With a schedule of projects in far flung locations the SETuP team had to make sure there was no room for getting things wrong. Power and Water Corporation’s Andrew Gray takes us from start to finish.
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Demand response to the rescue as states simmer
The Australia Institute’s Dan Cass explains why demand response is proving so popular with energy market operators, Australian consumers and some of our country’s biggest businesses.
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Renewables momentum continues, despite political chaos
With 2019 now underway, it is worth reflecting on another extraordinary year for the Australian renewable energy industry.
The industry experienced another record-breaking year in 2018, with $20
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The sleeper hit in Labor’s energy policy
As a thought experiment, imagine you are serving as shadow energy spokesperson in the Federal Opposition.
Much of your time is spent fielding concerns from business and consumer groups about the policy
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Making Australia a renewable energy exporting superpower
Politicians around Australia are proposing ambitious plans to export renewable energy from Australia, using high-voltage power lines laid under the oceans.
But will this work? Our research is investigating
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Clean Energy investment tops $20 billion
Renewable energy and storage projects adding up to more than $20 billion of investment have now been committed across the country, according to new figures released by the Clean Energy Council.
The CEC
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The verdict is in: renewables reduce energy prices (yes, even in South Australia)
Does renewable electricity raise or lower electricity prices? There is more to this question than meets the eye: are prices lower before or after renewable subsidies are recovered, how has variability
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Rooftop solar tops two million
The Australian solar industry has achieved another record-breaking milestone, with the number of households now enjoying the benefits of rooftop solar reaching a whopping two million.
Clean Energy Council
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The people have spoken…and it’s time to start listening
The Victorian election result should be a warning to all political parties that voters expect a strong clean energy policy in the upcoming NSW election, the Clean Energy Council said in releasing a package
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Happy birthday, SA’s big battery, and many happy returns (of your recyclable parts)
A year ago today, Tesla’s big battery in South Australia began dispatching power to the state’s grid, one day ahead of schedule. By most accounts, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery has been
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