Australia
ARENA grants $14m funding for AGL’s Broken Hill battery project
This will help fund the 50MW/50MWh lithium-ion large scale battery storage.
ARENA grants $14m funding for AGL’s Broken Hill battery project
This will help fund the 50MW/50MWh lithium-ion large scale battery storage.
Virtual power plants could play a key role in Australia’s electricity retailing
This power plant by your house could turn rooftop solar into a power source for the energy market.
AGL’s proposed grid-scale battery at Liddell station gets gov't approval
The battery site has a 500MW, 2GWh capacity.
GE, Ibredrola to install turbines for onshore wind project in New South Wales
The 145MW project is expected to be completed in 2023.
ARENA opens funding round for German-Australian hydrogen initiative
Australia and Germany committed $36.6m (A$50m) and $55.2m (EU50m), respectively.
Why are Australia’s coal plants exiting at a faster pace?
Coal plants’ profitability is declining with the entry of low-cost renewable energy.
Gas demand in Eastern Australia could drop by 60% in 2050
Demand has been declining due to the clean energy transition.
Iberdrola Australia to build 145MW wind project in New South Wales
Construction is expected to start in March 2022.
Infinite Energy to halt sale of rooftop solar systems in Australia
The company cited the pandemic’s impact on its rooftop solar and battery systems business.
Origin eyes early retirement of 2,880MW Eraring coal-fired plant in 2025
It was initially targeted to shut down in 2032.
Coal-fired generation share in Australia’s electricity to fall to 47% in 2024: IEA
This is due to capacity retirements and increase in renewables.
ARENA announces $28.8m R&D funding for ultra-low-cost solar
Funding round applications will open in February.
Australia to benefit from Indonesia’s coal export ban: Fitch Solutions
The country is the second largest coal exporter after Indonesia.
5GW of Australia’s coal capacity will close sooner than expected
This will bring down Australia’s coal capacity to 14GW by 2030, the IEEFA reported.
Rooftop solar may cover 77% of Australia’s grid demand by 2026
There will be an additional of 8.9GW on top of 14GW existing capacity of solar.
Australia regulations redirect clean energy funds to CCS, fossil H2
The country’s clean energy market experts lament the new regulations.
Australia’s no. 2 pension fund to abandon thermal coal financing
It plans to invest A$1b in renewables and low carbon energy.
Commentary
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