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Australia’s biggest energy users are being lined up to break the wind drought in its most coal dependent state
Data centres and the country’s biggest aluminium smelter will finally get to break the long investment drought in wind projects thanks to new government mandates.The $2.5 billion wind project getting ready for take-off, 23 years after farmer landholders were first approached
After more than two decades of planning, this huge wind project is edging closer to construction. For the farmers hosting the turbines, it can’t come soon enough.
One of Australia’s biggest wind projects seeks green light to add solar and battery
The developers behind a mammoth proposed 1.4 gigawatt (GW) wind farm is seeking federal environmental approval to add a solar and battery project alongside it.
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Australia’s biggest energy users are being lined up to break the wind drought in its most coal dependent state
Data centres and the country’s biggest aluminium smelter will finally get to break the long investment drought in wind projects thanks to new government mandates.
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Home battery rebate hits 500,000 milestone as households “take control” and deliver grid benefits
The number of Cheaper Home Batteries installations has passed the half-million mark, a huge new milestone for the hugely successful rebate that is slashing bills and delivering “enormous benefits” to the grid.Commentary
What federal and state rebate changes mean for C&I solar and batteries – in 8 charts
Eight charts show how two big policy announcements in the space of a fortnight have transformed the economics for commercial solar and battery projects.
We’re trying to win a drag race with the handbrake on: Here are three reforms to deliver the energy transition
Supercharging Australia’s energy system was always going to be complex. But complexity does not need to become paralysis.
S-curve modelling says renewables can kick coal out of Australia by 2032. But is this soon enough?
In the race to renewables, the big question is whether “faster than we thought” is the same as “fast enough.” S-curves say we can do the first. Nothing in the modelling tells us we’re on track for the second.
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Safeguard will short-change climate targets, study says, rules should be tougher on fossil fuels
Australian investors are pushing for big changes to Australia’s major pollution policy and they could force more companies to reduce pollution.
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The smart choice: How the energy transition made Australia the perfect option for this technology innovator
Australia has become the ultimate global testbed for decentralised energy. Indian energy tech giant Kimbal is leveraging this unique environment to deploy its Edge Intelligence platform.
How solar and a home battery turned my $200 power bill into a $190 credit
One month after installing a large rooftop solar system and home battery, our household bill was not just a lower, but $190 in credit.
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