In this edition of the Weekly Dispatch:
- The Commonwealth Government has declared a new offshore wind zone 20km off the Hunter coast. The zone will host up to 5 GW of capacity. Greater sea depths mean that floating turbines will be required for the Hunter zone, posing some new technical challenges.
- Sev.en has extended the Vales Point exit date from 2029 to 2033. The NSW Government will also make a decision on whether to extend Eraring’s closure date later this year.
- Queensland has released their Draft REZ Roadmap. The Roadmap identifies 12 potential future REZs as a pathway to connect 22 GW of new wind and solar generation by 2035 (around 8 times current utility-scale VRE capacity).
- Solar and wind farm approvals declined in 2021 and 2022 according to Rystad Energy.
- ERCOT continues to break peak demand and VRE generation records.
- Podcasts of the week: Energy Insiders hosts Minister Bowen on renewable energy targets, the CIS and the new Hunter offshore wind zone. The Carbon Copy on the promise of iron-air batteries as a form of long duration storage. Catalyst on the transporting hydrogen.
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