Australia's Energy Transition: The Hard Road to 82% Renewables

Australia's renewables transition is halfway there, but hitting the national target of 82% renewable electricity by 2030 is now "extremely challenging." The main grid supplies about half its power from renewables, yet an additional 8.5 GW of wind and 9.5 GW of solar must be planned and built in just three and a half years—more than the country’s entire existing wind capacity. Victoria’s government announced a review of the Western Renewables Link transmission line,...