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Renewables

Solar battery deal for giant smelter is a stunning game-changer for Australian energy
Choice of wind, solar and battery storage to power giant smelters means the biggest consumers of energy are moving beyond fossil fuels and “baseload”. Here’s why.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 14, 2025

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Renewables

Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery deal to help secure future of smelters and refineries
Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery storage deal to help secure future of its smelter and refineries that are among Australia’s biggest energy consumers.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 13, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Gas network death spiral: Pressure mounts to protect consumers from cost of stranded assets
Energy Consumers Australia is proposing four rule changes to make gas networks justify capital spending and new customers pay up front to connect to the diminishing fossil network.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 12, 2025

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Wind

Australia’s oldest wind turbines back in action with a Danish facelift, and a major life extension
King Island’s small and ancient turbines – installed last century – are getting a facelift, rather than being pulled down and replaced by bigger machines.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 11, 2025

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Wind

Federal and state governments give priority to 56 wind, solar, battery and transmission projects
New priority list includes 24 transmission projects, 16 GW of wind and solar projects, and 6 GW of storage projects.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 9, 2025

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Renewables

Andrew Forrest-backed wind and battery project could be first to drop off federal CIS winners list
One of the winners of the federal government’s first giant wind and solar auction is being tripped up by its reported failure to gain access to the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 7, 2025

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Solar

“World-leading” array of massive eight-hour solar batteries to reboot Australian manufacturing
Quinbrook unveils plans for series of massive eight-hour solar batteries to underpin giant industrial hubs and provide the engine room for green manufacturing.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Offshore wind sector feeling the Dutton effect, even from the shadows of opposition
Labor’s offshore wind plans are under fire from all corners of the conservative political and media landscape, as Peter Dutton succeeds in sowing FUD.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 4, 2025

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Renewables

A summer of record renewables, record demand highs and record demand lows, and no blackouts
Australia’s main grid boasted a record share of renewables over summer, and experienced record demand highs and record demand lows – and no supply shortfalls.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 4, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Baseload outages and generator rebidding: How energy customers got screwed by high prices
Regulator says deliberate generator rebids – often at the market cap – were responsible for nearly half of the big price spikes last quarter. And it is the customer who will pay.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 3, 2025

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Policy & Planning

“We’re at an inflection point:” Nelson Review may move quickly on some energy market reforms
Tim Nelson says three major themes have already emerged from submissions to the NEM market review, and how to use consumer resources is one of them.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 28, 2025

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Storage

Prices fall as first pumped hydro and two eight hour battery projects win landmark storage tender
First pumped hydro project win for a long duration storage tender in Australia, along with another two eight-hour batteries in landmark result that sees falling prices.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 27, 2025

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