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Tag: renewables

May 20, 2020
Sophie Vorrath

Switching to renewables could cut industry energy costs by almost a quarter

A wide-scale shift to wind and solar by Australia’s major industrual energy users could cut their collective energy costs by as much as $1.6 billion per year, a new report […]

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November 29, 2023
Jeff Sykes

On the Road to a Greener Future with Smart Use of Cars, Energy, Palm Oil and Plastic

There’s a lot of negativity when it comes to environmental predictions on a global basis – we are flooded with plastics or other waste, we contribute to deforestation by consuming […]

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March 25, 2019
Giles Parkinson

Australia renewables share rises to 21.2%, but transport emissions soar

New data has has clocked the share of renewable energy in Australia’s electricity generation at 21.2 per cent, as the contributions from wind and solar continue to grow. The latest […]

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November 28, 2018
Sophie Vorrath

Another coal myth busted as developing nations turn to renewables

Developing nations have taken the lead on clean energy, a new study has shown, after adding a record 114GW of zero-carbon energy generating capacity of all types, 94GW of which […]

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November 13, 2018
Sophie Vorrath

Victoria Labor boosts renewable energy target to 50% by 2030

The Victorian Labor government revealed plans to extend its target for renewable energy generation to 50 per cent by 2030, if it is re-elected in this month’s state poll. The […]

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March 30, 2018
Giles Parkinson

How baseload can be replaced with renewables & storage

Deconstructing baseload. It is the title of a chapter in a recent report from REN21, the global renewable energy agency, highlighting just how dramatic the energy transition will be as […]

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January 16, 2020
Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath

SA government announces plans for clean energy auction with focus on batteries & ‘dispatchable’ renewables

The South Australian government has announced plans for a new clean energy auction, saying it intends to target battery storage and other “dispatchable” renewables to supply around one-quarter of the […]

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January 16, 2020
Giles Parkinson

1,000MW electricity demand ‘cliff’ during Melbourne Cup demonstrates resiliency of grid – even with renewables

At about the same time as the running of Victoria’s Melbourne Cup race on Tuesday,  energy market watchers were given a lesson in electricity variability – not the variability of solar […]

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February 28, 2014
Giles Parkinson

IEA says renewables cost-competitive with new-build fossil fuel plants in OECD nations

Solar and wind energy can play major roles in transforming and decarbonising the world’s electricity grids, and at little extra cost, according to the International Energy Agency. The IEA, a […]

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