Transmission | EcoGeneration

ARENA backs ACT project to alleviate grid congestion

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 19, 2021 | State Policy, Transmission | 0 |

A project designed to squeeze more from the ACT’s energy network has attracted $2.9 million from...

AEMO ISP 2022: Renewables muscling out coal faster than expected

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 14, 2021 | Australia, Solar Projects, Transmission, Wind Projects | 0 |

The renewables industry is determined to rise to the challenge and deliver a faster-than-predicted...

Clean energy the answer to Australia’s climate question

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 15, 2021 | Australia, Climate, Comment, Emissions Reduction Fund, For Consumers, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A target of 100% renewable energy by 2030 would demonstrate the Coalition is serious about delivering action on global warming ahead of the federal election, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.

Investor tool reveals what it takes to profit from wind, solar and storage

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 3, 2021 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Investors who think all solar and wind farms are pretty much alike will get a sharp shock if they access a new online platform which shows the wide variance between the 150-odd assets around the country. To make money (or not lose it), they need to know what’s driving those differences.

Maoneng’s journey from rooftop solar to major league storage

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 19, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, Company Updates, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission | 0 |

Maoneng has made a few quick turns during its short history. But the call to take part in the storage “boom cycle” has been heard loud and clear, CEO Morris Zhou tells EcoGeneration.

ARENA’s Darren Miller on what’s proven and what’s worth a shot

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 11, 2021 | Bioenergy, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

There has to be a way to push the cost of solar 70% lower, the ARENA chief says, as surely as there are effective methods to capture and store carbon. But exporting hydrogen…?

How fossil entrants to Australia can align their clean ambitions with renewables reality

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 6, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A report from PwC shows that good intentions at the outset may sometimes obscure a misalignment between the way investors and developers think about clean energy partnerships.

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

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 30, 2021 | Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

There are already more than enough renewables projects proposed in NSW to go beyond 50%, but there are two key issues: transmission and storage.

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

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 20, 2021 | Australia, Company Updates, For Installers, Funding, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

A clean energy player with a vertical business model hopes to have 1.3GW of solar and wind (with storage) connected by 2025.

The end of the beginning … the Energy Security Board’s Physical Retailer Reliability Obligation and the long road to tomorrow’s grid

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 23, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The Energy Security Board’s Physical Retailer Reliability Obligation and the long road to tomorrow’s grid.

Get it right this time … testing and rigour will help us build the renewable energy grid we need

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 16, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The complex make-up of our energy grid is holding back its full potential, writes Mark Andrews. Only an earnest approach to risk mitigation and testing will ensure success of a new, clean NEM.