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As Los Angeles burns, 2024 is declared Earth’s hottest on record The year 2024 was the world’s warmest on record globally, and the first calendar year in which global temperatures exceeded …
Australia on track to add 7GW of new wind and solar this year, as ...
Sep 24, 2024 · Australia is on track to add more than 7GW of new renewable energy generation capacity in 2024, new data has revealed, off the back of a promising uptick in large-scale wind …
New records for solar and coal underscore urgent energy …
3 days ago · Australia’s biggest coal state continues to reach new solar heights, but a different sort of generation record shows its ongoing dependence on aging, increasingly unreliable …
AEMC answers state's call to use mothballed diesel plants for …
3 days ago · A temporary energy market rule change will allow two mothballed diesel generators to be used as emergency back-up power sources in the remaining summer months.
Grid Connections 2025: Who’s going where in Australia’s energy ...
Jan 13, 2025 · People movements at Corio Generation, SunCable, Hysata, Vestas, CEIG, WestWind Energy, OpenSolar, EV Council, Ørsted, Shell, Pacific Energy, Hydro Tasmania.
Share of renewables hits record high on Australia's main grid, …
Sep 9, 2024 · The maximum instantaneous share of renewables on the NEM has hit a new all-time high – and pushed the share of coal to a new low.
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Australia can ride the waves of China’s “green capital tsunami” – …
Oct 2, 2024 · A new report warns current investment policy towards China is blocking access to a “green capital tsunami” vital to Australia’s plans for solar and battery manufacturing.
AEMO locks in renewables and storage to replace coal, as Australia ...
AEMO planning blueprint confirms that renewables and storage the cheapest and smartest way to replace coal, and nuclear would be too slow and costly. But is the rapid transition quick enough?