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When the grid and home batteries teach consumers to withdraw from the market
If consumers use batteries mainly to reduce exposure, what does that mean for a grid that increasingly needs flexible participation?
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Some of Australia’s dirtiest coal mines are about to change hands. Here’s why we should be worried
Some of Australia’s most emissions-intensive coal mines have used some of its most sophisticated methane management programs. That could be about to change.
From hockey sticks to EV fires: The circular economy of climate disinformation
The only circular economy many opponents of climate action seem to have mastered is that of bad arguments. That doesn’t mean the rest of us have to be surprised each time.
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When the grid and home batteries teach consumers to withdraw from the market
If consumers use batteries mainly to reduce exposure, what does that mean for a grid that increasingly needs flexible participation?
Some of Australia’s dirtiest coal mines are about to change hands. Here’s why we should be worried
Some of Australia’s most emissions-intensive coal mines have used some of its most sophisticated methane management programs. That could be about to change.From hockey sticks to EV fires: The circular economy of climate disinformation
The only circular economy many opponents of climate action seem to have mastered is that of bad arguments. That doesn’t mean the rest of us have to be surprised each time.
It’s not rocket science: We’re obsessed with data centres, but the easy solution is the way we heat buildings
Inefficient appliances heating buildings and operated at critical times are creating problems for the grid. Governments need to intervene with incentives and rules.
V2G explainer: Safety and the current state of turning electric cars into batteries on wheels
Consumer interest in V2G is growing and new products are entering the market. But the standards and approval pathways in Australia remain immature.
Banks are no longer financing the energy transition on faith, and are declining deals they once would do
Australia does not have a shortage of renewable energy ambition, capital or projects. However, it increasingly has a shortage of projects that banks believe in.
Diesel backup gensets are big winners from the data centre boom. Our cities would be better off with batteries
One of the segments flowing rivers of gold from the data centre boom is backup diesel gensets. Our major cities could be awash with them. But batteries provide a better solution.
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