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Policy & Planning

Renewables disconnect: Data reveals what people in NSW REZs do – and don’t – want
Between a community survey and state ombudsman review, it’s becoming clearer what the people living in state REZs want from developers – and what needs to change.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 23, 2025

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$Green group mounts landmark legal challenge against “risky” gas fracking$

Policy & Planning

Green group mounts landmark legal challenge against “risky” gas fracking
Activists have rallied outside court ahead of a federal legal challenge to protect vital Northern Territory groundwater supplies from gas exploration.
Adelaide Lang

Jun 23, 2025

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CleanTech Bites

“At the crossroads:” Decision looms on gas appliance bans as electrification forecast to slash demand
Efficient electrification of homes could slash residential gas demand by nearly two-thirds, new report finds, as pressure mounts on state to take next step in phasing out the fossil fuel.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2025

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Wind and solar set new output records across Australia’s main grid
New projects send wind and solar output to a new record high on Australia’s main grid, a day after gas was sent to a new low of just 0.4 pct.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Queensland LNP approves another massive wind project that was put on ice in January
After five months in limbo, a giga-scale wind and battery project put on pause by the Queensland LNP government has been cleared for development by the state.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2025

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Renewables

Top End goes backwards on renewables as cattlemen fret about SunCable’s capital raising
NT cattlemen are worried about the financial viability of SunCable, just as a new report shows how far behind the Territory is in renewable energy.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 23, 2025

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Storage

“It changes everything:” Plunging costs of PV and batteries mean 24-hour solar a growing reality
Plunging cost of PV and battery storage in last year has made “24-hour” solar a reality for cities and industries in many parts of the world, a new report says.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2025

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Commentary

Bribe or community benefit? Sweeteners for renewables projects need to be done right
Poorly designed community benefit schemes can look a lot like bribery. New research points to a clear solution on how to avoid this outcome.
Hugh Breakey, Charles Sampford & Lorelle Bossi

Jun 22, 2025

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Policy & Planning

WA splurges on electric transport, batteries and transmission to unlock wind, usher out coal
WA budget spends big on decarbonisation, including half a billion dollars on a transmission project that will “expand renewable generation and shut down coal.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 20, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Network cleared to start work linking prime renewable resources with green industrial hubs
Regulator signs off on costs for first stage of a transmission upgrade that will link some of South Australia’s best renewable energy resources with growing industrial demand.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 20, 2025

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: All about electric planes
Aviation expert Adam Twidell talks electric planes, what’s flying and what is coming. Plus: News of the week.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Jun 20, 2025

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Commentary

Abu Dhabi’s takeover bid for Santos raises Australian national interest concerns
The proposed purchase of Santos by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company could be at odds with Australia’s energy security and economic interests.
Kevin Morrison

Jun 20, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Watt sets timeline for nature protection reforms, but may say no to climate trigger
There is no time to waste to fix broken nature laws, environment minister Murray Watt says, although early indications suggest climate will not be included.
Poppy Johnston

Jun 20, 2025

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Commentary

How pumped hydro could cover for “wet and windless” weeks in the West
South-west WA needs large-scale, long-duration energy storage for overnight storage and “wet windless weeks in winter”. The cheapest option is pumped hydro.
Andrew Blakers

Jun 20, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Outrageous greenwashing:” Premier blasted for claim that coal is environmentally sustainable
Green groups accuse premier of putting fossil interests before constituents with pledge to fast-track approvals and defence of coal as “environmentally sustainable”.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jun 20, 2025

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Renewables

“Our largest load is now our largest generator:” The path to world’s first 100 pct variable renewable grid
Transmission head outlines South Australia’s path to 100 per cent net variable renewables – a world first – and even suggests SMRs could one day repower wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 20, 2025

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Renewables

The secret to speeding up grid connection approvals: Make them public and very visible
In Australia, the grid connection process is highly confidential. But in New zealand, it is all out in the open, and led to a radical acceleration in approvals.
Rachel Williamson

Jun 20, 2025

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Storage

“We were told to stand down:” Why it took nine days to connect Broken Hill’s back up battery in blackout
Committee wants review of connection rules after it took more than a week to allow a brand new battery designed to provide back up in midst of blackout to do its job.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 19, 2025

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Renewables

Danish renewables developer locks in finance for two new Australian solar farms
Danish developer secures a $A130 million financing package for two new large-scale solar projects in Australia.
Matthew Biss

Jun 19, 2025

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Commentary

Are renewables cheaper? What would our bills look like if we didn’t have wind and solar?
What would happen if we had cancelled renewables and reverted to coal or gas? Our findings show that electricity prices would be up to 50 pct higher than they are now.
Joel Gilmore

Jun 19, 2025

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