For $6 extra, AEMO keeps lights on and defies renewable skeptics
AEMO says reserve mechanism that ensured lights stayed on last summer cost just $6 per customer, and praises role of newly deployed technologies such as batteries and demand response.
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Yarranlea Solar Farm under construction in Queensland
Work begins on Risen Energy's 121MW Yarranlea Solar Farm, west of Toowoomba, which is going ahead without a PPA.
500 BMW i3 batteries connected to UK wind farm
Sweden's Vattenfall connects 500 BMW i3 batteries to 228MW wind farm in South Wales, in "UK’s largest" co-located onshore wind and battery project.
How renewables can provide the same grid services as new gas plants
US report demonstrates how renewable and distributed energy resources can provide the same grid services as gas generators – and avoid $1 trillion of new plant costs.
A 100% renewable grid isn’t just feasible, it’s already happening
Debate over whether we can run electric grids on 100% renewables in coming decades misses a key point: many countries and regions are already there.
Gupta says could build 10GW of large scale solar across Australia
Gupta says GFG Alliance could build 10GW of large scale in Australia, as well as make EVs, and use car batteries for household storage.
Inside the Tesla big battery: How it made money and cut prices
AEMO reports detail how Tesla big battery helped keep the lights on last summer, smashed prices in specialised markets, and made money for itself from price arbitrage.
Cheap condensers to displace gas as renewable energy back-up
South Australia transmission company ElectraNet says it has found a cheaper solution that using the state’s gas plants to provide system strength to the local grid.
Cheap condensers to displace gas to renewable energy back-up
South Australia transmission company ElectraNet says it has found a cheaper solution that using the state’s gas plants to provide system strength to the local grid.
What’s happened to South Australia’s biggest and most modern gas generators?
The biggest and most modern gas generation units in South Australia have been out of action for the past month.