Cheap renewables will continue to push down wholesale power prices, and consumer bills, despite exit of more fossil fuel generators.
Cheap renewables to keep pushing power bills down, even after Liddell exit
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Australia’s de facto carbon price hits $40/t as international markets take off after COP26
Australia’s de facto carbon price hit $40/tonne, at least in the forward market, as international markets took off in response to COP26 outcome.
Six-minute EV battery hopeful enters trading halt, following reports of ASIC probe
Magnis Energy enters trading halt following reports the giga-scale battery hopeful’s chairperson is being investigated by corporate watchdog.
Queensland’s biggest coal export terminal goes 100 pct renewable, with certificates
Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal inks deal with CleanCo to offset 100% of its electricity consumption with the purchase of renewable energy certificates.
Forrest promises to convert first ship to green ammonia within a year
Forrest’s team built the first haul truck to run on hydrogen, now they have been given 12 months to convert the first ship to green ammonia.
Green hydrogen roadmap targets supply chain in Europe and Japan
IRENA and World Economic Forum publish “toolbox for policy makers” aimed at accelerating deployment and cutting costs of renewable hydrogen in Europe and Japan.
Australia needs 10 gigawatts of home batteries by 2030 to soak up excess solar
Australia could modify its solar rebate mechanism to ensure that there is enough household battery storage to soak up excess solar.
“Unacceptably risky:” Morrison’s climate creep leaves clean energy investors cold
Renewable energy investors say Australia is still an “unacceptably risky market,” despite federal government’s net-zero pledge.
What is corporate renewable energy purchasing and how is it changing?
As the global corporate renewable energy purchasing market matures, three new trends are shaping its journey.
Why putting rooftop solar on low-income rooftops is an “economic no-brainer”
Should rooftop PV subsidies be redirected to low-income households only? New study shows why supporting hardship customers with solar could be a better deal.
