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Bridie Schmidt is staff writer for The Driven, and Renew Economy. She specialises in writing about new technology, as well as using her technical skills in managing our websites.
Australian Federal Government Battery Governments micro-grids Renewables Smart Energy Solar Storage
Coalition to replace poles and wires with “affordable, reliable” renewable microgrids
Replacing poles and wires with renewables and storage on parts of Australia’s grid could “save hundreds of millions of dollars,” deliver more reliable supply, says energy minister.
Group of 28 climate scientists, academics and energy industry veterans release a joint statement fact checking the federal government's "unbelievably misleading" claims on climate and emissions.
Australian Federal Government Coal Governments Markets News & Commentary Renewables
Coalition’s last minute energy policy continues to unravel before its eyes
The latest blow? Legal opinion suggesting federal government would need to get funding for new fossil fuel generation through parliament for it to have any legal force.
ANU Australian Federal Government Climate Governments Renewables Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Australia is not on track to meet Paris emissions target – not without policy support
Angus Taylor has seized upon an ANU renewables briefing as justification for the government’s do-nothing approach to climate. But meeting our Paris target is certainly not a given.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Coal Governments
Coalition energy plan “unworkable”, as Taylor charges into coal
Two more international energy companies join near unanimous condemnation of the Coalition's "divestment" proposal as Taylor plunges headlong into 24/7 power tender.
Australian Federal Government CleanTech Bites Climate Governments
Coalition energy and climate policies hit rock bottom at year’s end
Coalition ends 2018 with its position on climate and energy policies even further to the right than when the year started.
Australian Federal Government Governments Markets
Know your NEM: Angus Taylor should go to naughty corner over terrible policy
The federal Coalition is systematically undermining the basis of the private ownership of the electricity market in Australia. Legal rights are being cut back at every turn.
Australian Federal Government Climate Coal Governments Renewables
Is this the Coalition swansong? Just one more coal plant for the road
The World Bank won't touch it. But the Morrison government has indicated it will do pretty much anything to ensure the answer to whatever question asked – is coal.
Federal energy minister upsets two separate solar groups in one week, including the developers of a 1.8MW community-based PV project in his Hume electorate.
Five years to the day after the Coalition won office, it still has no climate and energy policy, except for a fig leaf and a green army slogan. And...
