RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/ News and analysis for the clean energy economy Mon, 29 May 2023 02:56:22 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 https://reneweconomy.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/android-icon-192x192-150x150.png RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/ 32 32 Putting green hydrogen plants next to green steelworks would kickstart both industries https://reneweconomy.com.au/putting-green-hydrogen-plants-next-to-green-steelworks-would-kickstart-both-industries/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/putting-green-hydrogen-plants-next-to-green-steelworks-would-kickstart-both-industries/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 02:56:22 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190494 Co-locating plants in sun-rich, iron-rich parts of Australia can help overcome the “first mover problem” for green hydrogen. Here's how it would work.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/putting-green-hydrogen-plants-next-to-green-steelworks-would-kickstart-both-industries/feed/ 0 Squadron forges ahead with 400MW wind and big battery project in NSW https://reneweconomy.com.au/squadron-forges-ahead-with-400mw-wind-and-big-battery-project-in-nsw/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/squadron-forges-ahead-with-400mw-wind-and-big-battery-project-in-nsw/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 02:18:07 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190489 bango wind farm squadron energy NSWAndrew Forrest's Squadron Energy says an Environmental Impact Statement is underway for proposed wind farm and battery in Wiradjuri Country.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/squadron-forges-ahead-with-400mw-wind-and-big-battery-project-in-nsw/feed/ 0 Australian oil and gas company Beach makes move into offshore wind https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-oil-and-gas-company-beach-makes-move-into-offshore-wind/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-oil-and-gas-company-beach-makes-move-into-offshore-wind/#respond Mon, 29 May 2023 02:16:45 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190490 Belgian company Parkwind teams up with Australia oil and gas company Beach in an effort to beat a powerful field of licence applicants.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/australian-oil-and-gas-company-beach-makes-move-into-offshore-wind/feed/ 0 VNI West: AEMO finds new route to allay opposition with good and bad news for renewables https://reneweconomy.com.au/vni-west-aemo-finds-new-route-to-allay-opposition-with-good-and-bad-news-for-renewables/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/vni-west-aemo-finds-new-route-to-allay-opposition-with-good-and-bad-news-for-renewables/#respond Sun, 28 May 2023 23:41:13 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190478 AEMO proposes new route for VNI West transmission link to avoid wetlands and irrigated crops, but there is good and bad news for renewables developers.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/vni-west-aemo-finds-new-route-to-allay-opposition-with-good-and-bad-news-for-renewables/feed/ 0 Grid Connections: Who’s going where in Australia’s energy transition https://reneweconomy.com.au/grid-connections-people-movements-in-australias-energy-business/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/grid-connections-people-movements-in-australias-energy-business/#respond Sat, 27 May 2023 20:33:55 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=163515 People movements at Octopus, Pollination, ClearVue, Snowy Hydro, Ventia, EEC, Wirsol, Collgar, Raygen, BEA Renewables, EVSE, 5B, CSIRO, Genex, AEMO, Macquarie, Synergy.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/grid-connections-people-movements-in-australias-energy-business/feed/ 0 Forrest says he did not bid for Sun Cable, has his own 20GW to build https://reneweconomy.com.au/forrest-says-he-did-not-bid-for-sun-cable-has-his-own-20gw-to-build/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/forrest-says-he-did-not-bid-for-sun-cable-has-his-own-20gw-to-build/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 07:47:07 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190470 andrew forrest turbine bango wind farmForrest says he made no final offer for Sun Cable and intends to focus instead on his own 20GW renewable pipeline.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/forrest-says-he-did-not-bid-for-sun-cable-has-his-own-20gw-to-build/feed/ 0 Sun Cable: Cannon-Brookes wins battle for world’s biggest solar and battery project https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 05:39:20 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190457 sun cable solarBattle of billionaires ends with a Grok-Quinbrook consortium taking ownership of the massive Sun Cable project, keeping alive plans to export solar power to Singapore.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/cannon-brookes-wins-battle-for-worlds-biggest-solar-and-battery-project/feed/ 0 CSIRO trials Australia first portable, off-grid hydrogen generator https://reneweconomy.com.au/csiro-trials-australia-first-portable-off-grid-hydrogen-generator/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/csiro-trials-australia-first-portable-off-grid-hydrogen-generator/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 04:18:32 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190445 csiro hyrdogen techCSIRO scientists will demonstrate patented technology to efficiently generate hydrogen from liquid carriers, supported by Advanced Carbon Engineering.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/csiro-trials-australia-first-portable-off-grid-hydrogen-generator/feed/ 0 Latest hike could be power price peak – as long as we decouple from inflationary fossil fuels https://reneweconomy.com.au/latest-hike-could-be-power-price-peak-as-long-as-we-decouple-from-inflationary-fossil-fuels/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/latest-hike-could-be-power-price-peak-as-long-as-we-decouple-from-inflationary-fossil-fuels/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 04:17:47 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190442 luca bravo wind farm windlab - optimisedLatest DMO reminds us the only solution to permanently lower power prices is to decouple from polluting, inflationary fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to firmed renewable energy.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/latest-hike-could-be-power-price-peak-as-long-as-we-decouple-from-inflationary-fossil-fuels/feed/ 0 Green gold: Wind and solar to deliver 80 pct of power needs for huge new mine https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-gold-wind-and-solar-to-deliver-80-pct-of-power-needs-for-huge-new-mine/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/green-gold-wind-and-solar-to-deliver-80-pct-of-power-needs-for-huge-new-mine/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 04:03:31 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190424 Gold miner expects to get premium for its bullion after signing deal to get 80% of mining and refining power needs delivered by wind and solar.

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