Wind power
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Wind farms
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Offshore electricity infrastructure
A high-level gap analysis of how the existing National Electricity Rules relate and apply to potential offshore electricity infrastructure (OEI) development. The paper focuses on harmonising onshore and offshore regulation and identifies gaps, barriers and opportunities for reform. It concludes that while it is both feasible and preferential to accommodate OEI development within the existing...
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An industrial strategy for domestic manufacturing of onshore and offshore wind energy towers and equipment
All wind towers currently installed in Australia are imported. This report argues that the wind energy sector is an ideal application of the federal government’s Future Made in Australia policy and describes how a move to domestic manufacturing could create quality ongoing jobs, reduce emissions and add billions in value to the economy.
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Renewables 2024: analysis and forecasts to 2030
A comprehensive, country-level analysis tracking progress towards global energy targets, this report forecasts the deployment of renewable energy technologies while exploring challenges and identifying barriers preventing faster growth. The report finds that global renewable capacity is expected to grow by 2.7 times by 2030 but still falls short of the targets set at COP 28.
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A second wind: maximising the economic opportunity for UK wind manufacturing
The United Kingdom needs a comprehensive green industrial strategy for the wind sector, bringing together deployment targets and the enabling expansion in wind manufacturing. The authors of this paper set out a series of coordinated industrial policies for the wind sector.
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GenCost 2023-24: final report
Each year, the CSIRO and the Australian Energy Market Operator collaborate with industry stakeholders to update GenCost. This leading economic report estimates the cost of building new electricity generation, storage, and hydrogen production in Australia out to 2050.