Mainstream Media Refuses To Let These Renewable Energy Myths Go
For reasons that are not entirely clear, renewable energy sources such as wind and solar appear to have gotten the better of mainstream media.
AEMO
South Australian Blackout Still Not Fault Of Wind Energy Variability
Despite numerous claims to the contrary from Australian politicians over the last few weeks, the Australian Energy Market Operator has confirmed that the cause of the September 28th state-wide blackout was not the variability inherent in wind energy. At approximately 3:45pm on Wednesday, September 28, all of South Australia and … [continued]
Residential Rooftop Solar + Storage Will Change Grid, Says AEMO
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The Australian Energy Market Operator has highlighted the big changes ahead for the Australian electricity grid brought about by rooftop solar PV and battery storage, in its first major assessment of the household market and its impacts on the grid. For the first time, AEMO has made … [continued]
Australia’s Grid Operator Plans For Rapid Solar, Storage, & EV Uptake
Originally published on RenewEconomy. The Australian Energy Market Operator, which runs the country’s grid, has adapted its network planning to take into account a rapid uptake of rooftop solar, battery storage and electric vehicles in the coming years. Regulators and grid operators in Australia and overseas have often been accused … [continued]
Payback Predictions For Solar + Storage In Australia
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Sophie Vorrath As we have reported here and here, the Australian Energy Market Operator on Friday released its first ever big study of the impact on the National Electricity Market, over the next two decades, of technology like battery storage and electric cars. Among its … [continued]
South Australian Renewables Contribute To Negative Electricity Prices In Middle Of Day
Of all the Australian states, the part of Australia we call South has the most wind and solar capacity per person. Wind power generates electricity equal to about a third of the state’s total consumption and rooftop solar generates about 6%. We don’t have utility-scale solar on account of how … [continued]
South Australia Targets 50% Renewable Energy By 2025
RenewEconomy. By Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath. The Labor government in South Australia has announced it will increase its renewable energy target to 50 per cent by 2025 – up from the 33 per cent target that it has already met, six years ahead of scheduled date of 2020. The … [continued]
22.6% Of Homes Use Solar In South Australia
RenewEconomy. Nearly one in four homes in South Australia now has rooftop solar, as the share of renewable energy in the state neared 33 per cent in 2013/14 – delivering the state’s ambitious 2020 target six years ahead of schedule. Official data released by the Australian Energy Market Operator shows … [continued]
The Real Cause Of Overcapacity: Dud Investments
Originally published on RenewEconomy One of the main arguments proffered by the owners of Australia’s fossil fuel generation fleet against the renewable energy target has been the massive over-capacity on the country’s main National Electricity Market. Last year, AGL Energy estimated this overcapacity to be around 9,000MW. The arguments put … [continued]
South Australia Might Be 1st 100% Renewable Energy Mainland State
Originally published on Renew Economy. The South Australian Labor government gained a lot of credit – and success – when it announced a 33 per cent renewable energy target for the state by 2020. It seemed very ambitious at the time, but it turns out that it was just a … [continued]
