David Carroll
CleanCo strikes renewables deal with Scentre Group
Queensland’s publicly-owned energy generator and retailer CleanCo has inked a long-term deal to supply shopping centre major Scentre Group with 100% renewable electricity for its Westfield centres across the state from 2025.
Recent events push NEM turnover to new heights
The story of recent times in Australia’s National Electricity Market has been the significant escalation of wholesale price outcomes in the market.
Greenspot gets green light for 1,000 MWh battery
New South Wales is a step closer to adding another big battery to its network with Greenspot securing planning approval from state government authorities for a massive 500 MW/1,000 MWh grid-connected battery to be developed at the site of the defunct coal-fired Wallerawang Power Station near Lithgow.
ACT details plan to ditch gas in shift to electric future
The Australian Capital Territory government has unveiled plans to phase out the use of fossil gas by 2045 at the latest and move the market towards a net zero emissions future by “electrifying Canberra with renewable electricity over the next two decades”.
Wirsol secures approval for hybrid solar-storage power plant
New South Wales has given the green light for another large-scale solar PV and battery project with German-owned renewable energy developer Wirsol Energy announcing it has secured amended development approval for a 445 MW solar and energy storage hybrid power plant in the state’s central west.
Albanese points to certainty for renewables investors after climate change bill clears first hurdle
New legislation to enshrine Australia’s 2030 and 2050 emissions reduction targets into law has cleared the first hurdle with the Federal Government’s climate change bill passing through the parliament’s lower house.
Kidston Solar Farm retains place atop large-scale performance rankings
Just days after Genex Power rejected a proposed $300 million takeover offer, claiming it undervalues the company, the developer’s 50 MW Kidston Solar Farm has once again been ranked Australia’s best performing large-scale PV asset.
The Greens have backed Labor’s 43% target – but don’t think Australia’s climate wars are over
After a decade of climate policy failure, Wednesday brought good news and slightly less good news for Australian action on climate change.
Malaysia energy major targets early closure of coal plants
Malaysia’s largest electricity provider Tenaga Nasional Berhad has announced plans to fast track the closure of its coal-fired power plants to hasten the transition of its generation fleet from fossil fuels to renewable sources including large-scale solar PV and green hydrogen.
AEMO report underlines need for ‘urgent’ shift to renewables
The Australian Energy Market Operator has declared skyrocketing power prices and unprecedented market disruptions have confirmed the “urgent” need for the nation to fast-track its transition from a coal-dominated system to renewables, including wind and solar PV backed by batteries and other energy storage technologies.
