When it comes to electricity peaking services, batteries beat gas hands down, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.
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Australia’s states are forging ahead with ambitious emissions reductions … imagine if they worked together
The states are leading the country in their clean energy ambitions. Is there a way their collective clout can be leveraged to replace Commonwealth intransigence?
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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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Digging for solar in a coal mine … can underground pumped hydro fill the gap?
As energy storage is demanded on a vast scale, the possibilities of converting mines into pumped-hydro batteries are being investigated.
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Large-scale solar hasn’t lost its shine: CEC forum panel
Is the utility-scale PV market under stress or growing into a new stage of maturity? The Clean Energy Council Large-scale Solar Forum included a panel session which looked at the past to predict the future.
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Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse. How on Earth did they do it?
South Australia shows how good public policy can enable dramatic emissions reduction, even in a privately owned electricity system.
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How to share the tenets of solar with the tenants of SA
A report from the Australia Institute recommends a simple way to encourage landlords and their tenants to share the benefits of solar in South Australia.
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The trouble with big targets … it’s exports versus the NEM
Leaping ahead to build massive amounts of renewables to secure green energy exports will only make the job of fixing the NEM more puzzling.
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After 20 years, the national electricity market is on its way out … and that’s alright
The grid is in a state of flux as customers are able to choose who they buy electricity from and are able to make some of it themselves if they want to.
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