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Electrification

“Only so much you can do” with hydrogen and batteries: Jet fuel made from cooking oil to be used at Australian airport
Jet fuel made from used cooking oil will be used at an Australian airport for the first time, giving wings to new technology without frying the planet.
Robyn Wuth

Jul 6, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Planning meeting over solar and battery project cancelled after none of 133 objectors bothers to show up
A public meeting to hear objections to a large solar and battery project in New England was cancelled after none of those who wrote against it showed up.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 6, 2026

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Renewables

Australia’s newest international airport to be powered by 100 pct renewable electricity
Australia’s newest international airport will be powered by 100 pct renewables, thanks to a large rooftop solar system and a big battery, and feature mostly electric support vehicles.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 6, 2026

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Renewables

Concrete pours nearly complete, first blades due soon at state’s only wind project under construction
Concrete pours for 69 wind turbine foundations nearly complete, as the first blades due to arrive at the only wind farm being built in Australia’s largest state.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 6, 2026

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Solar

Huge solar and battery project nears construction start after feds provide final green light
A massive NSW solar-battery project backed by federal and state support and in one of the state’s most advanced REZs is ready to start construction.
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson

Jul 6, 2026

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Gas

Snowy warns of “odour and plume” as it commissions diesel generators at delayed and over-budget peaking plant
Snowy Hydro warns residents of “odour and plume” as it commissions diesel component of its delayed and over-budget Kurri Kurri power station.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 6, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Grid access rules to be changed, but won’t penalise “advanced” projects that are ready to build
Advanced projects that are ready to build may be exempt from new changes to grid access rules, but CIS projects that have struggle to move forward will have to adapt.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 6, 2026

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Chart of the day

Renewables covered record 58 pct of German electricity consumption in first half of 2026
Renewable energy covered a record 58 pct of Germany’s electricity consumption from January to June 2026, despite an 8 pct fall in hydro output due to low rainfall.
Julian Wettengel

Jul 6, 2026

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Hydrogen

Australian green hydrogen startup signs deal to deliver its first large-scale electrolyser
An Australian startup promising to transform the economics of green hydrogen has celebrated its fifth birthday with its first export customer.
Poppy Johnston

Jul 4, 2026

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Renewables

Zen Energy sinks despite 11th-hour rescue efforts, blaming volatile market as banks and networks get cold feet
Updated: One of the leading lights of a new breed of renewable-energy based utilities placed into administration, with network owner saying it wanted its debts paid.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 4, 2026

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Commentary

Solar Sharer free power offer is being undermined by higher network charges and complex tariffs
Some households will use batteries, EV charging and behaviour change to make very good use of free solar offer. But none will be able to avoid the rise in daily fixed charges.
Alan Pears

Jul 3, 2026

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Storage

China battery giant launches major new push for “circularity” amid EV and home storage boom
China battery giant launches two major initiatives aimed at improving the sustainability of battery manufacturing, recycling and reuse – backed by a some of Europe’s biggest EV makers and home battery companies.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 3, 2026

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Battery

Community battery rollout is way behind schedule, with only a quarter built on time
A report into the progress of the federal government’s Arena-backed community battery rollout has revealed long delays and some rising costs.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 3, 2026

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Renewables

One of Australia’s first solar and battery hybrid projects reaches financial close, confirming big shift in market
One of Australia’s first solar and battery hybrid projects reaches financial close, confirming big shift away from wind energy to more bankable projects.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 3, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Solar battery rebate expanded to apartments and big energy users for up to 30 MWh in game-changing move
State government quietly reboots its paused solar battery rebate and expands the scheme to offer significant discounts on storage for apartments, businesses, and on C&I batteries sized up to 30 MWh.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 3, 2026

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Renewables

Australian software allows Italian homes to get free power from solar panels in Spain. Why not here?
Innovative energy trading using Australian software is “going gangbusters” in Europe – and making our newly launched Solar Sharer Offer look like a blunt instrument.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 3, 2026

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Renewables

AGL to build one of Australia’s biggest non-mining microgrids, to power almond farm with 85 pct renewables
AGL Energy will deliver one of Australia’s largest privately owned non-mining solar and battery microgrids, to power one of Australia’s largest almond orchards.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 3, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Network seeks to charge data centres for full grid connection capacity, whether they use it or not
Transmission network pushes for rule change that would see large energy users pay for their full connection capacity to the grid whether they use all of that capacity, or not.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 3, 2026

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Renewables

Even with the “dunkelflaute,” South Australia has set a new monthly record for wind generation
The once-in-seven-years wind drought that hit South Australia in the last week of June has not stopped the renewables-rich state from setting a new monthly record for wind generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 3, 2026

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Policy & Planning

New tax on renewables won’t be retrospective, but will send “opposite message” to foreign investors
Controversial tax changes for foreign renewables investors have dropped one problematic aspect and kept another – “the opposite of the message we want to send,” says industry.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 2, 2026

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