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Storage

Ausgrid pitches its first big batteries for Newcastle and Sydney
Ausgrid want to put two large batteries in Sydney and Newcastle, as part of the company’s first foray into big installations.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 4, 2024

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Podcasts

SwitchedOn Podcast: Breaking even on solar, storage and two Teslas in under nine years
Rosemary Grundy is on a mission to demonstrate that going renewable and electric is not only good for the climate, but makes financial sense.
Anne Delaney

Nov 4, 2024

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Renewables

Retail electricity upstart Energy Locals to get new owner after Quinbrook sale
Australian-owned electricity retailing upstart Energy Locals is set to change hands, after Quinbrook agrees to sell the company.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 4, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Snowy Hydro profits double as it cashes in on grid outages and higher retail prices
Snowy Hydro annual earnings double, helped by its ability to cash in on extreme pricing events such as those triggered by grid outages, and from higher power bills to consumers.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 4, 2024

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Policy & Planning

NSW approves supersized 1.3 GW wind project with fewer but bigger turbines
NSW gives planning approval for amended proposal to boost rated capacity of a gigawatt scale wind project by nearly half with fewer but bigger turbines.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 4, 2024

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Renewables

Power supply to mothballed BHP nickel operations to be redirected to power Kalgoorlie
There will be a small silver lining from BHP’s shock closure of its Nickel West mine in Western Australia, with its unneeded renewable power to be sold into the local grid.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 4, 2024

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Queensland premier says costs of dumped Pioneer pumped hydro project blew out to $37 billion
New Queensland government says it received confirmation that the pumped hydro project it scrapped within days of taking office had suffered a cost blowout to $37 billion.
Savannah Meacham

Nov 4, 2024

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Australia’s best performing wind and solar farms in October
Best performing wind farms split between north, south, east and west, but the solar results were more predictable.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 3, 2024

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Renewables

Developers quietly shed solar generation to focus on battery only projects
Developers are cutting generation from their projects and going with a battery-only approach. Solar is the most affected.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 3, 2024

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Chart of the day

Australia reaches record monthly renewable share of more than 47 pct, and poised to leap further ahead
Australia’s main grid reached a record renewable share of 47.4 pct for October, while in South Australia wind and solar accounted for an average 85.2 per cent of state demand.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 3, 2024

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Podcasts

Energy Insiders Podcast: How to replace gas
The gas industry says we need more of the fossil fuel to prosper. Jarrod Leak, from the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity, says that’s not true, and there are alternatives. Plus: News of the week.
Giles Parkinson & David Leitch

Nov 1, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Queensland LNP names new energy minister, nixes massive pumped hydro project
Queensland LNP to combine treasurer and energy minister role, as it moves quickly to stop work on giant pumped hydro project.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 1, 2024

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Chart of the day

More records tumble as renewables hit new high and coal a new low
Rooftop solar propels renewables to a new record share of the main grid, and pushes fossil fuel generation to a new low.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 1, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Broken Hill fiasco shows why we need to rethink the grid, and turn it upside down
Broken Hill is back on the grid, ahead of schedule. It wasn’t quite Mad Max, but the outages and lack of resilience are highlighting calls for a complete rethink of the grid – starting with consumer.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 1, 2024

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Commentary

We need lots of wind as well as batteries to move peak prices lower
Wind has had the biggest impact on lowering prices in peak periods. But we need more of it, even more than battery storage.
David Leitch

Nov 1, 2024

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Renewables

Grazing sheep among solar panels could produce higher quality wool, study finds
The combination of solar farming and sheep grazing does not have a negative affect on wool production, and could even improve the quality of wool produced, new study finds.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 1, 2024

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Renewables

Danish wind giant Vestas unveils plans for 2.5 GW wind and 4 GWh battery project in NSW
Danish giant is seeking approval to build a massive wind farm in southern New South Wales that would combine up to 348 turbines and two four-hour big batteries.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 1, 2024

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Forrest gets planning approval for $2 billion wind and big battery project in central west
Andrew Forrest’s Squadron Energy passes another planning hurdle for its proposed 700 MW wind farm and 1800 MWh battery project in NSW.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 1, 2024

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Commentary

Equinor admits it “over-reported” amount of carbon captured at flagship project for years
Review of company data shows Norwegian oil and gas producer downgraded estimates for CO2 stored at Sleipner gas field by almost a third.
Edward Donnelly

Nov 1, 2024

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Hydrogen

Former Coalition minister and Nationals boss emerge as chair and CEO of solar and hydrogen hopeful
A combined hydrogen and solar project is up for public consideration in the federal green queue, proposed by a company featuring several former key players in the LNP.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 31, 2024

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