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Energy & Utilities
Unleashing the value of storage as a transmission asset
Renewable energy generation is rapidly increasing around the world, driven by competitive costs, eager capital and supportive governments. Many countries have ambitious targets, including Australia, which is aiming for 82 percent renewable generation by 2030 - up from around 29 percent in 2021. To ensure the grid remains reliable while these targets are met, many…
16 Jan 2023, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
Addressing the impending energy storage undersupply
The Federal Government, through ARENA, has extended funding of $175 million to support 4.2GWh of energy storage across six projects, operational by 2025. Recently, Victoria also announced its intention to legislate 2.6 GW of energy storage capacity by 2030 and at least 6.3 GW by 2035. The target - which includes short, medium and deep…
12 Jan 2023, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
The challenges and opportunities around long term energy storage – insights from Genex CEO James Harding
For Genex Power – the first private company in Australia to develop pumped hydro - the business case for large-scale energy storage systems (LESS) has always been clear. Given the high penetration of solar in Queensland, Genex’s various LESS projects throughout the state are well placed for energy arbitrage - enabling the operator to bank…
11 Jan 2023, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
How CleanCo Queensland is powering a cleaner energy future
Since taking on the role of Chief Executive at CleanCo Queensland in July 2022, Tom Metcalfe has been at the helm of a 1100MW portfolio of low-emission and clean energy generators. He oversees two run-of-river hydros in far north Queensland, the state’s only pumped hydro at Wivenhoe, and one of Australia’s most efficient combined-cycle gas…
9 Jan 2023, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
Consideration of seabed condition and risk on lease area selection – A follow up Q&A with Gareth Ellery
Our energy sector is at the precipice of a ‘gold rush’ as the offshore wind market takes off in Australia. As this new industry expands, it is vital that developers choose the location of their projects wisely. This is a point Gareth Ellery from Global Maritime emphasised at the Australian Offshore Wind Conference when discussing…
22 Nov 2022, by [email protected]Energy & Utilities
Could gas turbines be the key to making our energy transition a success?
Gas turbines are a key element of today’s electricity production infrastructure but, until recently, they have largely been overlooked as tools in our national energy transition. Dr. Jeffrey Goldmeer, Emergent Technology Director – Decarbonisation at GE Gas Power believes this should change. He says gas turbines complement other grid-forming technologies given the long storage life…
6 Oct 2022, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
What APPEA and its members are doing to abate carbon this year and beyond
Australia’s peak industry body for the Oil and Gas sector, APPEA, is no stranger to the topic of environmental sustainability. Decades before the Paris Agreement was established, the association was quick to champion cleaner energy projects, famously favouring gas over a potential coal-fired plant in the Northern Territory in 1984 and halving its emissions in…
11 Aug 2022, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
What can Australia learn from the UK’s offshore wind sector?
Australia’s offshore wind sector is set for exponential growth this year, with legislation now permitting the development of turbine infrastructure on the domestic seabed. This legal groundwork, combined with the nation’s geographical advantages, give increasing hope that offshore wind will become a viable alternative as we transition away from our ageing coal fleet and power…
9 Feb 2022, by Amy SarcevicEnergy & Utilities
Saul Kavonic: “Australian Oil and Gas Producers Can Become Leaders in Carbon Trading.”
For city slickers, it can be easy to think of oil, gas and renewable energies as abstract concepts. “Australia’s oil and gas sectors are critical to the national economy, but operations take place in the regions, out of sight from the big cities in the South East,” says Saul Kavonic, one of Australia’s leading energy…
20 Jul 2021, by Skye RytenskildEnergy & Utilities
Scaling Carbon Capture and Storage – what needs to happen?
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) – the process of capturing CO2 from high emission sources and injecting it into the ground for permanent storage - has come a long way since first used in the 1970s. Back then, the technology was mainly used for enhanced oil recovery – separating CO2 from methane in natural gas…
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