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Australia, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects

The trick to cutting FCAS costs for solar and wind plants

Owners of wind and solar plants who are struggling to understand or control FCAS costs may be underestimating the power of forecasting technology.
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Staff WriterMay 14, 2021, 4:36 pmMay 14, 2021

Australia, Commercial, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

Add batteries to improve return on investment: RACV Solar

A Sydney shopping centre solar-and-storage project shows how the economics of batteries have shifted, says RACV Solar CEO Andy McCarthy.
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Staff WriterMay 11, 2021, 11:53 amMay 11, 2021

Australia, Comment, Commercial, For Installers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects

More clean energy plants, more insurance claims

As wind and solar projects are planned around the country all stakeholders need to understand the limits of project insurance, writes Richard Nunny.
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Staff WriterMay 10, 2021, 3:53 pmMay 10, 2021

Australia, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Solar Projects, State Policy, Wind Projects

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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Staff WriterMay 6, 2021, 4:05 pmMay 6, 2021

Australia, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables

Hydrogen handouts … ARENA tips $103m into 30MW of electrolyser projects

The government is a majority investor in three facilities that hope to use green hydrogen to make ammonia and augment natural gas.
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Staff WriterMay 5, 2021, 11:40 amMay 5, 2021

Australia, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet

If coal-fired power stations are protected from competition, it will deter investment in cleaner alternatives.
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Staff WriterMay 4, 2021, 11:35 amMay 4, 2021

Australia, International, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects

Global offshore wind investment to top $US810bn by 2030

Offshore wind is expected to be steadily added to grids around the world for the next nine years, a report from Rystad Energy shows.
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Staff WriterApril 30, 2021, 2:08 pmApril 30, 2021

Australia, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects

‘We can’t kick these challenges any further down the road’: ESB’s shortlist for Australia’s essential transition to renewables

The Energy Security Board has released its wish list for the electricity grid it says Australia deserves to replace the 23GW of coal plant that is heading for an inevitable retirement.
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Staff WriterApril 30, 2021, 4:13 amApril 29, 2021