In this Weekly Dispatch:
- The Commonwealth Government has not approved plans by the Victorian Government to build a terminal to support offshore wind construction due to concerns around the impact on wetlands. The Victorian Premier said that steps can be taken to mitigate the impact on wetlands.
- An arctic blast in the US in the coming days could break demand records in ERCOT.
- Up to 50 GW of offshore wind auctions are slated for Europe in 2024.
- 2023 was the warmest year on record.
- The UK Government has released a consultation paper on the design of mechanism to support long duration energy storage.
- ESIG has released a report on how EVs can be better integrated into distribution networks.
- EVs made up a quarter of new cars registered in New Zealand in 2023.
- Podcasts of the week: Columbia Energy Exchange on the top energy headlines in Washington in 2024; Montel Weekly on the role of interconnectors in Europe.
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