Ross Garnaut-led renewables gen-tailer fulfills pledge to “write lots of PPAs” in new deal with Greek developer Mytilineos.
Storage
Danish giant adds massive green hydrogen hub to 30GW Australia pipeline
Danish green giant unveils plans for massive green hydrogen production hub in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula, backed by around 14GW of solar and wind capacity.
Snowy 2.0 usage set to plummet by 2050 – and VNI West won’t save it
Reports reveal VNI West will not increase Snowy 2.0’s transmission capacity to Victoria at all – and that the usage of Snowy 2.0 will plummet after 2050.
Snowy 2.0 “failing” on environmental basics, says withering new report
Snowy Hydro has failed to meet many of the 125 environment conditions placed on its massive pumped hydro project, with audits finding a growing list of problems.
Like solar and wind, batteries and green hydrogen need low-cost finance – and lots of it
IRENA report says lessons learned from scaling up wind and solar to become cheapest options for new electricity generation must be applied to emerging technologies.
Wind, solar and storage developers pray for breakthrough in connection delays
Proposed rule change could provide breakthrough for wind, solar and storage projects threatened by huge delays and extra costs over grid connection process.
Bluescope backs gravity storage start-up with funds and lab at Port Kembla
BlueScope Steel chips in funds and prime real estate at its Port Kembla hub to build a “world first” gravitational energy storage R&D facility.
Darwin’s first big battery is now complete, but it won’t be operating until 2024
Construction complete at the first big battery in the Northern Territory, although it won’t be in full service until next year.
First battery on WA grid ready to go in “boost for rooftop solar PV”
WA’s main grid enters the big battery era with the official launch of its first battery, to be quickly followed by two even bigger storage projects.
California duck curve now a canyon as grid load vanishes in the midday sun
The problem of net negative load during the day and steeper evening ramps is becoming stark in California. More storage is needed,