to its natural landscape.
South Australia energy minister hints that the 100 pct net renewables target may not be reached by 2027 as planned. At least households are getting on with the transition.
If we fail to ensure data centres pay for new renewables and storage to cover their demand, power prices will increase for all of us – and by $20 billion a pop to fund new coal.
Australia’s renewable energy market is entering a new phase where the value of electricity is increasingly determined not by energy alone, but by the ability to deliver energy when and where it is needed.
Australia's first major transmission loop is now operating, and will be at full capacity by the end of the year, bringing a major change in the way the grid operates.
Australian drone company Infravision and Leading Edge Helicopters are currently stringing what will be 9,000 kilometres of conductor for the HumeLink East and West projects.
Andrew Forrest-owned Squadron wants to build a massive wind farm in western Victoria and connect it to the controversial Western Renewables Link.
Australia can now boast of record amounts of wind farm construction starts this year, but it remains at a standstill in the state that needs it most to replace ageing coal.
Envision Australia’s Peter Cowling talks their plans and the state of the energy transition. The post Energy Insiders Special: Bigger turbines and battery hybrids appeared first on Renew Economy.
The former Nationals leader has come out swinging on social media against a global wind giant over an issue the company says was resolved a year ago.