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Renewables

“This is about economics:” Fortescue says rapid technology changes keep its real zero goal on track
Fortescue CEO Dino Otranto discusses the rapid technology changes – in wind, solar and batteries – that will deliver the company’s bold real zero target for 2030.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 16, 2025

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Battery

Iberdrola to invest half a billion dollars on shovel-ready four-hour battery project in South Australia.
The Spanish developer has a $1.7 billion budget for Australia which it intends to aim mainly at battery projects.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 16, 2025

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn podcast: How to make embedded networks work for consumers and the energy transition
Without reform, embedded networks risk trapping households in systems that serve profits rather than people, and lock consumers out of the energy transition.
Anne Delaney

Oct 16, 2025

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: Fortescue’s bold charge to real zero by 2030
Fortescue CEO Dino Otranto on the hurdles and wins in reaching real zero – from self-lifting turbines to electric haul trucks. Plus: Queensland and Origin double down on fossil fuels.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Oct 16, 2025

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Battery

Octopus spends first of Australian war-chest with purchase of NSW battery project
Octopus Australia has bought a shovel-ready battery project in NSW, its first local purchase after receiving a $1 billion cash injection in July.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 16, 2025

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Chart of the day

Rooftop solar takes its biggest bite yet out of coal generators’ lunch, as home battery rebates hit 89,000
Rooftop solar output hits new record high on Australia’s main grid, putting more pressure on ageing coal generators even with surge of battery solar soakers.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 16, 2025

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Battery

Federal-backed Victoria battery gets energised after four year odyssey
Big battery initially proposed in 2021 has started commissions and will be the first of the most recent CIS auction winners to hit the grid.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 16, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Very confusing:” Carbon neutral claims from energy retailers not what they seem
Several energy retailers are still labelling their power plans “carbon neutral” despite legal action forcing one of their competitors to apologise for the practise.
Poppy Johnston

Oct 16, 2025

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Commentary

Port Augusta’s new solar tower power project: Clever engineering, but is it a decade too late?
A new attempt to build solar power towers near Port Augusta looks like clever engineering. But given the success of PV and batteries, is it already too late?
Michael Barnard

Oct 15, 2025

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Storage

Approval sought for power link to AGL’s second 2 GWh battery project
Federal green tick sought for underground connection to a new 2 GWh battery project planned by AGL in Queensland.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 15, 2025

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Electrification

Apartment dwellers are trapped in embedded networks: They need a better deal on PV and batteries
More than half a million households living in apartments depend on embedded networks – they should be getting a better deal on renewables and prices.
Anne Delaney

Oct 15, 2025

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Electric Vehicles

Fortescue cuts hundreds of jobs in UK and Australia as it sends EV motor making to China
Fortescue cuts hundreds of jobs in the UK and Australia as it focuses on R&D and sends manufacturing to China, including for its giant electric haul trucks.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2025

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Renewables

New CIS tender for wind and solar formally opens, as Portugal’s EDP flags early start on solar hybrid projects
New tender for 5 GW of wind and solar capacity formally opens as Portugal’s EDP says it will move quickly on its two big solar battery hybrids.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2025

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Coal

Origin hints at another extension for Australia’s biggest coal generator, says 2027 now just a “potential” date
Origin says August, 2027, now just a “potential” closure date for country’s biggest coal generator, heightening speculation it will stay open until 2029.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2025

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Commentary

Households will lead transition with PV, batteries and EVs, but the grid still needs a carbon price
Pricing carbon will make electricity more expensive than not pricing it. But it will give us something we value: lower emissions.
Tony Wood

Oct 15, 2025

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Renewables

RWE scraps Gippsland offshore wind project due to costs and auction uncertainty
RWE dumps offshore wind project in Gippsland due to costs, supply chain pressures, and uncertainty around delayed auction.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 15, 2025

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Commentary

Renewable delays and stepping on the gas needlessly cost Australians $115 billion
Gas may be a short bridge to Australia’s clean energy future, but if we linger on it too long, we’ll pay the price in both dollars and emissions.
Stephanie Bashir

Oct 15, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Ombudsman says transmission projects plagued by lack of trust in local communities
Ombudsman has only been handling transmission issues for six months but has already formed strong views on what needs to be fixed.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 15, 2025

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Storage

Researchers says “doping” with calcium could solve sodium-ion battery stability issues
Researchers claim a technology breakthrough that could help solve some of the barriers to the development of potentially low cost and longer lasting sodium-ion batteries.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 14, 2025

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Solar battery hybrid project boasting 24/7 power receives federal green tick in just 19 days
A solar battery hybrid project that boasts of 24/7 power has been waived through federal process in just 129 days, but still requires state approval.
Joshua S Hill

Oct 14, 2025

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