Four NEM-related themes from COP29
After returning from COP29 in Baku, Dan shares his thoughts about energy transition challenges in international electricity markets, and how they intersect with what we're seeing in the...
Articles that look at the energy transition and electricity markets in other parts of the world, including:
1) Different electricity grids and markets internationally;
2) But also different parts of Australia not connected to the NEM e.g. Western Australia.
After returning from COP29 in Baku, Dan shares his thoughts about energy transition challenges in international electricity markets, and how they intersect with what we're seeing in the...
A short record of a significant power outage in Western Australia in January 2024.
Pointing WattClarity readers to FERC's Final Report into Winter Storm Elliott (the Christmas 2022 storm that contributed to power outages for millions of electricity customers in the Eastern...
A quick article on WattClarity pointing to some research completed by Shukla Poddar and others about what future solar profile might be across Australia, in a climate changed...
Tom Geiser argues against time-stamped Renewable Energy Certificates - and how the concept could impact trade, accuracy, market signals and other factors.
Another quick article today - this to record the rare use of coal in the UK on a cold evening with insufficient other supply.
Dan Lee provides this write-up of a recent study tour to Timor-Leste and reflects on lessons learned about how the transition is affecting developing nations.
All's been quiet in the Australian National Electricity Market ... which is not the same as the situation in North America, where extreme cold has stretched supplies across...
Hydrogen explosion in South Africa (at Eskom's Medupi unit) will inevitably draw comparisons to the explosion at Callide C4 on 25th May 2021. Use caution in following those...
Following a tight supply-demand balance in New Zealand on a winter Monday evening 9th August 2021, leading to unserved energy, here's a quick review of what information I...
Watching what's unfolded in Texas over the past 24 hours has been rather disconcerting ... but also prompted questions about the broader energy transition. Here are some thoughts.
Some brief data gathering and analysis, primarily because I could not resist the exploration, of what might have happened with the load shedding in the electricity grid across...
Some very preliminary information (based on an internet search) about factors that might have contributed to the blackout in Argentina and neighbouring parts of South America this week.
Transformation in the electricity industry is occurring at an astounding rate. What’s more, it’s happening globally and Australia is pretty much ground zero. As a result, a new...
A comparison of the output of the two different estimates now available for aggregate state-wide output from small-scale solar PV systems - the ARENA-funded APVI method, and a...
We saw Ryan Wavish present on this topic at All Energy 2014, and invited him to write an article for WattClarity highlighting some of the learnings of the...
A few quick notes about the recent moves in the USA towards a national emissions trading system, and implications for Australia - following a presentation by a US...
The third Earth Hour event has yet again spurred fierce debate. As commentators come to accept the fact that Earth Hour is a largely symbolic occasion, the question...