Wind Projects | EcoGeneration

Will wind fill the gap?

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

If it’s 24-hour power we need, wind is way ahead of solar. But can these giant propellers fill most of the gap left by 23GW of coal power that needs to leave the NEM? Jeremy Chunn reports.

When one wind turbine is enough … a case study from the blustery far south

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 31, 2020 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The Portland Wind Project in Victoria might be extra small but it proves the versatility of wind technology.

Covid-19 infects global renewables outlook … zero growth in 2020, 10% fall in 2021: Rystad

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 30, 2020 | Australia, Funding, International, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

As populations around the world deal with the psychological and economic effects of the covid-19 epidemic the transition to renewable energy is expected to slow to a halt.

NSW sets out clean energy and energy efficiency plan for 2030, on track to net zero emissions by 2050

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 17, 2020 | Australia, Policy, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The NSW government’s Net Zero Plan Stage 1 is a green light to clean energy investment in the state.

Breaking Australia’s vicious energy cycle

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 5, 2020 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar Projects, Wind Projects | 0 |

A lack of long-term planning to create a 21st century grid and decades of political infighting are beginning to catch up with us, writes Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton.

Victoria to deliver electricity transmission for 21st century

by EcoGen Editor | Feb 18, 2020 | Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar Projects, Wind Projects | 0 |

The reforms will help to encourage the new renewable energy investment needed to replace the state’s fleet of ageing coal-fired power stations, CEO Kane Thornton said.

Why the slowdown in corporate PPAs?

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 28, 2020 | Australia, Comment, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

All of the bumps and hiccups that accompany the integration of large amounts of renewable energy into the grid have caused PPA buyers to pause for breath.

Australian renewables sector poised for new records in 2020: Rystad

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 21, 2020 | Australia, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Australia’s renewable energy market is set for another record year in 2020 as Rystad Energy expects utility wind and solar PV projects totalling 3.6GW to complete commissioning, up from 2.6GW in 2019.