In this Weekly Dispatch: The Labour Party announces an inquiry into nuclear power. Australia is now a collaborator of the U.S DOE’s Long Duration Storage Shot and will commence two projects under the Net Zero Technology Acceleration Partnership. Phantom Dwellings are…
The Weekly Dispatch: London Coaling
In this Weekly Dispatch: The UK retired its last coal-fired power station on Monday. Origin has dropped out of a green hydrogen Queensland has strengthened its planning criteria and assessment for wind farms. Acciona is planning a large 3GW wind…
The Weekly Dispatch: Swan Dive
In this Weekly Dispatch: Victoria faces minimum system load issues due to the long weekend and AFL grand final. Microsoft signed a deal to resurrect a unit of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant in Pennsylvania. EnergyAustralia is to pay…
The Weekly Dispatch: SWIS Watch
In this Weekly Dispatch: The UK has nationalised the energy system operator. Methane emissions from human activities have increased by 20 per cent in the past two decades. The Chamber of Minerals and Energy in WA has released a report…
The Weekly Dispatch: REZ SWeet REZ
In this Weekly Dispatch: South West REZ tenders have received a lot of interest – bids total 15GW of renewable energy. A Power surge in Perth leaves residents without power and broken appliances. Scientists uncovered that the collapse of a…
The Weekly Dispatch: CISA Salad
In this Weekly Dispatch: Six batteries have been announced in Victoria and South Australia under the Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS). The UK awards contracts for difference (CfDs) to 9.6GW of renewables including offshore wind and tidal stream projects. Volvo eases…
The Weekly Dispatch: Reliability Relief
In this Weekly Dispatch: AEMO released the 2024 Electricity Statement of Opportunities, documenting that projected demand has decreased, reducing some reliability risks. Energy Consumers Australia has criticised time-of-use tariffs. VNI West gets funding for early works from the CEFC Rewiring…
The Weekly Dispatch: Boring Investments
In this Weekly Dispatch: Snowy Hydro buys another boring machine. The NSW government releases new climate projections. Transgrid released its annual transmission planning report. A study in Canberra showed that reducing the brightness of streetlights by half can reduce carbon…
The Weekly Dispatch: Much ado about tariffs
In this Weekly Dispatch: The AEMC proposes requirements for retailers to offer a flat tariff option. AEMO released the NEM and SWIS engineering roadmap. The final report into the WA Domestic Gas Policy Inquiry has been released. AGL is set…
The Weekly Dispatch: No-Zealand Power
In this Weekly Dispatch: New Zealand is facing an energy shortage with the government considering importing LNG. Energy Networks Australia and LEK have released a paper on empowering distribution networks featuring Endgame’s modelling. California is experiencing a battery boom. EPA…