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CEFC invests $50 million to help kick gas out from student digs
CEFC invests $50 million to help provider of student accommodation accelerate electrification and kick out gas across the its nationwide portfolio.
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Local networks can save billions, slash gas use and create “breathing room” in dash to replace coal
Local networks say they can unlock more than $4bn in value by connecting big solar, wind and batteries, integrating consumer energy resources and EV charging.
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“Over my dead body”: Planning minister rejects any chance of approval for cancelled wind project
Queensland planning minister Jarrod Bleijie says there is nothing the developer of a cancelled wind project can do to make it palatable to him.
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“Venal, vacant, reactionary:” And why Sussan Ley’s PV blackout nonsense earns a real zero
The justifications for the Coalition’s new climate and energy policy make no sense. Plus: Bob Brown’s Richo lament, baseload bollocks and nasty business in Queensland.
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The Capacity Investment Scheme and PPAs: How to fix the buyers’ strike for big wind and solar
If market participants are correct and the CIS has not led to prices sufficient to reach financial close, change is required if the 2030 targets are to be achieved.
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Labor’s new CIS tender will encourage smaller batteries and projects that boost network capacity
New big battery tender will encourage batteries that can boost network capacity, provide critical grid services, and open the way for smaller facilities.
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High cost, fossil gas plan for Whyalla steel ignores a once in a century, nation-building opportunity
The assumption that a gas phase for Whyalla is key to eventual decarbonisation is not only flawed, it is economically unviable.
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Australia’s most renewable grid sets spectacular new wind record as it awaits word on COP hosting bid
Updated with new record: Share of wind and renewables hits spectacular new peak of 155.1 pct of local demand in state still hoping to host next year’s UN climate talks.
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Long distance renewable haters force big battery project referral to independent panel
Battery project referred to independent panel after long distance objectors, some familiar to the senate inquiry into misinformation, raised concerns.
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“A culture of fear”: Bushfire survivor tells Senate inquiry how climate misinformation fuels trauma and silences voices
A survivor of the Black Summer fires describes how coordinated misinformation campaigns transform personal tragedy into an ongoing battleground.
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In Brazil, climate standoff between Australia and Türkiye remains as divided as their drinking habits
Duelling queues snake out from the Australian and Turkish pavilions at COP30; one for tea and Turkish delight, the other for coffee.
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State gets FOMO on free power plan and asks regulator to advise on its own version of “Solar Sharer”
As the federal Coalition implodes on energy, Victoria looks into joining federal Labor and introducing a regulated “free electricity” window, powered by solar.
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