Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:55:14 +0000
It’s been a miserable rainy week with loads of cloud cover here in Brisbane, Queensland. And you know what, the naysayers were right, sometimes the sun don’t shine. Or at least, doesn’t shine enough. This week, for the first time in months, I have had to use grid power to … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2023 21:37:39 +0000
French energy company Neoen is starting construction of a new 197 MW battery storage project with four hours worth of capacity in Western Australia.
Read moreCredit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2022 19:35:38 +0000
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on June 15 indefinitely suspended spot markets in all regions of its National Electricity Market (NEM), citing critical power generation supply shortfalls that it said made it “impossible to continue” operations under national electricity rules. AEMO—the independent system operator (ISO) that operates the competitive market serving New South Wales, […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2022 04:15:00 +0000
Coal has long been a lifeblood for Australia. The country is the world’s largest exporter of metallurgical coal used to make steel, and it’s the second-largest exporter of coal for use in power generation
The post Australia’s Coal Conundrum: Economy, Climate at Odds appeared first on POWER Magazine.
Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 28 Mar 2019 01:31:09 +0000
Several power-sector CEOs—appearing at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) Summit in New York this week—suggested that existing nuclear power plants should not be allowed to slowly vanish from the U.S. electricity grid under market pressure caused by cheap natural gas and the growth of renewable energy. The leaders submitted that nuclear power provides important […]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 20:50:17 +0000
Depending on the deployment location and competing energy prices, photovoltaic solar panels are among the most cost-effective power solutions being added to the grid today, often without subsidies and other incentives. The revelation came during a panel discussion—which included several CEOs from the power sector—that took place at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) Summit […]
The post Solar Power Is Economical Today, but Comes With Challenges appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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