Updates
The Latrobe Valley Authority lives on and should be a model for Renewable Energy Zones
May 05, 2022
The Victorian Budget provided for the Latrobe Valley Authority (LVA) is set to receive $7.5 million to continue its work. Although it would have been...
Wildlife corridors under transmission lines?
April 29, 2022
To reach 100%+ renewables, we need to build transmission lines to connect regions with high wind, solar and storage potential with the rest of our...
One graph to rule them all: The latest IPCC report
April 14, 2022
The long-awaited latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report dropped last week: ‘Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change.’ The results are clear: wind...
Local support for St Patrick Plains Wind Farm: “It’s a no brainer, we have to do something about climate change and every little bit counts.”
March 31, 2022
In a sleepy part of Tasmania, where daily life is largely dictated by the rising of the trout, a new wind farm is on the...
Eraring’s closure only increases the urgency of new transmission
February 18, 2022
The way forward for Australia’s energy system hinges on the success of a series of new transmission lines, which will link new renewable wind and...
Moving to 100% renewables just got massively cheaper: CSIRO Report
February 11, 2022
In January, CSIRO put out an article in their ECOS magazine that had a remarkable bit of information. The chief science body in Australia had...
Job opening: Community Engagement Manager for the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone
January 07, 2022
Make a difference in your community, securing local outcomes from the emerging renewables boom in the Central-West Orana (Dubbo) region. Our exciting Community Engagement Manager...
Greater benefits for landholders essential to success of AEMO plan
December 23, 2021
The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) recently released its Draft 2022 Integrated System Plan (ISP). Released every two years, the ISP is the roadmap for...
JOINT STATEMENT: No Transition without Transmission
December 20, 2021
State and federal governments, energy market bodies, regulators and industry must work together to build renewable energy transmission lines fairly and in line with the...
Back to the future?
November 26, 2021
There is a ‘chicken and egg’ problem whereby new electricity grid infrastructure including transmission lines, and new electricity generation projects both need certainty of each...
Wind Farm Noise Overblown: snoring spouses a bigger issue for people living near wind farms than wind farm noise
October 28, 2021
New research from the Flinders University has found the issue of wind farm noise to be overblown. The research, consisting of a survey and laboratory...
Listen to this! We're on the EnergyInsiders Podcast
September 29, 2021
It's on every Australian energy nerd's bucket list: to be a guest on RenewEconomy's EnergyInsiders Podcast hosted by Giles Parkinson and David Leitch.Well this week...