Renew Economy

APRIL 28, 2022

New record for wind and solar output in Australia's main grid as a host of new facilities start or ramp up production. The post Graph of the Day: Australia’s main grid sets new wind and solar output record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 22, 2024

Record output of renewable energy pushed prices down across the main grid in the first quarter, with the exception of the most coal dependent state grid. The post Record wind and solar push down prices across grid, except for most coal dependent state appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 9, 2024

Heatwave across southern states pushes output of wind and solar to record high on main grid, with rooftop PV leading the way. The post Heatwave pushes wind and solar to record highs, as renewables share reaches 70 pct of NEM appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Wind and solar set a number of output records in Victoria and across the main grid amid the grid chaos on Tuesday. The post Wind and solar records tumbled as storms ripped through Victoria’s grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

JUNE 25, 2023

Wind energy output records blown away by wintery conditions over the weekend, as well as records for large scale solar and wind combined. The post Wind blows down more output records on Australia’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

per cent wind and solar averaged over month of October, while Australia's main grid averaged record 45.1 The post Wind and solar average stunning 87 pct of South Australia’s demand over month of October appeared first on RenewEconomy. South Australia sets stunning new record of 86.7

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Cannon-Brookes provides bulk of funds for start-up hoping to help solve the wind and solar connection log jams on Australia's main grid. The post Cannon-Brookes backs power engineers aiming to solve renewables grid connection log-jam appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

JANUARY 24, 2023

pct wind and solar even when its main transmission links were down, in what AEMO says is a "glimpse of the future." pct wind and solar when links were down appeared first on RenewEconomy. South Australia reached an "extraordinary" 91.5 The post “Glimpse of the future:” South Australia peaked at 91.5

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Renew Economy

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

Wind and solar still contributed around two thirds of electricity supply in South Australia in the week it was "isolated" from the main grid. The post Wind and solar supply two thirds of South Australia grid in week it was cut off from NEM appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 29, 2023

Australia's main grid has too much solar and not enough wind. And the reality is that wind plus transmission is cheaper than solar plus storage. The post Too much solar, not enough wind: Australia’s big renewable dilemma appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Renewables set new record for instantaneous share of main grid generation on Friday, with wind and solar alone also setting a new benchmark. per cent share of generation in Australia’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy. The post Renewables reach record 68.7

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Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Hawaii's main utility Hawaiian Electric has entered into contract negotiations with the developers of 15 renewable energy projects, including solar, wind and a combined 2.1GWh of energy storage.

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Renew Economy

MARCH 5, 2023

South Australia sources more than 80 per cent of its power needs from wind and solar over summer. Soon, the country's main grid will be doing the same. pct wind and solar share in blackout-free summer appeared first on RenewEconomy. The post South Australia enjoys 80.1

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Renewables output breaks above 20GW in Australia's main grid for first time, while output of wind and solar jumps 900MW to new record. The post Wind and solar output set landmark new milestone in Australia’s rapidly changing grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

APRIL 23, 2023

National energy market volatility is increasing as more renewables, but mainly rooftop solar, continues to enter. The post Know your NEM: Whistling for more as wind and solar eat into gas and coal share appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

He said the market recognises the inevitability of energy storage as part of a transition to renewables, mainly wind and solar which are intermittent. “We Mr Wilson’s company aims to develop 2.5GW of Pump Storage Hydro in Scotland and holds planning consent for the first of three projects, Red John on Loch Ness-side.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 18, 2022

Wind and solar hit new record peaks in main grid, pushing coal and fossil fuels to record lows, but curtailment also hits new high in South Australia. The post Wind and solar records tumble again, as coal and fossil fuel hit another low appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Do wind and solar projects affect frequency in the main grid? The post The NEMs frequency behaviour – how is it going with all this new wind and solar? And how to they compare to other technologies? A deep dive into an essential grid service. appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

When all the costs are included electricity from wind and solar power is very expensive. The main problem is that the wind doesn't blow all the time and sometimes there is little or no wind for a week or more. Solar power goes off every night, and is seriously reduced during cloudy.

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Solar Industry

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Southern Power, a wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company , has acquired its 30th solar project — the 150 MW South Cheyenne Solar Facility — from Qcells USA Corp. “We are proud to partner with Southern Power to deliver long-term value to Wyoming customers through the South Cheyenne Solar Facility.”

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2020

Three popular options include solar panels, wind turbines, and geothermal heating and cooling. Solar panels are perhaps the most popular source of renewable energy for residential homes—and for good reason. There are numerous benefits to going solar at home. Wind Turbines . Geothermal Heat Pumps.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

The electricity generated from renewable sources – such as wind or solar – is used to power electrolysis. Dr Pitchaimuthu’s main research areas are photoelectrochemistry, photocatalysis, electrocatalysis, nanomaterials, solar energy and photo/electrochemical CO2 recycling.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 12, 2022

This area of expenditure includes solar, wind, nuclear and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCUS). This will necessitate the development of back-up technologies to carry the system through when the wind does not blow, and the sun does not shine.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

and Ampt, a company that optimises large-scale photovoltaic (PV) systems, announced the deployment of a combination of wind and solar generation together with battery storage within the microgrid at the Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology (ICT) campus in Pfinztal, Germany.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2024

The barriers to microgeneration Generating renewable energy via solar PV is increasingly seen as a simple and cost effective way to reduce reliance on the grid, decentralise electricity supply, reduce utility bills and protect consumers against energy market volatility.

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Renew Economy

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Solar is doing well – and particularly associated home battery uptake; wind power is struggling; and China is rapidly becoming the main factor limiting global decarbonisation. The post Three global renewables trends to watch for – and what they mean for Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 15, 2020

From the solar factory floors of China’s Jiangsu province to wind farm country in West Texas, the clean-energy industries are struggling to gauge the potential damage that lies ahead — and it’s not a pretty picture. That could mean the first down year for global solar installations since the 1980s. wind market.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 28, 2020

Wind energy is well-known for its capability to cut electricity costs for consumers as it replaces the produced fuel with wind energy free of charge. Due to this factor, wind energy is strongly beneficial compared to traditional energy sources and power generators.

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Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

EVs will play a key role in balancing supply and demand on the main grid, even assuming only 10-20% of this mobile battery bank can be utilised daily. The post Grid operator needs to dial in EVs to support huge pipeline of wind, solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 22, 2022

Government data confirms surge in wind and solar generation during July and September. The data for the period from July to September shows that a combination of increased capacity and higher wind, solar, and hydro output resulted in a sharp rise in clean power generation.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Plus Power now needs to build the plants: a 150 megawatt/300 megawatt-hour system near a cranberry bog south of Boston, Massachusetts, and a 175 megawatt/350 megawatt-hour battery in Gorham, Maine. Others are supported by Massachusetts SMART program, which incentivizes the addition of batteries at distributed solar projects.

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The Environmental Blog

JANUARY 26, 2021

Solar and Wind Set to Dominate . Solar power is predicted to dominate the global market, with key stakeholders including SunPower (US), Canadian Solar (Canada), Jinko Solar (China), and Tina Solar (China). Solar installations are also predicted to rise from 132GW in 2020 to 150GW in 2021.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

The system allows the simultaneous monitoring and reporting of noise, dust, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and vibration as well as wind speed and direction for an all-encompassing assessment of emitted levels. The Guardian2 is also able to run from 100-250V mains power supply or battery. www.casellasolutions.com.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 27, 2021

In the space of just a few days, two separate projects have brought the promise of offshore floating solar a step closer to commercial reality. First, the oil and gas major Equinor announced its involvement in an offshore floating solar trial with Moss Maritime off the Norwegian island of Frøya. But that could be set to change.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2023

The idea of space-based solar power (SBSP) – using satellites to collect energy from the sun and “beam” it to collection points on Earth – has been around since at least the late 1960s. It’s collected directly through what we generally call solar power. These reflect the sunlight into an array of solar panels.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 2, 2020

The International Energy Agency (IEA) is to release research showing solar panels could be landfilled safely amid growing concern over the disposal of renewable energy components. Solar panels have a range of recycling options but none are perfect. The challenges for wind turbine blades are even greater. Elsewhere, the U.S.

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Global Renewable News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

The production result was mainly driven by the production from new wind and solar farms. Enefit Green produced 82.6 GWh of electricity in August, which is 28.8% more than in the same period last year.

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