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Renewables

Solar and battery microgrid saves Lord Howe Island $1.5m in diesel fuel costs in two years
First knowledge sharing report from the Hybrid Renewable Energy Project installed at Lord Howe Island shows huge fuel cost savings, and “zero interruptions” to power supply.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 6, 2024

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: The rapidly changing climate
Climate expert Lesley Hughes on the recent weather extremes and the impact on biodiversity, and people. Plus: News of the week including the first big CIS tender.
Giles Parkinson & David Leitch

Sep 6, 2024

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Renewables

The massive new projects propelling South Australia towards 100 per cent net renewables
A raft of big new projects will propel South Australia to its target of 100 per cent net renewables by 2027, showing the world that it can be done with wind, solar and storage.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 6, 2024

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Solar

Trial that calmed network fears about impact of rooftop PV expanded to bring in big retailers
An award-winning dynamic network pricing trial that started with around 200 participants will expand to 1,000 households via three new virtual power plant partners.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 6, 2024

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Hydrogen

Wind turbine feeds directly into electrolysers in hydrogen first, paving way for off-grid production
A European hydrogen test project has successfully linked a wind turbine with two electrolysers, which could make it possible to generate off-grid green hydrogen at sea and drive down production costs.
Jennifer Collins

Sep 6, 2024

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CleanTech Bites

Endangered sea snake could kill plans for massive $30 billion offshore gas field
A sea snake added to the federal government’s endangered species list could scupper Woodside’s $30 billion-plus Browse Basin gas plans.
Luke Costin

Sep 6, 2024

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CleanTech Bites

Middle East oil states announce four mammoth solar projects totaling 7.5GW
Four new solar farms are underway in the Middle East, including a 2GW project that will double the installed PV capacity of Qatar, and three huge projects in Saudi Arabia.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 6, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Nuclear won’t cut it: CCA says Australia must go all in on renewables to meet climate targets
Comprehensive new report puts renewables at the centre of all plausible pathways to meet Australia’s climate targets – including 10 years early. Nuclear, meanwhile, won’t get us there by 2050.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 5, 2024

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Commentary

Australia must keep its eyes on the green iron prize – the cost of inaction is untenable
Australia has a time-critical opportunity to catalyse investment into this potential export behemoth at speed and scale. The clock is ticking.
Matt Pollard, Tim Buckley & AM Jonson

Sep 5, 2024

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Renewables

Spanish energy giant starts building new solar and big battery hybrid project in Queensland
Spanish energy giant starts construction on its biggest solar project in Australia, to be paired with a big battery to help dodge negative prices.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 5, 2024

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Renewables

Australia’s two biggest wind projects inject first power into the grid
Australia’s two biggest wind projects have injected their first power into the grid, as other wind and solar farms work quickly through the commissioning process, and others stumble.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 5, 2024

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Commentary

Yes, we can reach net zero by 2050: New report maps path in more detail than ever before
Australia has committed to reducing carbon emissions to net zero. The Climate Change Authority report is the most important analysis to date on how to get there.
Frank Jotzo

Sep 5, 2024

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Wave

Wave energy device ready for launch in Albany’s King George Sound
A government backed floating wave energy demonstration project is set to launch in the King George Sound off the southern coast of Western Australia.
Joshua S Hill

Sep 4, 2024

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Podcasts

Solar Insiders Podcast: Rise of an Australian PV Maverick
5B’s chief strategy officer Nicole Kuepper-Russell on the company’s journey from concept scribbled on a napkin, to a factory in Adelaide that is walking the talk on solar innovation made in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Sep 4, 2024

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Queensland Government

Queensland LNP to ditch state renewable targets, may nix wind projects altogether
The LNP won’t support Queensland’s legislated renewable energy targets and an omission may mean that they’re also ditching wind.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 4, 2024

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Storage

First of 444 Tesla megapacks installed at Melbourne’s giant battery project
Installation of the first of 444 Tesla Megapack battery systems is underway at one of the biggest grid-scale batteries in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 4, 2024

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Chart of the day

Wind and solar dominated South Australia overtakes Tasmania as Australia’s most renewable state
South Australia has overtaken Tasmania as the country’s most renewable state, and achieved this with wind and solar rather than hydro.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 4, 2024

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Hydrogen

South Korea deal advances works on world’s biggest renewable hydrogen hub in W.A.
Deal with South Korea utility will fund early works and studies on a potential $100 million project featuring 50 gigawatts of wind and solar.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 4, 2024

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Renewables

Sunshine state leads solar rankings with PV on half of all homes, but more work to do in “critical decade”
Victoria may have better coffee, NSW a more iconic bridge, but Queensland is winning the race for solar energy in a report card from the Climate Council.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Sep 4, 2024

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Storage

Six new big battery projects emerge as winners of first capacity tender
Updated: Six new big battery projects named as winners of the federal government’s first auction under the Capacity Investment Scheme.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 3, 2024

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