Markets
Retail giant Woolworths Group joins RE100 initiative with pledge to power all of its operations with 100 per cent renewable electricity within just five years.
Battery
Electric Vehicles
Markets
News & Commentary
Storage
Tesla
Tesla tip spurs Perth company’s lithium-ion battery ambitions
ASX-listed Altech Chemicals to collaborate with Spanish company on silicon-based battery materials hailed by Tesla as the next big thing in Li-ion technology.
Climate
Coal
Governments
Markets
Renewables
More wind and solar means early closure of coal plants is more likely
We now estimate that Australia's main grid will be around 45% renewable as early as 2025, and that spells bad news for some coal generators.
Battery
Governments
Markets
Renewables
Storage
Tesla
Victorian Government
“Humungous” batteries will be mainstream feature of renewable grids, says Tesla
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm says mainstream adoption of grid-scale battery storage will be “the key” to replacing gas and coal power with 100 per cent renewables.
AER
Institutions
Markets
Solar
Queensland prices hit extremes as grid issues force solar to be switched off and on
System strength issues in Queensland lead to price extremes as large scale solar farms are switched off and on in response to grid constraints.
Gas
Governments
Markets
Renewables
Why AEMO’s ISP assumes over 100 pct wind and solar power, and virtually no gas
No new gas is needed for electricity generation under any of AEMO's ISP scenarios, and wind and solar power is assumed to provide more than 100 per cent power.
Battery
Markets
Sonnen
Storage
Sonnen to pay cash to households with batteries to help stabilise the grid
Sonnen launches new rewards program in Australia, offering cash payments to battery customers participating in a new VPP providing grid stability services.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Governments
Markets
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Australia faces $3.4 trillion economic bill for failure to act on climate change
New analysis details the massive economic hit for Australia if global warming left unchecked, but a shift to zero emissions could create 250,000 new jobs.
Hydrogen
Markets
News & Commentary
Oil
Renewables
Storage
Wind
BP hints at near future moves into offshore wind and hydrogen
BP CEO says the oil and gas supermajor will “probably” bid on offshore wind rounds in next six months, as part of pivot into renewables and hydrogen.
Australian Federal Government
Climate
Coal
Governments
Keith Pitt
Markets
People
Federal ministers urge boycott of major bank proposing climate risk in lending decisions
ANZ evokes a frenzied response from Coalition ministers for suggesting its largest customers should probably start preparing for a transition to zero emissions.
