A record share of Australia’s electricity came from renewable energy in 2016, according to a report by the Clean Energy Council.
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Connecting Australia with its renewable future
As the clean energy transition gets underway the nation’s grid operators are preparing for high penetration renewables in a secure, affordable electricity system, writes Energy Networks Australia CEO John Bradley.
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CEC’s plan to ease the way for energy storage, ‘the last piece of the puzzle’
Targeted reform of Australia’s outdated electricity market – rather than long-term public funding – is the key to unlocking the full benefits from energy storage technology as the country shifts to renewable energy, according to a policy paper released by the Clean Energy Council.
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CEFC’s Large-Scale Solar Program tops 10 projects and more than 400MW
The CEFC has announced finance for its 10th project through its Large-Scale Solar Program, bringing its total program investment commitments to more than $370 million.
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Plan B, where fossil-fuel plant and government abatement contracts lend renewables a helping hand
Is there a simpler route to lowering emissions? One that can being together perceived foes? Green Energy Markets puts forward an alternative option that seeks to capture advantages from across the range of policy options for decarbonising Australia’s electricity supplies.
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Will the abolition of 457 visas throw a spanner in $7.4bn of clean energy projects?
The clean energy projects pipeline is enormous ... and the federal government is in a mood to mess with visas for skilled workers. Is trouble brewing for EPCs?
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Networks-CSIRO show hope for 100% clean energy by 2050
A national plan for energy could save Australian energy customers $100 billion, according to the Electricity Network Transformation Roadmap released by Energy Networks Australia and CSIRO.
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Victoria backs renewable energy community hubs with $900,000 investment
The Victorian Government has committed $900,000 to develop Community Power Hubs in Ballarat, Bendigo and the Latrobe Valley.
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Australia’s breakthrough year for storage
After years of talk about its potential 2017 feels like the year that grid-scale energy storage will take off in Australia, says CEC chief executive Kane Thornton.
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From the snow to the coast: why seawater hydro could help South Australia
A planned expansion to the Snowy Hydro scheme is grabbing headlines. But a new plan could build oceanfront hydro power in places without mountains, writes Roger Dargaville.
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