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Italian and Japanese energy giants snap up landmark Australian wind, solar and battery assets
Italian and Japanese joint venture snaps up a portfolio of landmark wind, solar and battery assets.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 6, 2025

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Australia’s most advanced green hydrogen project hangs in balance after state LNP pulls support
Future of $12.5 billion renewable hydrogen project hangs in balance after new LNP state government pulls support, leaving questions over wind and solar projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2025

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LNP’s knee-jerk rule change suggests Sunshine State “closed for business” on wind and solar
New planning rules mean that wind farms will be subject to more strenuous assessments than coal mines, green groups say.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 4, 2025

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Customers will take as much wind and solar as they can “because they are the cheapest,” says Brookfield
Brookfield, with $1.5 trillion in assets and now in control of Neoen, says demand and prospects for low cost wind, solar and battery storage has never been better.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 3, 2025

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Big batteries cash in as they charge past gas to become second biggest player in evening peaks
Big batteries have overtaken gas as the second biggest player in the evening demand peaks, and their owners are cashing in on the privilege.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 30, 2025

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Renewables thrive as grid demand soars, coal states suffer from repeated outages and high prices
Underlying demand and renewable output hit record levels in December quarter, but repeated fossil fuel failures and lack of transmission cause high prices in coal dependent states.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 30, 2025

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Battle for landmark tender for grid access has been decided: Winners are grinning, but not talking
It appears that the outcome of one of the most fiercely disputed renewable energy tenders has been decided. But we may have to wait to know the winners, and losers.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 29, 2025

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Forrest says no reason world can’t stop burning fossil fuels by 2040, hints at hydrogen breakthrough
Forrest says if Fortescue can stop burning fossil fuels by 2030, the rest of the world should follow by 2040, even if detractors call it woke. And he hints at hydrogen breakthrough.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 28, 2025

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Yes to Paris, no to targets: Dutton’s climate doublespeak causes confusion in Coalition ranks
Peter Dutton says a Coalition government won’t follow Trump out of the Paris agreement, but also won’t set 2030 or 2035 emission reduction targets. His office begs to differ.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 24, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Trump launches immediate attack on climate, renewables and EVs. How worried should we be?
Trump has kicked off his second run as US president with a flurry of executive orders targeting climate, renewables and clean transport. Here’s what we know, so far – and some early insight into what it all means.
Joshua S Hill & Sophie Vorrath

Jan 22, 2025

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Policy & Planning

Brookfield-backed wind farm in limbo, three others on pause as LNP overhauls state approval process
A state approved wind farm is in limbo, and three others on pause, as the LNP reviews community consultation and impact assessment process for wind projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 20, 2025

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Gas industry cooks up a “culture war” as the electrification of everything gathers pace
Claims electric cooktops are vastly more expensive and more emissions intensive than cooking with gas are being called out as “potentially misleading,” as the fossil fight against home electrification ramps up.
Royce Kurmelovs

Jan 17, 2025

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