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The burgeoning offshore wind industry is awaiting a declaration from the federal government to start major work on the water. Key points: The renewable energy industry is waiting for the federal government to designate Gippsland as an offshore wind development zone There are five wind farm projects planning to build turbines off the coast of Gippsland CSIRO says the price for building an offshore wind farm has dropped significantly, making it a viable option There are five offshore wind farms planned off the coast of Gippsland, with the hope of leveraging the existing transmission infrastructure of the Latrobe Valley. Under a new law governing offshore wind farms passed by Parliament last year, operators are only allowed to carry out certain activities in zones designated for offshore wind development. The most developed project, Star of the South, plans to erect up to 200 turbines in the windswept waters of Gippsland. Acting chief executive Erin Coldham said making the declaration wou

A global transition to cleaner energy sources could be the world’s best opportunity to minimize the possibility of global conflict, the US energy secretary said at a major energy forum in Sydney. In a speech at the Sydney Energy Forum on Tuesday, US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm said the shift to cleaner energy sources meant no country could be “hostage” for its access to solar and wind resources. “No country has ever been held hostage to access the sun. No country has ever been held hostage to access the wind. They were never armed, nor will they be,” Granholm told the forum. “So, therefore, our move to clean energy globally could be the greatest peace plan of all.” “We want and need to switch to clean energy, and we share this with Australia. We have lots of sunshine and lots of land for solar and wind farms. Coastal with offshore wind expert employment opportunities.” “But we see an opportunity for us as clean energy exporters to be able to play a role in bringing that p

How many storages have high grating – 90 percent or more – varying wind and solar requirements to ensure there is enough supply to meet demand? This is a hot topic inside and outside the energy circle. One common theory – often pushed by the nuclear and fossil fuel lobbies, and the former Coalition government – ​​is that you should match each kW of wind and solar capacity to an equivalent amount of storage. The CSIRO says the idea is wrong, and Australia will only need to install a fraction of the storage for every kW of renewable energy – between one-fifth and one-third – to meet demand. “Such a conclusion would substantially overestimate the need for storage capacity,” said CSIRO in an updated version of the GenCost report, a landmark annual document that tracks the costs of comparable energy technologies, and in the case of wind and solar, their storage and transmission. needs too. The reason for this, says CSIRO, is that although the generation mix is ​​changed, and significantly