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“Dumping ground”: Quarry proposed to supply huge wind project sent to IPC after mass objections
A quarry that will operate specifically for a 1.32 gigawatt wind project will need IPC approval after collecting 80 opposing submissions, many of them anti-renewable.
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SwitchedOn podcast: Is the cheaper home batteries scheme “a colossal wasted opportunity”?
Reposit Power boss Dean Spaccavento says battery rebate scheme is “excellent in its scope,” but weak regulation and vague technical standards, mean only a few batteries will help stabilise the grid.
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Watt confirms there will be no climate trigger in reform of EPBC nature laws
Australia’s reworked environmental laws will not include a climate trigger, the federal environment minister has confirmed.
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South Australia unveils first auction as world’s most advanced renewables grid seeks long duration storage
South Australia unveils auction for 700 MW of long duration capacity as it seeks to firm up its grid as it reaches 100 pct net renewables and beyond.
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Snowy 2.0 cost blowouts might be OK if the scheme stored power more cheaply than batteries. But it won’t
Batteries may cost more to install, but they will be used much more intensively than Snowy 2.0 and their average costs will be lower.
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Australian research breakthrough takes next-generation solar technology closer to rooftops
Australian solar researchers hail breakthrough that takes new generation PV cells closer to commercial deployment on rooftops.
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Frontier outlines plans for state’s biggest solar battery hybrid project to replace coal
Frontier unveils plans to create 1.7 GW solar battery hybrid project in W.A. to help fill gap from coal and gas plants due to retire by end of decade.
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Biggest solar hybrid project in NSW gets planning approval despite host of long distance objectors
The biggest solar-battery hybrid project in NSW gets planning approval from IPC after being the target of a number of long-distance objectors.
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Wind farm battery built six years ago finally gets licence to operate
A small battery built in 2019 to smooth the output from large South Australia wind farm has finally obtained its generation licence.
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Photographer pleads guilty to trespass on Robbins Island after crossing high water mark
Photographer Rob Blakers pleaded guilty of trespass after a walk about Robbins Island and a rising tide left him unable to camp on a nearby island.
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Sunshine state waits to see which way the wind blows on energy, or if the LNP will let it blow at all
Queensland LNP is about to deliver its new energy strategy. It has promised to scrap renewable targets but state consumers – both big and small – love the technology.
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‘A colossal wasted opportunity’: Reposit CEO slams federal cheaper home batteries scheme
Head of Reposit says most home batteries installed with federal rebate will not help support the grid, and laments a lost opportunity for the popular scheme.
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