Extreme weather events and increased demand for electricity show how climate change could impact energy prices in future. The United Nations has urged the world …
How climate change could impact energy prices in the future
How the climate and weather affect electricity prices
The climate and weather affect electricity prices because they both directly influence the demand and supply of energy. Imbalances to demand and supply of electricity …
How biogas can be used to generate electricity from organic waste
Biogas is a renewable fuel that is produced when organic waste such as leftover food and animal waste is broken down by bacteria which can …
Understanding the basics of climate change
Climate change used to be associated with vague possibilities in the far distant future, but catastrophic bushfires, biblical floods and other extreme weather events seem …
AGL’s Bayswater future in doubt as Australia’s largest energy user announces move to renewable energy
The future of one of Australia’s largest coal-fired power stations – AGL’s Bayswater – has been called into question after its largest customer, aluminium smelter …
Energy Security Board proposes changes to Retailer Reliability Obligation to prevent abrupt exit of coal electricity generation
As Origin Energy quietly told the Australian Energy Market Operator that it would be shutting down the first units in Eraring, the country’s largest coal-fired …
Energy security, retiring coal, batteries, renewables and energy cost savings for customers highlighted in Energy Security Board report
The Energy Security Board has placed energy security, timely retirement of ageing coal power stations, opening the way for batteries, cheap renewables and helping consumers …
Large-scale batteries cheaper, more flexible than gas and essential to Australia’s renewable energy transition
Large-scale batteries are essential to Australia’s transition to renewable energy. Battery storage is the new clean peaker, proving to be 30 percent cheaper than gas, …
Coal becomes unprofitable with market volatility and price hikes likely to return in the medium term
Wholesale electricity prices are at a six-year low, but market volatility and price hikes are likely to return in the medium term as coal becomes …
Energy consumers are the big winners in Australia’s renewables transition as prices tumble
Australia’s energy consumers are the biggest winners in the country’s transition to renewable energy as prices plummet to historic lows. Prices were down 70 percent …
