When it comes to electricity peaking services, batteries beat gas hands down, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.
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Mountains of energy … CEFC sees billions in resource recovery
Yes, solar and wind are cleaning up the grid, but a new report from the CEFC is a reminder to investors and industry of the value in what gets thrown away.
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Tough to connect, taking longer, worker shortage … CEC Wind Industry Forum panel on headwinds and mega-projects
A panel of experts at the CEC’s Wind Industry Forum in May weighed the rigidity and complexity of the current market with optimism for future opportunities as the NEM is weaned off coal.
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What a waste of money! … clean energy experts recoil at Commonwealth’s Hunter Valley gas plant extravagance
EcoGeneration cast about its clean energy contacts to gauge sentiment towards a new 660MW gas facility planned for the NSW Hunter Valley.
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Calling all bright sparks … Australian Technologies Competition opens doors for energy start-ups
The Australian Technologies Competition is open to energy start-ups, with applications closing May 24.
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Hydrogen handouts … ARENA tips $103m into 30MW of electrolyser projects
The government is a majority investor in three facilities that hope to use green hydrogen to make ammonia and augment natural gas.
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Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet
If coal-fired power stations are protected from competition, it will deter investment in cleaner alternatives.
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This $1 billion energy deal promises to cut emissions and secure jobs. So why on earth is gas included?
A deal between Canberra and South Australia that would allow more renewables into the NEM would also open the floodgates for gas.
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ACT calls for 250MW of battery storage
The powerful little territory that hosts the nation’s capital knows that storage is an essential ingredient if it is to reach its target of 100% renewables.
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ARENA pushes EVs forward with $16.5m fast-charge funding boost
Fast-charging stations in major population centres will be delivered to set motorists’ minds at ease about the inevitable transition.
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