Renewables

Behind-the-meter storage might be an efficient way to make the most of a household PV system but far larger batteries are needed at network scale if room is to be made for more solar. The age of community batteries has begun, writes Jeremy…

The latest set of clean energy statistics compiled by the International Renewable Energy Agency signal a changing of the guard when it comes to clean power, with legacy hydropower facilities overtaken by new intermittent renewables. April…

Looking back on 2020, the Clean Energy Council describes an industry that refused to let a global pandemic stand in its way. Despite the angst and associated economic turmoil of a global pandemic, 2020 turned out to be a surprisingly good…

As predictable coal is replaced by unpredictable renewables in the energy system the mechanisms that underpin the trading of energy need to be updated. The latest manifestation of change is an electricity swap contract for buying and…

ASX-listed thermal energy storage hopeful 1414 Degrees is considering doubling the storage capacity of the big battery component of its Aurora Energy Project in South Australia’s Port Augusta to 140MWh, and holding off on the solar…

Already a high achiever in the utility-scale solar sector, the Spanish renewables firm is scanning the local market for locations to deliver a total 300MW of storage. Despite what some say about the hardships of chasing the sun, Carlos…

The arid, disconnected nature of the region suits concentrated solar thermal, says Australian technology developer Vast Solar. Regardless of a tendency to tower over sandy barren plains, forms of generation that rely on storing the sun’s…

The project pipeline for wind farms around Australia is filling faster than ever before, writes Jeremy Chunn. Whether these future facilities will power the NEM or hydrogen exports, it’s clear that investors back the technology. But will…

The government may sound ambiguous about clean energy but it doesn’t want us to trash PV panels or wind blades, says a UniSA researcher working on an end-of-life stewardship program for clean energy gear. There is no such thing as clean…

In a connected energy system where dispatchable sources are being replaced by flighty renewables, incumbents and backers of new technology are poring over a new source of market intelligence – because data is knowledge. Attendees at energy…