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Commentary

How renewables and EVs can shield Australia from the economic fallout of Trump’s war
When conflicts affect global oil and gas routes, Australians feel it. But Australia has all the ingredients to decouple from the fossil market chaos.
Jack Redpath

Mar 6, 2026

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Storage

Community battery launches next to community solar system, to help power regional resilience
Community focused retailer launches first of seven batteries to be deployed across regional Victoria and southern New South Wales, part of a $4.7 million regional energy resilience project.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 6, 2026

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: The revolution in electric trucking
The Australian trucking industry is about to experience an electric revolution, with plunging battery prices turning economics on its head. New Energy Transport’s Daniel Bleakley explains. Plus: News of the week.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Mar 6, 2026

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Renewables

Solar farms hit by cuts to grid output ratings due to changes in energy flows, but some big batteries are happy
Latest grid ratings include bad news for solar farms in some areas, but a boost for a handful of big batteries who can cash in on changing energy flows.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2026

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Renewables

Last panel goes up at first solar-battery hybrid project to connect to Australia’s main grid
Final panel installed at Australia’s first large scale solar-battery hybrid facility to connect to the main grid – a major milestone for a milestone project.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 6, 2026

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Renewables

Offshore wind project says it’s “fully prepared” as it heads into full environmental assessment
Plans to develop a 1GW wind farm in waters off the coast of Gippsland have progressed into the next stage of federal environmental assessment – another small step forward for the nascent industry.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 6, 2026

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Commentary

Electrifying all road freight between Sydney and Melbourne is a no brainer: The payback is less than 4 years
The economic case for electric trucks in Australia has become outstandingly clear over the past couple of years, and the payback period is just two to four years.
David Leitch

Mar 6, 2026

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Policy & Planning

NSW planning minister shuts down legal challenge for three wind projects sent to IPC
Neither opponents nor developers will be able to appeal the final decision on three wind projects after NSW planning minister puts foot down.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 6, 2026

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Electrification

In midst of boom, new energy platform promises to boost home battery payback by up to $1,500 a year
New energy optimisation platform launches into the midst of Cheaper Home Batteries boom with the promise it can supercharge ROI, no behaviour change required.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 6, 2026

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Renewables

Wind and solar have eaten most of the coal industry’s lunch, and batteries are hoeing into its dinner
The latest power quarterly survey from BloombergNEF highlights the rapidly changing shape and nature of Australia’s main grid – and the new normal for coal and gas.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Energy poverty hiding in plain sight: The data blind spots on vulnerable households
One of the barriers to tackling energy poverty is simply that Australia doesn’t measure it properly.
Anne Delaney

Mar 5, 2026

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Renewables

Forrest says AI the stuff of nightmares, but also critical to Fortescue’s push to real zero
Andrew Forrest tells business summit artificial intelligence is both “incredibly dangerous” and critical to balancing Fortescue’s “incredibly complex” green energy grid in the Pilbara.
AAP

Mar 5, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Shock … and doubt: Industry bats off report home battery rebates could be slashed or scrapped
Rumours of the demise of the Cheaper Home Batteries are greatly exaggerated… or so the industry is keen to believe, as reports emerge that further tweaks to the scheme are being considered.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2026

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Podcasts

Special episode: How to close down oil and gas
Francis Norman, the head of the Centre of Decommissioning Australia, on the extraordinary task of shutting down and removing oil and gas wells, and the lessons that could be learned for the offshore wind industry.
Energy Insiders Podcast

Mar 5, 2026

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Policy & Planning

State proposes go-betweens to lead negotiations on community benefits from renewables
New guidelines create a state-funded go-between who will negotiate with developers and help communities decide on their preferred plans for funds from renewables.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 5, 2026

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Commentary

Is the market operator’s next energy transition plan already out of date?
This year’s energy market forecasts feature a particularly large problem that is likely causing headaches for AEMO – and the culprit is residential batteries.
Jay Gordon

Mar 5, 2026

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Renewables

State-backed wind farm gets federal green light, with long list of conditions
A small wind farm that has been a flash-point for local environmental concerns has been waved through the federal EPBC queue, but with a raft of conditions.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 5, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Queensland LNP calls in four-hour big battery that local MP claims is a threat to the Barrier Reef
A Rockhampton region big battery – a winner of the federal government’s Capacity Investment Scheme – is the latest target of the state planning minister’s call-in powers.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2026

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Renewables

Australian printed solar technology used to power Coldplay world tour secures federal funding
The printed solar technology spun out of the University of Newcastle has secured a $2.1 million federal government grant to help fund a commercial-scale pilot.
Joshua S Hill

Mar 4, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Wind farms, big batteries, pumped hydro: 13 renewables projects put on fast-track by new state authority
UPDATED: Thirteen renewable energy and storage projects have been selected for fast-tracking by a new state government authority, to help “keep the lights on.”
Staff Reporter & AAP

Mar 4, 2026

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