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Australian start-up secures $9m for mine-based gravity energy storage technology
Green Gravity says it has secured $9 million in new funding to develop its gravitational energy storage technology that it hopes to deploy in disused mines.State owned utility to be protected under constitution after cross-bench changes heart
Victoria’s constitution will be altered to include Labor’s signature election promise to revive the State Electricity Commission after a surprise change of heart from cross-benchers.
Green hydrogen guarantee of origin scheme urgently needed, inquiry told
Inquiry told the emerging green hydrogen sector is “frustrated” by delays to the introduction of a mechanism to track and verify emissions associated with hydrogen, renewable electricity and other resources.
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Big batteries have already put an end to minimum demand shocks in Australia’s most vulnerable grid
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Data centres, electrification and green hydrogen: The big demand questions for the grid
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Whoever wins the election, Queensland needs more renewables, sooner
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State owned utility to be protected under constitution after cross-bench changes heart
Victoria’s constitution will be altered to include Labor’s signature election promise to revive the State Electricity Commission after a surprise change of heart from cross-benchers.
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