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Season’s greetings, and thanks for your support: We’re having a break to rest, reflect and reboot!
We’re having a break to rest, reflect and reboot.
Renew Economy Editors

Dec 23, 2025

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Renewables

“This has to change:” Flurry of late orders breaks wind drought and gives global turbine giants hope for 2026
A flurry of late orders has broken the wind investment drought in Australia, with global wind giants hoping for a further rebound in 2026 to help meet renewable targets.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 23, 2025

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Commentary

Modelling spot prices in a post-coal grid, when big batteries will become the price setters
Electricity prices can be kept near today’s levels in a post-coal National Electricity Market, but need a system where batteries become the dominant price-forming technology.
Paul Bandarian & David Leitch

Dec 23, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Traditional Owners accuse huge NT solar and battery project of “worst consultation you can think of”
A legal move to extinguish any native claims over land proposed to host the giant Wak Wak solar project has angered Traditional Owners.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 23, 2025

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Energy Insiders

Energy Insiders Podcast: Is the wind drought over?
We discuss some of the major events of the past year – the dominance of batteries, the emergence of solar-battery hybrids, the hassles for wind and transmission, and the conundrum of EVs.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Dec 23, 2025

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Renewables

SEC steps in to rescue another stalled project, an Australian-first wind farm overlooking coal ruins
SEC to build state’s first publicly owned wind farm, that will be the first to be built in a pine plantation and the first to overlook a former coal plant and mine.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 23, 2025

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Storage

Leading battery storage developer says Australia will likely reach its 82 pct renewables target … in 2034
One of Australia’s leading battery storage developers says Australia will likely not reach 82 per cent renewables until 2034.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 23, 2025

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Storage

World’s largest grid battery has been completed – in the oil capital of the world
The world’s biggest battery energy storage system – a 7.8 gigawatt-hour behemoth – has been completed in Saudi Arabia, and will now start the process of powering up.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 22, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Fossil gas exporters forced to give Australia “first rights” at reasonable prices – for new contracts only
Australia will keep more of its gas for the domestic market under a national reservation scheme unveiled by the federal government.
Poppy Johnston

Dec 22, 2025

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Storage

Flow Power reaches financial close on its first stand-alone big battery, in Victorian coal country
Australia renewables gentailer reaches financial close on its first “battery only” project – and its largest project of any sort, to date – in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 22, 2025

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Commentary

Snowy could emerge as the fairy godmother in race for contracts and capital to replace ageing coal clunkers
Queensland’s decision to say no to renewables is bad news for some. But in NSW, it could help Snowy emerge to save the transition away from coal.
David Leitch

Dec 22, 2025

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Commentary

I am accused of being a global funds manager and half my age. But facts don’t matter in disinformation war
I am accused of being a global funds manager masquerading as a journalist. Facts don’t matter much in a war of disinformation waged agains renewables.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 22, 2025

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Renewables

Trailblazing wind farm snapped up by Spanish renewables giant hoping to free it of grid constraints
Spanish renewables giant agrees to buy one of the heavily constrained Victorian wind farms in line for a grid upgrade boost.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 22, 2025

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Storage

Neoen begins construction of another big battery, first in world to deploy Tesla Megablock technology
Australia’s most successful big battery developer starts work on a new project, the first in the world to feature Tesla Megablock 20 MWh units.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 22, 2025

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Commentary

AEMO projections ring the alarm bell on WA’s expensive and polluting fossil gas addiction
AEMO’s projections ring an alarm bell on a state that has grown used to prioritising the interests of gas industry over the climate, the economy, and everyday West Australians.
Piers Verstegen

Dec 22, 2025

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Storage

Korean company secures grid connection approval for its first big battery in Australia
A two-hour, 100 megawatt battery energy storage system has received approval to connect to the south-east Queensland grid and help stabilise it.
Joshua S Hill

Dec 21, 2025

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Renewables

Offshore wind turbines create all-you-can-eat havens where some fish can double in size
New study shows offshore wind turbines create different marine environments that accommodate more groups and more complexity in the oceanic food chain.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 21, 2025

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Storage

First solar-battery hybrid on Australia’s main grid is energised, and ready to send PV into evening peaks
The first large scale solar battery hybrid project to join Australia’s main grid has been energised, and is getting ready to feed stored solar into evening peaks.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 20, 2025

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Chart of the day

Wind, solar and batteries smash output records in midst of pre-Christmas heatwave
Near-record demand creates important window into how much renewable capacity is available across the system when load is high.
Geoff Eldridge

Dec 19, 2025

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Storage

Huge new battery will be able to power South Pacific island for three hours a day, and pave way for more solar
France is building one of its biggest batteries on its territory in New Caledonia, where it will help wean the nickel mining island off coal and oil.
Joshua S Hill

Dec 19, 2025

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