Marion Rae, Author at Renew Economy

Marion Rae

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Marion Rae is the Future Economies Correspondent at Australian Associated Press (AAP).

Australia has everything battery storage needs, except the ability to make them at scale
Australia could support up to five giga-factories, just for domestic energy storage and commercial electric vehicles.
Marion Rae

Nov 17, 2023

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Policy & Planning

“Net zero greenwash:” Energy giants called out over plans to burn more fossil fuels
Woodside Energy was among those assessed to be at significant risk of “net zero greenwash” because of their efforts to influence governments against phasing out fossil fuels.
Marion Rae

Nov 16, 2023

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Storage

Vanadium flow batteries stake a claim for round the clock storage for renewables
Largest vanadium flow battery in south hemisphere is going through its commissioning process at Port Pirie, with big hopes for the future of round-the-clock storage.
Marion Rae

Oct 29, 2023

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ARENA says industrial emissions key to climate gains from solar, EVs and batteries
ARENA boss says clean technologies like solar batteries and EVs and heat pumps are not truly green unless the whole upstream supply chain is also green.
Marion Rae

Oct 25, 2023

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Record rooftop solar output slashes wholesale electricity prices
Record levels of solar are taking pressure off the grid and pushing down prices, but regulator says there is a “pressing need” for new investment in large scale wind and solar.
Marion Rae

Oct 19, 2023

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Renewables

Neara raises $15 million to bankroll its push to ease renewable bottlenecks
Emerging critical infrastructure technology company has raised more than $15 million to bankroll a push into the United States and Europe to support energy utilities.
Marion Rae

Sep 28, 2023

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Green industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs and cut transmission spend
Clean energy hubs could save money and create jobs if clusters of businesses shared transmission lines and green hydrogen pipelines, independent research shows.
Marion Rae

Sep 25, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Call to snuff out “dead end” coal, including mine approvals, exports and subsidies
G20 scorecard says Australia also needs to close off “major loopholes” in emissions reduction policies and stop exporting emissions via coal.
Marion Rae

Sep 21, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Carbon credits “are not the enemy,” says head of markets lobby
Head of Carbon Markets Institute says scrutiny has been “intense and at times personal”, but was nothing compared to suffering of those on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
Marion Rae

Sep 14, 2023

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Wind

EnergyAustralia joins rush to offshore wind with massive 5GW project
EnergyAustralia teams up with global consortium to propose a giant 5GW offshore wind project in Victoria.
Marion Rae

Aug 21, 2023

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Storage

Vanadium could be the next lithium for big battery tech
Big batteries across Australia could one day be powered by a little-known element called vanadium and manufactured onshore, an industry leader says.
Marion Rae

Aug 9, 2023

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Smart Energy

Australia gets wake up call on materials manufacturing in surge to renewables
Australia wants to lead the world in the race to renewables, but it is in the bottom half for projected growth in the capability to make complex items.
Marion Rae

Aug 6, 2023

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