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Rooftop Solar Kill Switch, or Sometimes the Sun Shines Too Much

December 24, 2024 admin Australia, australia solar, australia solar energy, clean power, grid, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:08:20 +0000

As Australia adds massive amounts of rooftop solar power per year, the discourse is turning from: “we need coal/nuclear because there isn’t enough solar to feed into the grid” to “we need to switch off solar to preserve grid stability.” The point is, though, that we do, but only as … [continued]

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Sometimes the Sun Don’t Shine … Enough

November 26, 2024 admin aemo, agl, agl energy, Australia, australia solar energy, australian energy market operator (aemo), clean power, Solar energy, wind energy

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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Big Batteries — Squeezing Out The Gas In Australia

May 24, 2024 admin Australia, australia energy storage, australia solar, australia solar energy, batteries, clean power, Energy Storage, lithium-ion batteries, neoen, policy & politics, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Wed, 22 May 2024 16:23:20 +0000

Why is squeezing out the gas so important? Electricity produced by gas peakers is the most expensive in the Australian grid. All electricity providers can then match that price even if they are producing electricity from free wind or sunshine. Batteries can store Australia’s massive oversupply of electricity produced during … [continued]

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CORENA Has Money to Lend for Climate Action

June 3, 2022 admin Australia, australia renewable energy, australia solar energy, citizens own renewable energy network australia (corena), clean power, community solar, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 04 Jun 2022 00:15:39 +0000

Courtesy of the Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia. Citizens Own Renewable Energy Network Australia (CORENA) is calling for community organisations to apply for an interest-free loan to fund climate action projects at their premises. Additionally, a donation-matching offer will ensure that all tax-deductible donations to expand CORENA’s climate reach will be matched by an […]

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If You Can’t Beat Them, Buy Them — Mike Cannon-Brookes Tries To Buy & Shut Down Worst Coal Plant In Australia

March 4, 2022 admin accel energy, agl energy, Australia, australia solar energy, clean power, clean transport, Coal, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, mike cannon-brookes, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:48:04 +0000

In an astounding turn of events, Atlassian Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has teamed up with Canadian asset manager Brookfield to put in a bid for Australia’s most polluting power company. It was a case of “if you can’t beat them, buy them.” Green capital is trying to push out the old legacy coal barons. Predictably, the […]

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If You Can’t Beat Them, Buy Them — Mike Cannon-Brookes Tries To Buy & Shut Down Largest Coal Plant In Australia

March 3, 2022 admin accel energy, agl energy, Australia, australia solar energy, clean power, clean transport, Coal, Electric vehicles, Fossil Fuels, mike cannon-brookes, Solar energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2022 03:48:04 +0000

In an astounding turn of events, Atlassian Founder Mike Cannon-Brookes has teamed up with Canadian asset manager Brookfield to put in a bid for Australia’s most polluting power company. It was a case of “if you can’t beat them, buy them.” Green capital is pushing out the old legacy coal barons. Predictably, the bid was […]

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Renewable Energy Developers Ready To Quit Australia Over Idiotic Government Policies

February 18, 2020 admin Australia, australia renewable energy, australia solar, australia solar energy, australia solar power, australia wind energy, clean power, downer group, smart energy council, Solar energy

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 20:50:13 +0000

Solar investment in Australia is shrinking due in large part to ridiculous federal policies that make renewable energy projects too risky. The Smart Energy Council thinks it’s time to reverse those wrongheaded policies.