State Policy

Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

NSW 50% emissions target relies on transmission that isn’t there

There are already more than enough renewables projects proposed in NSW to go beyond 50%, but there are two key issues: transmission and storage.
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Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2021, 12:03 pmOctober 6, 2021

Australia, Company Updates, For Installers, Funding, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

ACE Power launches with 1.3GW solar, wind and battery pipeline

A clean energy player with a vertical business model hopes to have 1.3GW of solar and wind (with storage) connected by 2025.
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Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2021, 4:00 pmSeptember 20, 2021

Comment, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage

Free money won’t buy the EV future we deserve

If governments want to bring on a wave of EV ownership, they need to encourage flexibility and free-thought among the risk-takers eager to build charging networks.
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Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2021, 3:44 pmSeptember 17, 2021

Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage

Join the dots … NSW plots the way for EV charging networks

The NSW government has opened a box of tools for companies to plan and build tomorrow’s EV charging infrastructure.
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Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021, 12:31 pmSeptember 16, 2021

Australia, Comment, Commercial, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

Investment risk in renewables … seeking value in a frothy green market

Clean energy is growing in the grid but there is still plenty of risk for big investors.
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Staff WriterJuly 30, 2021, 9:37 amAugust 4, 2021

Australia, Commercial, Demand response, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

Things will get worse before they get better … how curtailment and restrictive MLFs will precede the dawn of renewable energy zones

Grid constraints are symptoms of an energy system in transition, say analysts. A balancing act of new supply and transmission will see bumps along the way.
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Staff WriterJuly 26, 2021, 3:15 pmJuly 26, 2021

Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy, Storage, VPPs

Battery barriers … lessons from a state government loan program

The NSW Empowering Homes program has highlighted a few trouble spots in the solar storage market, writes Arianwyn Lowe.
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Staff WriterJune 29, 2021, 3:27 pmJune 29, 2021

Australia, Comment, Funding, International, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar Projects, State Policy, Transmission, Wind Projects

Global alignment against carbon puts Australia at a crossroads

As major economies agree on a deadline for decarbonisation investors are watching Canberra for a signal to commit, write Lane Crockett and Fergus Pitt.
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Staff WriterJune 18, 2021, 2:55 pmJune 22, 2021