Clean energy is growing in the grid but there is still plenty of risk for big investors.
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Things will get worse before they get better … how curtailment and restrictive MLFs will precede the dawn of renewable energy zones
Grid constraints are symptoms of an energy system in transition, say analysts. A balancing act of new supply and transmission will see bumps along the way.
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To the limit … ANU lab open for extreme (or mundane) DER testing
Dull or extraordinary grid conditions can be conjured to stress test clean energy equipment at the ANU’s laboratory dedicated to distributed energy resources.
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Gusts up, prices down … good news and bad about wind’s towering role in Victoria
A pocket of stillness has highlighted how wind may have concentrated price power in Victoria as coal is retired.
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Wind farm data cruncher turns out a 45% better 5-minute forecast
An Australian university has developed software that by increasing accuracy of five-minute forecasts can push down associated liabilities to the NEM.
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A green bubble? The renewables investment boom dissected
Green stocks are on a wild ride as investors of all stripes get on board. The Economist dissects the investment boom.
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Welcome to Camp Kidston … work begins on 2GWh Queensland pumped hydro facility
Five years in the planning, work has begun on Genex Power’s ambitious clean energy storage facility in northwest Queensland.
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Energy Next: connecting technologies with the clean energy sector
This year the Australian Clean Energy Summit will share the stage with Energy Next, where the renewables crowd can learn about tomorrow’s technology.
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AER penalty for lax bidding soars a hundredfold … newbies beware
The Australian Energy Regulator has ramped up penalties that may be applied to owners of power plants, no matter the technology, if they fail to refine bidding before dispatch.
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CEFC gets NSW-SA-Vic EnergyConnect link over the line, with 1.8GW of projects to follow
The new connection – expected to cost $2.28 billion – will free up vast amounts of new opportunities for developers of solar, wind and storage projects.
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