Renew Economy

The economics of building new wind farms in Australia is "getting worse, not better," project developers warn, as rising construction costs and a fickle off-take market block the path to final investment.

The post “Worse, not better:” Developers paint grim picture of wind energy economics – even with CIS support appeared first on Renew Economy.

Repairs to one of its three transformers allows Australia's most powerful battery to reach full storage capacity, but still short of delivering its full "shock-absorber" contract.

The post Transformer repair allows Australia’s most powerful battery to reach full storage capacity appeared first on Renew Economy.

Lightsource bp hails "new phase" in global power sector after announcing the start of construction of major new solar and battery project to help power smelter.

The post Power sector enters “new phase” as huge solar-battery project that will supply giant smelter starts construction appeared first on Renew Economy.

In an exclusive interview, Tesla Energy’s Asia Pacific boss Josef Tadich discusses energy abundance (read solar), the role of batteries big and small, hybrids, the EV surge and the arrival of V2G.

The post Tesla Energy boss on energy abundance, EVs, V2G and big and small batteries | Energy Insiders appeared first on Renew Economy.

Planning minister who has stopped a number of renewable and storage projects given special powers to over-rule other authorities and fast track petroleum projects.

The post “Sea of oil:” Planning minister who stopped wind projects gets special powers to fast track petroleum appeared first on Renew Economy.

New deal to roll out a series of sub-5 MW solar and battery projects highlights growing investor interest developing assets on the distributed energy grid.

The post Taiwan energy company enters Australia with deal to roll out 10 small solar and battery projects appeared first on Renew Economy.

Human handlers still need to be on site but the robots from one US company can now talk to each other and be controlled from anywhere.

The post Remote control robots that talk to each other are building solar farms in Australia appeared first on Renew Economy.

The biggest data centre in Australia will be built in its only 100 pct net renewables grid. And it could have a major impact, including eliminating negative demand.

The post AI giant chooses Australia’s first 100 pct (net) renewable grid to build country’s biggest data centre appeared first on Renew Economy.

State commits nearly $18 million to the establishment of collection, transport and processing pathways for end-of-life solar panels and batteries.

The post Solar recycling: State tips $17.8 million into waste PV and battery collection, processing appeared first on Renew Economy.

In an exclusive interview, Tesla Energy's Asia Pacific boss Josef Tadich discusses energy abundance (read solar), the role of batteries big and small, hybrids, the EV surge and the arrival of V2G.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Tesla Energy boss on energy abundance, EVs, V2G and big and small batteries appeared first on Renew Economy.

Construction of the LTESA-winning battery is set to start this year after the federal government gave the project the environmental green light.

The post Contested big battery with up to 10 hours of storage gets final green light appeared first on Renew Economy.

Snowy has commissioned a report saying how important its Snowy 2.0 project is for the grid. Actually, we just want to know the size of the bill.

The post Snowy preps market for very big blowout in Snowy 2.0 costs, with response to a question no one is asking appeared first on Renew Economy.

On Facebook, western Victoria is nothing but a hotbed of anti-renewables activism, but there are new efforts to unite farmers and developers to a single cause.

The post From wool, to cropping, to solar: How renewable energy can “grow the agricultural pie” appeared first on Renew Economy.

Plans to build a massive new big battery with up to four hours of storage has secured development approval from state government authorities.

The post Huge gigawatt-scale, four-hour battery secures state development approval for coal country appeared first on Renew Economy.

A record-breaking month of renewable energy generation has been set in three different states across Australia, as big batteries continue to smooth prices.

The post Wind and solar generation records tumble, despite drought, and as batteries continue to ramp up appeared first on Renew Economy.

A government-owned power company that can sell electricity for 44 per cent less than market price is one answer to problems faced by heavy industry.

The post “The private market cannot deliver:” Unions want government to build low cost green power for big industry appeared first on Renew Economy.

A new framework will help determine the cost of different measures to shift or reduce electricity demand, rather than supply.

The post What is the value of energy efficiency and flexible demand? A new tool will help us find out appeared first on Renew Economy.

The pricing review proposing high fixed network tariffs has got it wrong on home batteries, dynamic pricing and the impact on households.

The post Proposal for high fixed network charges is wrong on home batteries, dynamic pricing, and impact on CER appeared first on Renew Economy.

Regulator quantifies the revenue cuts caused by the delayed start of the giant shock absorber" battery, and the impact of the catastrophic transformer failure.

The post Delays at Australia’s most powerful battery lead to a more than $90 million cut in payments appeared first on Renew Economy.

Plans to install a big battery with up to six hours storage in a sweet spot between a coal generation hub and major electricity demand centres have been waved through the federal green queue.

The post Huge six-hour battery gets federal green tick for grid sweet-spot at edge of coal hub appeared first on Renew Economy.