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Renewables

Not a “bunch of yokels:” City mayor lays down “no water, no REZ” demands as region turns dry
City mayor says New England renewable zone depends on state government support for major water upgrade, and says overwhelming majority supports energy transition.
Peter Hannam

Aug 20, 2026

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Hydrogen

“Trucks, chargers, batteries and green energy:” Fortescue throws AI and data centres into mix in pursuit of real zero
Fortescue settles bill over abandoned electrolyser factory, claims to be biggest builder of solar in Australia as it pursues zero emissions for its mines, green iron and data centres
Giles Parkinson

Aug 20, 2026

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Storage

“Significant shift:” Batteries are capping electricity prices and helping to bust the energy market cartel
A near tripling of installed battery capacity and increasingly diverse ownership of solar and wind generators is pushing down electricity prices and boosting market competition, a new report has found.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 20, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“They are not locked in:” Inside the anti-renewables meeting railing against migrant worker camps
Residents near camps housing construction workers for a Renewable Energy Zone have been told to brace for an upsurge in crime from immigrant workers.
Peter Hannam

Aug 19, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“We need more gas:” Victoria Coalition light on detail after vowing to scrap VNI West transmission link
Victoria’s Coalition is accused of tossing away years of planning by farmers and communities with its vow to scrap VNI West.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 19, 2026

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Renewables

The $2.5 billion wind project getting ready for take-off, 23 years after farmer landholders were first approached
After more than two decades of planning, this huge wind project is edging closer to construction. For the farmers hosting the turbines, it can’t come soon enough.
Peter Hannam

Aug 18, 2026

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Policy & Planning

“We want more batteries:” State rebate to slash costs for businesses and apartments by up to 40 pct
New battery rebate will slash the upfront cost of solar battery systems of up to 30 MWh for apartment buildings and businesses in the state.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 18, 2026

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Renewables

“It’s literally life changing for us:” The drought-stricken farmers looking to wind and solar to secure their future
New England farmers say their future, and their succession plans, depend on their ability to host wind, solar and even transmission, and are angry about efforts to stop them.
Peter Hannam

Aug 17, 2026

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Wind

Wind farm dumped from Australia’s first pumped hydro project in 40 years – due to rocky terrain
Plans to add more solar and a wind farm to delayed pumped hydro project abandoned, this time due to rocky terrain. However, a bigger battery will be included.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 17, 2026

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CEFC boss says funding deals for new wind and solar farms to power giant smelter still to be sorted
Head of green bank says Tomago green transition deal likely to get big wind projects over the line, but the funding arrangements have still to be sorted.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 14, 2026

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Storage

Home battery rebate hits 500,000 milestone as households “take control” and deliver grid benefits
The number of Cheaper Home Batteries installations has passed the half-million mark, a huge new milestone for the hugely successful rebate that is slashing bills and delivering “enormous benefits” to the grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 13, 2026

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Commentary

Tomago won’t be 100 pct renewable until 2033, but Squadron and others want to see multiple supply deals
It will take at least six years to make Australia’s largest aluminium smelter 100 per cent renewable, but there are warnings not to lock in a single dominant supplier.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 13, 2026

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