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Renewables

Stick to the plan: Lights won’t go out when Eraring closes on schedule
Consistent with AEMO’s own modelling, our new analysis reconfirms there is no material electricity reliability gap for NSW if Eraring closes on schedule.
Tim Buckley & AM Jonson

Jan 18, 2024

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Federal funds jump-start great green hydrogen hope, the “stalled” Bell Bay hub
One of Australia’s greatest green hydrogen hopes, singled out by the IEA for delays, will get underway this year after a federal and state funding boost.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 18, 2024

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WA’s biggest wind farm proposed as developer moves on from bruising Victoria experience
Wind Prospect’s proposed wind farm in Western Australia promises to be its largest – and is less likely to have to work around bird breeding seasons.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 17, 2024

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Barossa “carbon factory” cleared as Teals lay down gauntlet on 2030 emissions target
Barossa gas project is terrible news for the climate and Tiwi Islanders. It goes ahead against record warming and calls for more ambitious emissions targets.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 17, 2024

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Battery

Queensland funds another 12 “solar soaker” batteries, plus two locally made flow batteries
Energy Queensland gets new funds to install another 12 network connected batteries across the state – including two flow batteries made by local manufacturers.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 17, 2024

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Policy & Planning

The promise and peril of CCS – a technology that must be viewed with extreme skepticism
CCS is as promising as nuclear fusion, and possibly just as farfetched to be practical, economic and on a scale that would make a difference.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Jan 17, 2024

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Surge in heat pumps and rooftop solar drives record uptake for UK homes
Installation of solar panels and heat pumps in UK homes soared in 2023, driving the country to its highest-ever level of domestic low-carbon technology upgrades.
Jakob de Zwart

Jan 16, 2024

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Renewables

Fossil lobby claims voters want nuclear. Grid simulation shows it’s the last thing Australia needs
As the Coalition goes nuclear in its opposition to solar and wind, data modelling 100% renewables on Australia’s NEM reminds us why SMRs are not part of the picture.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 16, 2024

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Solar banks and electrification: Governments invest $206m to close the energy gap
Federal and New South Wales governments tip $206m into energy upgrades for social housing, and launch Solar Banks scheme for homes unable to access solar.
Joshua S Hill & Sophie Vorrath

Jan 15, 2024

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Fossil tax tweak promises to squeeze more money from gas super profits
Federal treasurer Jim Chalmers says proposed changes to the PRRT will mean the offshore gas industry “pays more tax sooner.”
Rachel Williamson

Jan 15, 2024

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Is Flotation out of the race? Offshore wind rumours swirl as Gippsland decision looms
As reports emerge that Flotation Energy’s 1.5GW proposal has been rejected, we look at what we do and don’t know about the projects that will make up Australia’s first offshore wind zone.
Sophie Vorrath & Rachel Williamson

Jan 15, 2024

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Star of the South: First offshore wind farm still on track, despite port veto
The leading contender for Australia’s first offshore wind project is unfazed by the veto of a port assembly plant to protect wetlands.
Marion Rae

Jan 13, 2024

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