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    Tag: baseload

    December 21, 2017
    Giles Parkinson

    AEMO plans for future (clean) grid, with no mention of base-load

    The Australian Energy Market Operator has effectively thrown down the gauntlet to the federal government on its climate and technology assumptions, with the first installment of its mini white paper […]

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    July 7, 2017
    Giles Parkinson

    Concept of ‘baseload’ energy quickly becoming a relic of the past

    A new US report argues that the concept of “baseload” energy generation is an artefact of an old fossil fuelled industry, and should not be confused with reliability. The Brattle Group […]

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    June 16, 2016
    Sophie Vorrath

    ‘Baseload’ will be an irrelevant term in the future renewable energy grid

    A new report from WWF Australia has questioned the concept of “baseload” energy, arguing that this model of power generation will be made redundant by a 100 per cent renewable […]

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    March 12, 2015
    Giles Parkinson

    Flow battery maker Redflow to build its first commercial system in Australia

    Australian battery developer Redflow has sold a commercial-scale model of its zinc bromide flow energy storage system to its company director, tech guru Simon Hackett, who will couple it with […]

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    September 11, 2014
    Nitin Nampalli

    Future of Utilities – Part 1: The death of base-load generators

    As the uptake of renewable energy continues, solar and wind customers around the world are facing resistance from electricity utilities. The ‘Future of Utilities’ series aims to introduce various concepts […]

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    June 4, 2014
    Giles Parkinson

    Australian concentrating solar demo plant sets solar heat record

    A CSIRO-developed Australian solar thermal project has achieved what is being described as a game-changing breakthrough, demonstrating the technology’s potential to compete with modern coal-fired plants. The CSIRO Energy Centre […]

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