The future of electricity is being reinvented in Western Australia, writes Jeremy Wray of CPS National, who is working with Horizon Power to replace 54km of transmission with stand-alone power systems.
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Levelling the MLF playing field
Marginal loss factors are the bitter pill developers of remote renewables projects have had to swallow, but continued investment in transmission and better allocation of losses will help reverse the problem, writes Amar Rathore.
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ARENA backs wind-solar-battery energy gold mine for WA gold mine
A Western Australian gold mine will be the first Australian mine to be powered by a wind, solar, battery and gas microgrid, now under construction.
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Storage is the answer, so don’t stand in its way: Energy Storage Conference panel
A panel at the Australian Energy Storage Conference in Sydney in June was unanimous about the immediate need and importance of energy storage … and equally frustrated about some of the policy and rule changes required to get us there.
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Victorian $51m equity tilt takes CEFC large-scale solar portfolio beyond $1bn
The CEFC has announced its third equity investment in a large-scale renewable energy development, with a $51 million stake in Victoria’s 200MW Kiamal Solar Farm.
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CEC Large-scale Solar Forum: Firming panel … ‘the prospects are good’
For solar PV to fulfill everyone's expectations as a mainstream source of energy in the grid it must lose some of its reputation as an irregular generator. It won't be easy but it can be done, the audience heard.
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CEC Large-scale Solar Forum: Market outlook panel … ‘prepare for risk, and a pause’
It's hard to look too far ahead when network constraints and a growing appetite to buy energy directly from generators are two forces pulling the market from opposite directions.
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CEC Large-scale Solar Forum: Grid connection panel … ‘60% technical, 40% relationships’
It takes careful planning, deep resources, refined diplomatic skills and straight-ahead honesty to negotiate the arcane and frustratingly opaque grid-connection process, the audience heard.
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Solar project racks up 50 PV plants in South Australia as farmers diversify
A renewable energy project that started as a way to provide extra income for grape and citrus growers has built its 50th small-scale solar farm in South Australia.
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Stand-alone power systems tower over costly power lines in remote WA
The future of electricity is being reinvented in Western Australia, writes Jeremy Wray of CPS National.
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