Governments Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/governments/ 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 Governments Archives - RenewEconomy https://reneweconomy.com.au/category/governments/ 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 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 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 “Mighty sun, wind and water:” New partner and funds for green hydrogen mega project https://reneweconomy.com.au/mighty-sun-wind-and-water-new-partner-and-funds-for-green-hydrogen-mega-project/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/mighty-sun-wind-and-water-new-partner-and-funds-for-green-hydrogen-mega-project/#respond Fri, 26 May 2023 01:21:55 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190433 Big renewable hydrogen project in Queensland lands a new partner and the biggest public-private injection of funds so far in Australia.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/mighty-sun-wind-and-water-new-partner-and-funds-for-green-hydrogen-mega-project/feed/ 0 Solar investment overtakes oil for first time as renewables chase down fossil fuels https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-investment-overtakes-oil-for-first-time-as-renewables-chase-down-fossil-fuels/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-investment-overtakes-oil-for-first-time-as-renewables-chase-down-fossil-fuels/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 22:58:04 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190409 Investment in solar to overtakes oil for first time as world accelerates switch to renewables and fossil fuel companies pocket their super profits.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-investment-overtakes-oil-for-first-time-as-renewables-chase-down-fossil-fuels/feed/ 0 Regulator confirms another coal and gas fuelled power price hike. But why? https://reneweconomy.com.au/regulator-confirms-another-coal-and-gas-fuelled-power-price-hike-but-why/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/regulator-confirms-another-coal-and-gas-fuelled-power-price-hike-but-why/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 03:22:24 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190363 AGL torrens island b battery gas plantRegulator flags power price hikes across the main grid, but experts question why prices are still being determined by frameworks first designed decades ago.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/regulator-confirms-another-coal-and-gas-fuelled-power-price-hike-but-why/feed/ 0 NSW now has roadmap to close coal by 2030. But will Labor run with it? https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 03:18:34 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190352 NSW now has a roadmap to exit coal by the end of the decade. But it requires a commitment from the state government. Will Labor run with it?

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-now-has-roadmap-to-close-coal-by-2030-but-will-labor-run-with-it/feed/ 0 Grid has untapped capacity that could be used by renewables. But networks can’t see it https://reneweconomy.com.au/grid-has-untapped-capacity-that-could-be-used-by-renewables-but-networks-cant-see-it/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/grid-has-untapped-capacity-that-could-be-used-by-renewables-but-networks-cant-see-it/#respond Thu, 25 May 2023 01:47:54 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190349 PAREPportaugustaTransmissonLines.jpgSourcing existing yet untapped capacity will help solve our overarching goals of providing cleaner, quicker and more cost-effective electricity to consumers.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/grid-has-untapped-capacity-that-could-be-used-by-renewables-but-networks-cant-see-it/feed/ 0 NSW renewable zones face delays and cost blowouts as questions hang over Eraring https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-renewable-zones-face-delays-and-cost-blowouts-as-questions-hang-over-eraring/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-renewable-zones-face-delays-and-cost-blowouts-as-questions-hang-over-eraring/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 14:01:04 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190324 NSW reveals delays in timing of new renewable zones, and some cost blowouts, raising questions about closure date for Eraring and pace of green energy transition.

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]]> https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-renewable-zones-face-delays-and-cost-blowouts-as-questions-hang-over-eraring/feed/ 0 Australia needs 20GW renewables in four years to meet 2030 target https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-needs-20gw-renewables-in-four-years-to-meet-2030-target/ https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-needs-20gw-renewables-in-four-years-to-meet-2030-target/#respond Wed, 24 May 2023 04:55:37 +0000 https://reneweconomy.com.au/?p=190296 The delivery of components at the Stockyard Hill Wind Farm (Credit: Goldwind).To reach 80 pct renewables by 2030, we need 20GW of wind and solar committed in four years, and six years for transmission to be built. That’s a doubling of the historic pace.

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