There’s a smart way to push Labor harder on emissions cuts – without reigniting the climate wars
The fate of Labor’s 2030 climate policy hangs in the balance as the Greens and other climate-conscious crossbenchers this week consider pushing the government harder on emissions reduction.
Albanese lays out radical new vision for Australia: clean energy exporter and green manufacturer
Gone are the days when the federal government would cheer on Australia’s fossil fuel exports to the exclusion of all else, while seemingly doing everything in its power to hold back the switch to renewables.
Labor’s renewable target much more ambitious than it seems – best bang-for-buck policy needed
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese this week gave his first major climate change speech, touting Australia’s future as a renewable superpower and promising Labor’s ambitious new renewable target would “unlock $52 billion of private sector investment.”
Do network operators dream of electric vehicles?
With more models entering the Australian car market and high prices at the bowser, electric vehicles are garnering more attention from both cost-aware and environmentally conscious consumers alike.
On the fringe: Outer edges of NEM most prone to volatile MLFs
One of the most characteristic features of Australia’s National Electricity Market is the sheer length of the entire network. With roughly 40,000 kilometres of high voltage transmission lines spanning a physical distance of around 5,000km, we have one of the longest interconnected electricity grids in the world.
Restoring trust and confidence to our electricity markets
The recent challenges for the east coast energy market have put a significant spotlight on energy security, reliability, and affordability in Australia.
The clean energy revolution isn’t just a techno-fix – it’s about capturing hearts and minds
The Black Summer bushfires devastated parts of the Eurobodalla region in New South Wales. Then earlier this year, the area was hit by floods. As climate change threatens to bring more severe and frequent extreme weather events, how can we help future-proof such communities?
Market suspension lifts, but underlying drivers may stick around
It has been a chaotic few weeks on the east coast, culminating with the national electricity market being suspended on 15 June 2022, an outcome not seen in the modern version of the NEM. There has been much coverage of the key drivers of the crisis. It stems predominantly from a perfect storm of two main factors: thermal unit outages and high thermal fuel costs, as the NEM largely relies on thermal generation.
Realising electric vehicle-to-grid services
Dr Kathryn Lucas-Healey on vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technologies and the Australian National University’s (ANU) Realising Electric Vehicle-to-grid Services project which will see electric vehicles being used to support the the national electricity grid.
5 policy decisions from recent history that led to today’s energy crisis
If you aren’t a long-term energy policy news junkie, you’d be forgiven for thinking the current crisis arrived fairly suddenly.
