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Turnbull turns to battery storage, with giga-scale plan for near Melbourne
The former PM – once one-eyed in his support of pumped hydro storage – is proposing to co-develop a four-hour big battery on the outskirts of Melbourne.“State-of-the-art facility” wins funds to service and refurbish wind turbines on Australian soil
State tips $500,000 into local family-owned electric motor specialist to support delivery of a state-of-the-art wind energy servicing centre on Australian soil.
Mild winter and abundant rooftop solar sends grid demand to record lows – just 2 MW in one state
Energy market operator reinforces need for more flexibility, storage and transmission as electricity demand is squashed to record new lows, mainly by rooftop solar, which met 99.9 pct of supply in one state.
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“State-of-the-art facility” wins funds to service and refurbish wind turbines on Australian soil
State tips $500,000 into local family-owned electric motor specialist to support delivery of a state-of-the-art wind energy servicing centre on Australian soil.
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From diesel shackles to solar sovereignty: How Australia can help unlock a renewable Pacific
Behind the Pacific’s reliance on fossil fuel imports lies an extraordinary economic opportunity. But tapping the huge solar potential needs international support.
Macquarie’s huge gas export gamble puts more than investors at risk
Macquarie’s approach to climate change is pushing risk-reward to a disturbing extreme – treating the prospect of catastrophic levels of global warming as a business opportunity for fossil fuel expansion.
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“Sick joke:” Beetaloo gas starts flowing as new UN report issues “deafening” climate wake-up call
As the NT marks first gas from the huge Beetaloo “carbon bomb,” the Pacific Islands Forum gets a “deafening wake-up call” on the profound and present threat of climate-driven sea-level rise.
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