The convenience of using performance ratios as benchmarks can put project proponents in a blind spot, writes Michelle McCann.
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West Australia’s five-year roadmap lights the way for PV and battery storage
The plan will accelerate the integration of distributed energy resources – solar and battery storage – into the South-West Interconnected System.
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Northern Territory stimulus backs PV and storage
The territory's Household and Business Battery Scheme has an initial budget for $800,000 or 130 batteries.
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NSW pumped hydro plant could unlock New England Renewable Energy Zone
The study will examine the degree to which the proposed PHES plant could unlock further renewable energy investment and the development of the proposed New England REZ.
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By 2050, hydrogen can cut emissions by 34%: BNEF
Use of clean hydrogen can help address the toughest third of global greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, but only if net-zero emission goals and policies are set.
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How should we think about a hydrogen economy?
It’s all very well to decarbonise the electricity sector but a zealous pursuit of hydrogen might be disproportionate to requirements, write Graham Palmer and Josh Floyd.
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Will wind fill the gap?
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.
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When one wind turbine is enough … a case study from the blustery far south
The Portland Wind Project in Victoria might be extra small but it proves the versatility of wind technology.
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Genex signs 30-year storage offtake agreement with EnergyAustralia
The 30-year agreement includes a 10-year initial term and two subsequent 10-year options.
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Covid-19 infects global renewables outlook … zero growth in 2020, 10% fall in 2021: Rystad
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.
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