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CEC clean energy report profiles a year of determined growth

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 30, 2021 | Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Looking back on 2020, the Clean Energy Council describes an industry that refused to let a global pandemic stand in its way.

Key reforms unlocking Australia’s renewable energy potential

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 27, 2021 | Australia, Comment, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Crucial reforms currently underway suggest that 2021 will be a landmark year for Australia’s renewable energy transition, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.

Power in numbers … what energy market research tells us about the outlook for renewables and the flexibility of coal and gas

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 2, 2021 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

In a connected energy system where dispatchable sources are being replaced by flighty renewables, incumbents and backers of new technology are poring over a new source of market intelligence – because data is knowledge.

Against the odds, South Australia is a renewable energy powerhouse. How on Earth did they do it?

by EcoGen Editor | Mar 1, 2021 | Comment, For Consumers, Policy, Projects, Renewable Energy Target, Solar Projects, State Policy, Uncategorised, Wind Projects | 0 |

South Australia shows how good public policy can enable dramatic emissions reduction, even in a privately owned electricity system.

Gale force … pressure builds in the wind project pipeline

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 31, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

The project pipeline for wind farms around Australia is filling faster than ever before, writes Jeremy Chunn. Whether these future facilities will power the NEM or hydrogen exports, it’s clear that investors back the technology. But will the wind buildout be a breeze?

The trouble with big targets … it’s exports versus the NEM

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 18, 2021 | Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Leaping ahead to build massive amounts of renewables to secure green energy exports will only make the job of fixing the NEM more puzzling.

Offshore wind and green hydrogen still expensive: Rystad

by EcoGen Editor | Jan 15, 2021 | Hydrogen, International, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Research shows green hydrogen produced by offshore wind will struggle to be competitive.

Renewable energy breaks through into 2021

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 18, 2020 | Australia, For Consumers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Things are looking up for renewable energy in 2021 after the industry defied the challenges to have a breakthrough year in 2020, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.

Australian Wind Alliance rebrands as RE-Alliance to bring Renewable Energy Zones along for the ride

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 10, 2020 | Australia, For Consumers, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Communities in regional areas targeted for rapid growth in construction of wind and solar assets will need to feel included if they are to contribute to the energy transition.

Catch it if you can … the race to build tomorrow’s storage

by EcoGen Editor | Dec 1, 2020 | Australia, Bioenergy, Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

There is no argument about the vital role storage will play in a grid dominated by variable renewables, writes Jeremy Chunn, but its rise is sure to be a prolonged affair that is potholed with risk.

An efficient NEM is ‘possible’ but still a way off: Capgemini

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 28, 2020 | Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Capgemini’s annual overview of global energy markets included a significant section on Australia this year. EcoGeneration speaks to authors Anastasia Klingberg and Jan Lindhaus about how we are tracking.