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Ombudsman has only been handling transmission issues for six months but has already formed strong views on what needs to be fixed.
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The biggest battery project in Australia is about to get bigger, with the expected addition of an eight-hour fourth stage that will take total storage to 5 GWh.
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Big battery projects currently being rolled out in Australia are more than ten times bigger than the first installed eight years ago at Hornsdale. Here are the 10 biggest.
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The evidence in observed data and modelled projections shows that delaying renewables does not save money: It prolongs high prices and entrenches fossil fuels.
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Tasmania wind project has been waiting on an EPBC decision since May after several changes.
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In Queensland the message is no support for renewables but it will pour money into clapped out last century technology. Is that really how Queenslanders see the future?
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 9h
Snowy says line upgrades and constraints for Australia’s most powerful battery left it unable to defend its own portfolio, leading to lower profits.
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Greenleaf is doubling down on wind energy in Queensland, despite the government’s shock cancellation of another approved project and the new energy roadmap.
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“Change is happening fast now, tragically, in parts of the climate, the biosphere,” says lead author of new climate tipping points report.
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Neoen is detaching the Mount Hopeful battery from the wind project surrounding it, as it continues to toil through the slow development process.
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Savings from rooftop solar, home batteries and EVs create room for more climate action, including a carbon price, Grattan report says.
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ARENA is launching the second $2 billion Hydrogen Headstart round with a focus on hard-to-abate sectors and cost.
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 4d
Queensland LNP scraps coal closure timelines, delays Borumba pumped hydro, scales back Copperstring link, supports gas and offers tiny morsel to renewables.
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Powerlink CEO Paul Simshauser on managing the closure of Queensland’s biggest coal generator, the role of transmission as prices double, and batteries vs syncons.
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Big super funds are Australia’s most powerful investors, but have no guiding value on the cost of carbon – an anomaly that must be fixed. Here’s how.
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Liberal leader Sussan Ley’s vote for the endangered Australasian Bittern raises eyebrows given her record on coal and climate policies.
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South Australia projects likely to be the first to break wind finance drought in coming months, while next CIS tender will exclude solar battery hybrids in Victoria.
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IPC approves giant four-hour battery in just 24 days after long distance objectors forced referral of project that had little local opposition.
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Proposed 20-turbine wind project near Augusta seeks EPA approval, but has sparked a number of concerns, and memories of the impact of a BHP mine.
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Spanish energy giant is prioritising network investments in the UK and the US over the next two years, but in Australia the near term is all about batteries.
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Australian researchers suggest a certification process and a digital passport could allow rooftop solar panels to be reused rather than recycled.
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 5d
A lack of trust and complexity is making the idea of VPPs a very hard sell to the growing number of battery households, with only a tiny minority signing up.
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 5d
The battery storage market is hot, dominating the CIS tenders and a record number of off-take agreements signed with power hungry consumers.
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The AEMC has finally rejected a 2021 proposal for a competitive inertia market saying networks are already providing enough.
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A five day hearing in March will see the Tamworth Regional Council argue its appeal against the Hills of Gold wind project planning permit.
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