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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.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.
Flow Power reaches financial close on its first stand-alone big battery, in Victorian coal country
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Trailblazing wind farm snapped up by Spanish renewables giant hoping to free it of grid constraints
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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.
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.
Australia wants to add 1.8 billion tonnes of thermal coal in face of declining market conditions
Australia’s thermal coal pipeline seems dangerously misaligned with market and climate realities in a landscape of shrinking demand, growing competition, escalating costs, climate risks and labour shortages.
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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.
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