Copy
RenewEconomy Daily News

South Australia to be first gigawatt scale grid to meet all demand with rooftop solar

Giles Parkinson

In the next few months South Australia could become the first gigawatt scale grid in the world to meet all its demand from rooftop solar.

The dubious modelling behind Energy Security Board’s capacity market proposal

Tristan Edis & Johanna Bowyer

Angus Taylor's claims of a $1.3 billion saving from a capacity market for fossil fuel generators are based on a model that doesn’t exist.

Wood to hydrogen: Valid green alternative or an environmental disaster?

Michael Mazengarb

Surging interest in renewable hydrogen is reigniting debate over biomass for energy: Is it a legitimate source or an environmental disaster?

World’s first “fully recyclable” wind turbine blades roll off production line

Sophie Vorrath

The world’s first fully recyclable wind turbine blades have rolled off the production line, ready to be tested at a German offshore wind farm.

Rooftop solar delivers 62% of total generation, drives demand to record low in WA

Giles Parkinson

Rooftop solar sends minimum "operational demand" to a new low in WA's main grid, some 10 per cent below the previous benchmark.

Plug-and-play solar tapped to green up hydrogen production at massive platinum mine

Sophie Vorrath 

A mobile plug-and-play solar plant will help power greener hydrogen production at the world’s largest open pit platinum mine, and fuel the world’s largest HFC mining truck.

Epuron trims turbine numbers at proposed Tasmanian wind farm

Sophie Vorrath

Wind farm proposed for Tasmania's Central Highlands trims turbine numbers, but local opponents say it is a "token" gesture.

Changes to safeguard mechanism could deliver low cost credits to large industrial buyers

Reputex

How the federal government strikes a balance between ‘genuine abatement’ and ‘commercial participation’ will be a focus of new credit mechanism.

The Driven Podcast: From coal to renewables and EV charging

Giles Parkinson

Engie’s head of green mobility in Australia on the company’s plans to be a major supplier of EV chargers and its interest in V2G.

The electric utes that will be the first to tow your boat, and power our tradies

Bridie Schmidt

There are now numerous electric utes on the horizon. Which will get to Australia first, and at what price point?

Battery EVs beat all other vehicles for emissions cuts in Australia and NZ, researchers say

Michael Mazengarb

New research shows battery electric vehicles achieve lowest emissions footprint in Australia and New Zealand, even when using grid electricity.

EV news wrap from The Driven

Staff Reporters

Honda to share its new EV platform designs with American auto giant GM; Polestar 2 available in three variants; Engie to roll out EV fast chargers in major population centres; and much more.

Grid Connections: Who’s going where in Australia’s energy transition

Staff Reporters

People movements in Hydro Tasmania, Queensland, AGL, Ausgrid, Genex, Meridian, Powershop, ECA, Infinite Blue, Ratch, Windlab, New Energy Solar.
FaceBook.png Twitter Linkedin
One Step Off the Grid

Solar, Storage and
Distributed Energy News

The Driven

Electric Vehicle News








This email was sent to <<Email Address>>
why did I get this?    unsubscribe from this list    update subscription preferences
RenewEconomy · PO Box 61 · Mullumbimby, NSW 2482 · Australia