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NSW renewable energy zone carrot attracts 27GW of solar, wind and storage proposals
The NSW government’s efforts to incentivise the creation of the state’s first renewable energy zone, or REZ, has seen 113 parties come forward with a total 27GW of projects. To help support the transmission that would enable the state’s…
Modelling a solution to Alice Springs’ energy woes
The federal government’s $20 million show of support for microgrid projects around the country in June was a rare bullseye for the dart-throwers in Canberra. The 17 recipients of the Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund…
Little spinner … mini wind turbine catches $400,000 in funding
University of Newcastle-based start-up Diffuse Energy has secured $400,000 in seed funding from Australian venture capital fund Shearwater Growth Equity to scale production of its small wind turbine.
The Hyland 920 turbine,…
Remote communities the winners in $20m microgrid funding round
The judges have spoken and the recipients of the federal government’s Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund Microgrids pageant have been chosen, with 17 projects in nearly every state and territory (sorry ACT, South Australia and…
Digitised asset management for renewables delivers greater resilience
As we consider the implications of the post covid-19 economy for renewable energy, many things are hard to predict. But one thing is for certain: efficiency will be more important than ever.
The past 10 years have witnessed phenomenal…
ARENA opens $70m hydrogen funding round
The hunt for renewable hydrogen is on, with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) opening its $70 million Renewable Hydrogen Deployment Funding Round to help fast track the development of projects in Australia. The funding round is…
EnergyLab secures ARENA and industry backing to scale Australia’s best clean energy start-ups
Clean energy start-up incubator EnergyLab have been given a boost with the news that the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and industry partners have granted it $1 million in new funding, which will in part be used to launch EnergyLab’s…
Coal finance is heading to its logical terminal conclusion: IEEFA
After a decade of deflation in renewable energy costs approaching 10% annually, and an extended global economic lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the credit appeal of coal-fired power plants has never looked worse. As a result,…
Why it doesn’t make economic sense to ignore climate change in our recovery from the pandemic
Anna Skarbek, Monash University
It will be tempting for some to overlook the climate change challenge in the rush to restart the economy after the pandemic. Federal energy minister Angus Taylor has flagged he wants to develop Australia’s…
Carbon capture and storage is a big step back to the dirty dark age: IEEFA
The world is grappling with how best to manage the health and economic consequences of two global emergencies, covid-19 and the urgent need to reach zero emissions. The near term is dominated by the current pandemic and finding a balance…