October saw the emerging pattern of record-breaking renewable energy output, and low operational demand start to form into a solid trend. New minimum operational demand records were set in Victoria …
October 2020 Energy Market Review
September 2020 Energy Market Review
It has been a busy September 2020 for the Australian energy market. Energy futures prices fell from mid-September as the Morrison Government announced a suite of policies to support the …
Federal Government’s “Energy Roadmap” ignores solar and wind focusing on hydrogen and carbon capture
The Federal government’s Low Emissions Technology Statement or “Energy Roadmap” has inexplicably left out reference to solar and wind generation, focusing instead on costly hydrogen technology, gas, carbon capture and …
Federal government allocates $1.4 billion ARENA funding boost for low emission technologies
The Federal Government has allocated $1.4 billion in ARENA funding to push the Australian Renewable Energy Agency towards low emission technology. The government is gunning for the agency and the …
August 2020 Energy Market Review
Energy futures markets remain at rock-bottom prices, and we are continuing to secure ridiculously low contracts for our clients. “The deals we are securing are incredible. I haven’t seen anything …
How low minimum operational demand can damage electricity grid infrastructure and drive up network tariffs
Australia’s uptake of rooftop solar by both households and businesses is largely viewed as positive, but it can also put the National Energy Market at risk in terms of problems …
AGL’s Liddell coal plant to get new lease of life as big battery storage project
AGL Energy will turn its obsolete Hunter Valley Liddell coal generation plant into a giant 500 MW battery as it manages the transition to a renewable energy dominated electricity market. …
Beer to energy – How COVID shutdown boosted South Australia’s renewable energy output
Millions of litres of expired beer that would have ended up being poured down the drain have been used to feed the thirsty bacteria digesters at South Australia Water’s Glenelg …
Australian gas producers at the forefront of international gas market “meltdown”
Australian gas producers are at the forefront of the international gas market “meltdown,” as an effect of the COVID-19 crisis, as global consumption is set to drop by 4 percent …
July 2020 Energy Market Review
Hopes of an early return to normal economic life faded in July as the second wave of Coronavirus rolled across Victoria and possibly into NSW. Energy futures markets have largely …
