Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Biggest generator in New Zealand presses go on first solar farm, next to big battery
The biggest generation company in New Zealand presses go on its first big solar farm, and reveals some interesting data around its output and pricing.
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Budget locks in green metals funding, ignores household energy opportunity
The federal budget didn’t contain any surprises, but experts are hoping consumer-level energy initiatives are being saved for the election.
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Methane from giant Queensland coal mine could be eight times more than reported, says new study
The UN-backed study used aircraft-based measurements to extrapolate what the Hail Creek coal mine may have actually emitted in FY2023.
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Offshore wind applications reveal 375 metre towers and epic size of the job facing project developers
Massive offshore wind project in Gippsland wants to erect turbines that are 375m tall, but that is just one small part of the work ahead.
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Solar, wind and batteries set records in Texas as thermal plants the size of Australia’s entire coal fleet sit idle
A thermal fleet the size of Australia’s entire coal generation fleet has been offline in Texas. Time for solar, wind and batteries to step forward.
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Election Watch: The grid doesn’t need more gas to go clean; beer drinkers to pay more tax than gas
Politicians claim we need to dig up more gas to run a clean power grid. It ain’t true.
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Can we power both humanity and machines with cheap renewables?
Humans, AI and robots will compete for the same energy resources and now is the time to rethink energy allocation itself. We need a tiered system to protect the humans.
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Explainer: Why are wind turbines so big – and could smaller be better?
Several new wind projects have had their turbine sizes scaled back after community feedback. But why do they have to be so big in the first place?
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Regulator finds fossil fuel group engaged in greenwashing in defence of gas stoves
Regulator finds industry group breached Greenwashing Code with claims electric cooktops are more expensive and more emissions intensive than cooking with gas.
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Snowy’s delayed gas plant finally enters grid system, as Forrest closes in on gas import terminal
Snowy Hydro’s delayed, costly and not very hydrogen gas generators have finally entered the grid management system.
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What’s really driving high power bills (hint, it’s not renewables) and how can we reduce them?
New research cuts through the noise to find what is really driving up electricity costs over the longer term, and how governments and consumers can turn the trend around.
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Murdoch media reports of green hydrogen’s latest failure have been greatly exaggerated, SA govt says
Reports in a Murdoch newspaper that another renewable hydrogen project has been scrapped are several years late, the South Australia government says.
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