Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Victoria hits record levels of wind and solar curtailment, and then two more coal generators tripped
Victoria was experiencing record levels of large scale wind and solar availability, and curtailment. And then two big coal units tripped together.
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“We can do this:” Rio Tinto’s rapid switch to renewables shines path for quick exit from coal
Queensland’s LNP is stopping renewables because it says the exit from coal is too quick. Rio Tinto, its biggest electricity consumer, is making a nonsense of those claims.
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Queensland LNP is trying to have its cake and eat it too: You can’t keep coal open and meet climate targets
The only beneficiaries of the Queensland LNP government’s confused Energy Roadmap are wealthy fossil fuel corporations.
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“For the birds:” CCA chair Matt Kean questions if ageing coal plants can go longer
“Just because they’re saying they’re going to extend these coal-fired power stations, doesn’t mean they’re going to work.” CCA questions plans to keep coal plants online.
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Solar Insiders Podcast: The community that built its own renewable grid
Kait Williamson from Flow Power on how one Victorian town built its own green power solution from the ground up.
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The Driven Podcast: BYD’s most affordable EV, Kia’s new van, and what’s the buzz around VW’s GTX
BYD’s cheapest EV lands in Australia, Kia teases its PV5 van, and VW’s ID. Buzz GTX debuts. Plus: is local car manufacturing just talk?
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Australia’s biggest solar-battery hybrid project gets state planning approval
State planning approval for largest solar hybrid project with capacity of up to 475 MW of solar and more than 3,000 MWh of battery storage.
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Sacked contractors sued over missing components for delayed big battery storage project
Alinta is seeking return of $110 million in cables, battery units and inverters from the former contractors of its delayed big battery project at Wagerup.
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Australian university to lead international solar panel recycling project focusing on high purity silicon
An Australian university is leading an important international project using robotics and green energy to extract high purity silicon from used solar panels.
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Victoria narrows down contenders for offshore wind transmission link, as Spanish giants compete again
VicGrid unveils three consortia in running for offshore wind transmission link, with Spanish energy giants leading two of them.
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“This is about economics:” Fortescue says rapid technology changes keep its real zero goal on track
Fortescue CEO Dino Otranto discusses the rapid technology changes – in wind, solar and batteries – that will deliver the company’s bold real zero target for 2030.
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Iberdrola to invest half a billion dollars on shovel-ready four-hour battery project in South Australia.
The Spanish developer has a $1.7 billion budget for Australia which it intends to aim mainly at battery projects.
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