Year on year, the percentage of renewable energy entering the Australian electricity market is growing, and these figures are only set to increase as states and territories embrace increasingly optimistic net-zero goals. With these enhanced net zero goals will come a flurry of project activity to deliver on targets, and it is increasingly important that developers work with partners equipped to deal with the challenge of rapid renewable energy project deployment.
In the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) most recent Quarterly Energy Dynamics report, it advised that coal-fired generation decreased by an average 117MW (12 per cent) compared to Q2 2021; and gas, solar and wind generation increased at all times of day, with distributed PV continuing to grow, increasing by 46MW (28 per cent) on average compared to Q2 2021.
By 2050, it is estimated renewable energy will supply the majority of the National Energy Market’s (NEM) electricity needs, with significant reductions continuing for coal and fossil fuel plants. Several coal plants are planned to shut down early, including the recently announced Loy Yang A Power Station – with the new closure date almost ten years earlier than previously announced.
The Federal Government’s Australian Energy Statistics (AES) report into 2020-2021 energy generation and use showed that in 2021, renewables represented a record high of 29 per cent of the total energy generation in the country, while fossil fuel generation continued to decline.
Diversifying energy streams creates a more interconnected grid, which means the grid needs to flex with the changing contributions of different energy sources – as well as the changing demands of Australian consumers. The Australian Clean Energy Regulator (CER) also knows the importance of getting more renewable energy into the grid.
“As the rapid pace of renewable investment continues, planning for the integration of a much higher penetration of renewables into the national electricity grid is the next key phase in Australia’s transition to a clean energy future,” the CER said.
It’s important then, with multiple new renewable energy projects underway and being connected to the National Electricity Market, that developers look to trusted experience and stability in their renewable partners, to ensure that projects are constructed with the best equipment on the market.
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