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CleanTech Bites

Fund created to help small manufacturers cut fossil fuels from their production lines
Small Australian manufacturers urged to cut fossil fuels from their production lines with help of $10 million fund designed to decarbonise forgotten areas of industry.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Jul 9, 2026

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Utilities

Still a rip off? Some energy retailers have slashed GreenPower rates, others haven’t bothered
The black box of a federal consumer renewable energy scheme raises questions over whether it’s value for money.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 9, 2026

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Electric Vehicles

Households want bigger solar systems as they eye battery storage and EVs
More households are looking to install solar, or increase the size of their existing systems, as interest in home batteries and EVs grows in light of rising energy prices.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 9, 2026

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Storage

Should big batteries be forced to sit on empty when a rooftop solar glut is forecast?
Peak body calls for new market mechanism to respond to minimum load conditions, rather than forcing or contracting big batteries to prepare for a surplus rooftop PV.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 9, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Big battery in middle of Sydney forced to planning review by residents of tiny towns 800 km away
A battery project proposed next to a freeway in the centre of Sydney forced to panel review after objections from interstate and two tiny towns 800 kms away.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 9, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Offshore wind port operator make fresh changes to plans to reduce wetlands impact, noise
Plans for what could be Australia’s first offshore wind-dedicated sea port have undergone further design changes, as developers work to get the contested project over the line, environmentally.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 9, 2026

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The Driven

The Driven Podcast: EVs hit record high as car lobby flags structural shift
Records broken again in June as car lobby flags a permanent structural shift. Plus, we speak to Mike Atkinson about advanced driver assistance systems.
The Driven Podcast

Jul 9, 2026

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CleanTech Bites

Grid Connections 2026: Who’s going where and doing what in Australia’s green energy transition
First woman chair at Arena, two new directors. Plus: Former CEC chief lands data gig, New bosses at CER, Power & Water Corp, Energy Queensland and Engie.
Staff Reporters

Jul 9, 2026

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Climate

Game on: How major sporting events boost private jet travel, and transport emissions
If those traveling by private jet to major sporting events had taken commercial flights instead, emissions could have been reduced by up to 70%.
Daniel Sitompul

Jul 8, 2026

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Wind

Renewables head off grid, but wind farms last longer than many mines, and that’s a problem
WA’s shallow energy market leads some developers to look to miners to backstop demand, but this idea hits a hurdle when mine lives are shorter than wind turbines.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 8, 2026

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Wind

No more “bragawatts:” Some investors not convinced that bigger is better for wind projects
Fewer investors, more demand, and huge projects are changing how financiers grade different wind options for funding.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 8, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Struggling wind projects warned their unused capacity will be returned to future CIS tenders
Owners of wind projects struggling to get finance have been warned by the federal government that their unused capacity will be returned for future CIS tenders.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 8, 2026

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Electrification

Why electricity networks need to understand people, not just poles and wires
More than a billion data points from the Electrify 2515 trial should help networks replace assumptions about household electrification with real-world evidence.
Anne Delaney

Jul 8, 2026

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Renewables

CIS-winning wind farm finally starts construction, more than a decade after first unveiling
One of the first wind projects to win a CIS deal has finally begun construction, more than a decade after its first unveiling and with the biggest turbines seen in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 8, 2026

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Press Releases

GameChange Energy awarded 380 MWp tracker order in Australia
GameChange Energy has been selected to supply its Genius Tracker™ 1P Terrain Following system for the 380 MWp Lower Wonga Solar Farm in Australia.
Press Release

Jul 8, 2026

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Electric trucks, mines and farms, low carbon fuels key to break Australia’s foreign fuel dependence
Superpower Institute releases findings from study examining ways to improve Australia’s fuel security in the wake of shortages and price hikes caused by Iran conflict.
Poppy Johnston

Jul 8, 2026

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Renewables

“They are losing patience:” Just one in 10 investors believe Australia will meet renewables target
Investors buoyed by re-election of a Labor government last year are now downbeat, citing transmission, planning and tax issues that put renewables target out of reach.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 8, 2026

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Policy & Planning

CIS bakes in First Nations equity, revenue sharing deal for next renewables and storage tenders
Capacity in upcoming renewable and storage tenders under the CIS to be reserved for projects that lock in equity deals with First Nations groups.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 7, 2026

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Renewables

Renewables remain cheapest new power option, and avoided $US480bn in fossil fuel costs in 2025
Renewables described as not only the cheapest new power source around the world, but also a “prime geopolitical shock absorber” in new report.
Joshua S Hill

Jul 7, 2026

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Renewables

Network owner says it sought to wind up leading renewable retailer due to outstanding debts
Network owner says it pursued winding up of Zen Energy due to outstanding debts, as regulator says large business customers have been transferred to Big 3 retailers.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 7, 2026

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