Bridie Schmidt
Australian Federal Government
Climate
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Technology roadmap not a credible policy to tackle climate, investors say
Investors say the Morrison government's Technology Roadmap is not a replacement 'for a coherent national climate policy', or a lack of 2050 target.
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Renewables
Solar
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September delivers record high renewable share on NEM, new low for coal
Renewables reach 30% of main grid in September - the first time for a whole month above this level - and 66% in South Australia as coal and gas...
AEMO
Australian Federal Government
Gas
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Scott Morrison
Morrison claims gas needed because batteries can’t yet firm wind and solar
Morrison says more gas needed because battery technologies can't firm renewables at scale. Energy experts disagree.
AEMC
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Australian Federal Government
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ESB
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Enough new wind and solar locked in to kill three coal generators by 2025
Committed wind and solar projects will take renewables share to about 42% by 2025, and add enough new capacity to force closure of up to three coal generators.
Australian Federal Government
Gas
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Renewables
Why green hydrogen could be cheaper than fossil fuels in just a few years
Cheap and abundant solar means Australia 'perfectly placed' to lead global renewable hydrogen industry, with prices below fossil fuels within reach.
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Other Good Stuff
United States Government
Who turned off the lights in California?
Preliminary data shows culprits from last month's load shedding were not variable renewables, but the sudden loss of a big fossil fuel generator, and human error.
As battery and pumped hydro developers try to figure out the storage equation for Australia's grid, there is still not enough focus on demand management.
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Cannon-Brookes says Hornsdale battery proof that technology change will be rapid
Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes issues fresh plea to governments to not underestimate the pace of change in clean energy technologies.
