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Storage

Brisbane-based battery upstart celebrates “heavily oversubscribed” share purchase plan
ASX-listed battery materials hopeful Novonix says it has raised well in excess of the $5 million target the company had originally hoped for.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 17, 2025

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Renewables

Australian outfit seals “monumental deal” to buy electrolysers for giga-scale green ammonia project
Allied Green Ammonia celebrate signing the “monumental deal” with Plug Power that will form the core of its huge green hydrogen-to-ammonia plant in the NT.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jan 17, 2025

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Renewables

RACV launches solar and battery VPP, asks commercial customers to join
RACV says its newly launched virtual power plant is one of the first to compete with traditional generators in wholesale energy markets – and it wants customers to join.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 17, 2025

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Renewables

Turbine blade break under investigation at Australia’s biggest wind farm
Investigations are underway following a turbine blade break at a huge new wind farm, with teams working to determine the cause of the incident and to how to detatch the affected blade.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 17, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Gas industry cooks up a “culture war” as the electrification of everything gathers pace
Claims electric cooktops are vastly more expensive and more emissions intensive than cooking with gas are being called out as “potentially misleading,” as the fossil fight against home electrification ramps up.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jan 17, 2025

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“Solar shepherds” make big money grazing sheep among panels – and it benefits everyone involved
New study finds modern solar shepherding businesses can pull incomes equivalent to doctors, senior engineers or even lawyers.
Joshua M Pearce

Jan 16, 2025

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Renewables

New 12-hour pumped hydro project seeks approval, potentially alongside big four-hour battery
A new major pumped hydro project proposes to add long and medium duration energy storage to the mix in the Sunshine State.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 16, 2025

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Renewables

“Dynamic market:” ClearVue signs new deal to expand further into Middle East
Australian solar glass pioneer expands Middle East presence with new arrangements to distribute its products in a new “dynamic market.”
Joshua S Hill

Jan 16, 2025

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Storage

“Battery tsunami:” Projects totalling 226 GW seek grid connection approval in Germany
Large-scale battery projects with a combined capacity of 226 gigawatts seek to be connected to Germany’s grid, fanning speculation of a “battery tsunami.”
Sören Amelang

Jan 16, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Is it a cost-of-living election or a nuclear power election? Peter Dutton can’t have it both ways
Dutton says his nuclear power plan will slash consumer bills, but the latest eye-watering cost blowouts in the UK and the findings of new local research tell a vastly different story.
Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill

Jan 16, 2025

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Renewables

Study finds major public knowledge gaps on renewables – and they’re being filled with misinformation
Australians lead the world in rooftop solar uptake, but a new study finds negative messaging and misinformation are drowning out the broader renewables success story.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 16, 2025

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Renewables

Floating solar project converts former gravel pit into 20 MW power generating pond
A large-scale floating solar PV plant has been completed at a former industrial site and will now generate electricity equivalent to the needs of over 7,000 homes.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 15, 2025

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Commentary

As Los Angeles burns, 2024 is declared Earth’s hottest on record
The year 2024 was the world’s warmest on record globally, and the first calendar year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above its pre-industrial levels.
Andrew King & David Karoly

Jan 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Quinbrook backed “green” polysilicon plant must pass federal green test first
Project Green Poly must be approved by the environment minister to go ahead.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 15, 2025

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Renewables

It’s the S-Curve, stupid: New model predicts half of world’s energy will come from solar by 2035
New modelling corrects “three huge mistakes” underpinning traditional solar PV projections and smashes the myth that global energy decarbonisation will cripple the economy.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Greener steel, lithium and graphite the focus in new state government funding round
Greener production of steel and key battery ingredients has been targeted in a major funding round spread across three separate decarbonisation projects in the West.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Nationals take nuclear pitch to coal-rich Hunter region as energy dominates early campaigning
Labor and the coalition are sharpening their political attacks as party leaders heat up the energy debate during visits to key electorates.
Dominic Giannini & Andrew Brown

Jan 15, 2025

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Renewables

Massive solar and four-hour big battery project joins queue for federal green tick
A huge solar farm and four-hour battery project proposed for the North Burnett Region near Gladstone in Queensland is seeking federal environmental approval.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 15, 2025

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Press Releases

GridBeyond launches price forecasting service in Australia
GridBeyond announces its launch of its new FCAS price forecasting service in the Australian National Electricity Market.
Press Release

Jan 15, 2025

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Renewables

Australian researchers hope to put fresh spin on next-gen vertical wind turbines
Flinders University will trial a next-generation vertical wind turbine south of Adelaide in a research collaboration with local start-up VAWT-X Energy.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 14, 2025

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