Wind | EcoGeneration

‘Reach 80% renewables? Easy. 100%? Much harder…’

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 21, 2019 | Comment, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

Coal is out of favour with investors – and that’s what will tip the world towards renewables, says energy oracle Michael Liebreich.

Neoen to boost Hornsdale Power Reserve by 50%, 64.5MWh

by EcoGen Editor | Nov 20, 2019 | Australia, Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Neoen will expand its Hornsdale Power Reserve storage system in South Australia by 50%, a 64.5MWh expansion.

New Grid Reliability Fund a welcome boost to transmission investment: CEC

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 31, 2019 | Funding, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Wind | 0 |

A $1 billion top-up for the Clean Energy Finance Corporation can prepare the energy system for the shift from coal to renewable energy.

An offshore wind heads for Australia

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 31, 2019 | Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Australia’s first offshore wind project a step in the right direction, writes Kashish Shah.

Head in the air, feet on the ground: the highwire skills of a clean energy community relations coordinator

by EcoGen Editor | Oct 16, 2019 | Australia, Projects, Renewables, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Acciona’s Kirsten Lee sees both sides of the story from rural communities as they learn to live with the enormous wind projects that are slowly pushing coal aside.

Self-forecasting on the NEM: adopt early or hold on?

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 21, 2019 | Renewables, Solar, Wind | 0 |

While weighing an investment in forecast systems, plants owners have an opportunity to wait and see how the various methods are proven in the field, writes Dr Colin Bonner.

Australia, the natural energy exporter

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 16, 2019 | Australia, Comment, International, International, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Australia can become a major renewable energy exporter while helping energy deficient countries in Asia to reduce their use of fossil fuels, writes Amar Rathore.

LNG’s boost for renewables

by EcoGen Editor | Sep 5, 2019 | Renewables, Solar, Wind | 0 |

LNG export facilities are being geared towards electrification via renewables, delivering their owners significant savings, writes Gero Farruggio.

Renewables ‘eliminate’ base load reliance in South Australia

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 27, 2019 | Policy, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind | 0 |

The Australia Institute says total renewable generation in South Australia has equated to more than half of total consumption in nine of the past 12 months.

It’s time to step on the accelerator: ACES Removing the Roadblocks panel

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 13, 2019 | Comment, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

What’s stopping Australia move faster with clearing coal out of the way to be replaced by solar, wind and storage?

Why is the Australian Energy Regulator suing wind farms?

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 9, 2019 | Renewables, Wind | 0 |

The Australian Energy Regulator is suing four of the wind farms involved in the 2016 South Australian blackout, alleging they breached generator performance standards and the national electricity rules.

Stampeding sheep, cross-border interconnection and China risk: ACES International Perspective panel

by EcoGen Editor | Aug 7, 2019 | Comment, International, International, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects | 0 |

Australia may be ahead of the pack in adoption of new technology but we have be aware on how the rest of the world is travelling, an expert panel at the Clean Energy Summit concluded.