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$Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix$

Policy & Planning

Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix
Firmed solar and wind still lowest-cost pathway for Australia to reach net zero emissions, new report confirms, as batteries flip the script and limit gas to between 3-7 pct of generation in 2050.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 15, 2026

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Commentary

What is the value of energy efficiency and flexible demand? A new tool will help us find out
A new framework will help determine the cost of different measures to shift or reduce electricity demand, rather than supply.
Lotte Wolff

Jun 3, 2026

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Renewables

How a robot named Bear is making solar farm maintenance safer and more efficient
Autonomous robots originally designed for the mining industry are being programmed to track across thousands of kilometres harsh terrain and inspect hundreds of thousands of solar panels for faults.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 25, 2026

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Renewables

Australia’s biggest renewable grid “stress test” facility gets a $3 million upgrade
Australia’s largest independent renewable energy and grid integration testing facility, used to simulate and stress test real-world conditions, has had a $3m upgrade.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 25, 2026

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Renewables

Australia leads the world on rooftop solar, now it needs to catch up with how to manage it
How will Australia’s electricity market manage millions of rooftop PV, CER, DER, EVs and BESS? With a new acronym, of course. Meet the DSO.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 7, 2025

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Renewables

Big cost falls in China-made offshore wind turbines offer hope for first Australian projects
Rystad Energy says the cost of China-made offshore wind turbines has dropped by 50 per cent over the past four years, offering significant potential savings for Australian projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2025

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CleanTech Bites

Angry nuclear lobby backs off as landmark SMR deal confirms CSIRO’s bleak cost estimates
Nuclear critics of the GenCost report have gone quiet, perhaps because the first real western contract for SMRs has proved the CSIRO’s cost estimates to be spot on.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 29, 2025

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Renewables

Plunging cost of solar batteries ensures renewables remain lowest cost option for Australia, CSIRO says
A 20 pct fall in battery storage costs ensure integrated wind and solar still best option for Australia, as gas turbines prices leap and nuke deals prove it is way too expensive.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 29, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“Living lab” seeks citizen scientists to share home energy data, and help get consumer transition right
CSIRO seeking thousands of ordinary people to join a new “living lab” to help steer energy transition with greater clarity and coordination, and less risk to consumers.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 17, 2025

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Battery

Australian scientists build quantum battery with instantaneous charge, 1,000-fold gain in storage
Australian scientists have built a quantum battery they say can charge almost instantaneously and hold 1000 times more energy than a previous version.
Rachel Williamson

Jul 9, 2025

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Hydrogen

Australia could build a $3 billion industry making hydrogen electrolysers, CSIRO says
New report by CSIRO suggests electrolyser manufacturing by Australian companies could be worth $2.9 billion a year – by 2050.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 4, 2024

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Renewables

Roll out the PV: CSIRO opens flexible solar facility
Solar cells could be printed out like newspapers after Australia’s leading science organisation opened a $6.8 million facility dedicated to flexible solar technology.
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Oct 30, 2024

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Solar and wind remain “backbone” of least-cost future grid, as batteries squeeze gas to a fraction of the mix

What is the value of energy efficiency and flexible demand? A new tool will help us find out

How a robot named Bear is making solar farm maintenance safer and more efficient

Australia’s biggest renewable grid “stress test” facility gets a $3 million upgrade

Australia leads the world on rooftop solar, now it needs to catch up with how to manage it

Big cost falls in China-made offshore wind turbines offer hope for first Australian projects

Angry nuclear lobby backs off as landmark SMR deal confirms CSIRO’s bleak cost estimates

Plunging cost of solar batteries ensures renewables remain lowest cost option for Australia, CSIRO says

“Living lab” seeks citizen scientists to share home energy data, and help get consumer transition right

Australian scientists build quantum battery with instantaneous charge, 1,000-fold gain in storage

Australia could build a $3 billion industry making hydrogen electrolysers, CSIRO says

Roll out the PV: CSIRO opens flexible solar facility

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