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Power plays: Tomago’s big green switch, the Big 3’s lack of ambition, and why Snowy must change its stripes
From the country’s biggest energy utilities announcing their profits and outlook, to the country’s biggest aluminium smelter getting a renewable lifeline, there’s a lot to unpack from this week.What five Fijian sparkies taught me about remote, off-grid solar and battery systems
When it comes to remote solar and battery storage solutions, the knowledge you leave behind matters more than the technology you install.
Tomago won’t be 100 pct renewable until 2033, but Squadron and others want to see multiple supply deals
It will take at least six years to make Australia’s largest aluminium smelter 100 per cent renewable, but there are warnings not to lock in a single dominant supplier.
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Power plays: Tomago’s big green switch, the Big 3’s lack of ambition, and why Snowy must change its stripes
From the country’s biggest energy utilities announcing their profits and outlook, to the country’s biggest aluminium smelter getting a renewable lifeline, there’s a lot to unpack from this week.
What five Fijian sparkies taught me about remote, off-grid solar and battery systems
When it comes to remote solar and battery storage solutions, the knowledge you leave behind matters more than the technology you install.Tomago won’t be 100 pct renewable until 2033, but Squadron and others want to see multiple supply deals
It will take at least six years to make Australia’s largest aluminium smelter 100 per cent renewable, but there are warnings not to lock in a single dominant supplier.
Northern Hemisphere extreme heat records just a warm up for the full El Niño theatre
We’ve seen impacts of the record-breaking El Niño in the Northern Hemisphere – including heat-related deaths and nuclear shut-downs. What’s in store for Australia?
The NSW koalas-for-coal shakedown – and what it reveals about the carbon offset market
The NSW government’s plan for a Great Koala National Park now includes seeking the rights to the carbon in the trees to sell on the carbon market. If that sounds dodgy, it’s because it is.
Pakistan’s citizen-led solar rush: Where panels power education and health – and are gifted in dowries
In Pakistan, a country with 250 million people and a GDP per capita of about $A2,300, the extraordinary citizen-led solar boom did not come out of nowhere.The ESEM’s contract co-design paradox – will financiers actually bank it?
The Electricity Services Entry Mechanism (ESEM) is the most significant structural reform to the NEM in a generation. But is it bankable?
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