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The great gas disconnect: Why Australia needs a managed exit strategy for stranded gas network
The burden of a dying gas industry must be shared proportionately between network investors, governments, and consumers.“We request Manchurian Pear trees:” NSW battery project approved after unusual request
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Solar contractor files big claim against Shell over disputed cost overruns at Australian PV project
One of biggest solar contractors in Australia has lodged a major claim against Shell Energy over disputed costs at a Queensland solar farm.
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The great gas disconnect: Why Australia needs a managed exit strategy for stranded gas network
The burden of a dying gas industry must be shared proportionately between network investors, governments, and consumers.Australia is stuck in a vicious circle of diesel fuel dependence. Chinese electric trucks offer a way out
Australia remains extraordinarily dependent on imported diesel to move freight and support much of its industrial economy. We should look to China for a new strategy.
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“Making the invisible visible:” New rules to hold networks to account for managing consumer energy assets
New rules will bring distribution network planning and reporting up to speed with the consumer energy revolution, and aim to create a fairer and cheaper market.
Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix
Firmed solar and wind still lowest-cost pathway for Australia to reach net zero emissions, new report confirms, as batteries flip the script and limit gas to between 3-7 pct of generation in 2050.
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