Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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NSW Labor says it will not “rip up” renewable roadmap, but accelerate it instead
NSW Labor denies claims from NSW energy minister that it will tear up the state’s Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap if it wins the election in March.
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Asia oil giant snaps up big Australian solar portfolio at top of the market
Asia oil giant buys into Australian solar market in deal that gives it a large operating portfolio and a bigger pipeline of projects.
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Genex to fast-track 1.6GW solar project as foundations complete for first big battery
Genex looks to fast track 1.6GW solar project in Queensland as it completes foundations to its first battery storage facility.
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NSW network joins rush to batteries to soak up solar, save on poles and wires
Essential Energy teams with AGL to install a 2MWh battery in the rooftop solar-heavy Port Macquarie region.
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Fuel tax exemptions make no sense – for the climate or the economy
New report argues fuel tax credits should be removed for on-road users, and halved for off-road users, to drive emissions reductions and save billions.
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Space-aged solar innovation: Is it coming down to Earth?
Research projects designed to harness solar energy in space are driving new approaches to the technology that could pay dividends on Earth.
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Networks win rights to access “community” battery scheme in controversial call by regulator
Monopoly electricity network companies have won limited rights to own and operate community batteries in one-off waiver to ring fencing rules.
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Solar tracker giant sets up manufacturing facility in Australia to supply local projects
Array Technologies will set up manufacturing facilities on Australian soil as part of VRET conditions to supply a new Victorian solar farm.
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Eleven Aussie battery start-ups tapped for “hyper-acceleration”
A new initiative aims to drive onshore lithium battery innovation by challenging 11 start-ups to deliver ground-breaking new technologies or ancillary services.
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The radical plan to build world’s biggest green electrolyser and hydrogen power plant
South Australia defied the critics with the first Tesla big battery, now it plans to do the same with the world’s biggest green hydrogen power plant.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Does a green hydrogen power plant stack up?
Sam Crafter dealt with technology skeptics when he led the task force for the Tesla Big Battery. Now he’s doing it again as head of South Australia’s hydrogen office.
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How solar farms can double as havens for our wildlife
We know about “agrivoltaics”, where land under and around solar panels is used to grow crops and graze livestock. But what about “conservoltaics”?
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