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Australia is headed for its biggest year of rooftop solar growth ever – and the mid-scale boom is yet to come
In a year that has been all about big and small batteries, rooftop solar is shaping up to have its biggest year of growth on record as it rides the wave of the consumer energy revolution.Cows and cyclones: New push to design solar farms for cattle and climate, but is Australia ready?
Companies are looking again at how to put more farmland under solar without disrupting operations or clashing with conditions, but is social licence pressure high enough in Australia?
Low-cost green hydrogen hopeful lands fresh grant to build pilot at site of proposed offshore wind hub
Green hydrogen CSIRO spin-off wins new grant funding to build fourth pilot plant, this time next to what could be Australia’s first dedicated offshore wind port.
Wind
Huge wind and battery project avoids turbine cuts and name change to win state approval for the West
Developer dodges having to cut 18 turbines from its 750 MW wind plans and change the project name, instead winding up with “unanimous” support for its huge project.
State approves six new wind and battery projects before going into election caretaker mode
Two wind projects and four batteries have the green light from the state, including one that has been a lightning rod for opposition from a One Nation mayor.
Biomass
“Only so much you can do” with hydrogen and batteries: Jet fuel made from cooking oil to be used at Australian airport
Jet fuel made from used cooking oil will be used at an Australian airport for the first time, giving wings to new technology without frying the planet.
Mining giant Rio Tinto to build “green iron” facility that uses biomass to cut emissions
Rio Tinto to invest $215 million in development facility in Australia to assess a new ironmaking process using biomass called BioIron.
Wave
Australian “CETO” wave energy generator is ready to be tested in Spanish waters
ASX-listed wave energy hopeful says it has completed fabrication of its Ceto Buoyant Actuator (BA) and is ready to deploy its distinctive technology in Spanish waters.
Two massive wind and battery projects held up by weight of objections, including 13 signed by one individual
Two massive wind and battery projects are the latest referred to state’s independent planning arbiter because of the number of mostly long-distance objections.
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