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“High rewards, no regrets:” Council gas bans could save new-build home owners $600 a year on energy
New study models the economic and environmental benefits of making it mandatory for new-build homes and businesses to be all-electric – and finds no down-sides.
Rachel Williamson & Sophie Vorrath

Jun 6, 2024

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Battery

NSW wants to put a battery on an old landfill site to replace shuttered gas plant
NSW government entities are proving keen on sharing land with renewables projects.
Rachel Williamson

Dec 20, 2023

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Governments

AEMO sets out tender timeline for NSW’s rapid transition from coal to renewables
AEMO Services outlines tender timeline for the wind, solar and storage that will replace NSW’s ageing coal fleet.
Michael Mazengarb

Dec 7, 2021

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Governments

NSW formally declares Australia’s first Renewable Energy Zone
NSW takes another step towards achieving its renewable energy ambitions, formally declaring its first Renewable Energy Zone.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 11, 2021

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Graph of the Day: NSW renewables hit record high of 50.2 per cent
New South Wales joins renewable record spree with combination of solar and wind briefly delivering more than half the state’s electricity needs for the first time.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 5, 2020

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Governments

Massive Narrabri gas project approved, despite concerns over cost and pollution
NSW Independent Planning Commission approves massive Narrabri Gas Project, rejecting concerns of the environment and cost impacts of the project.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 30, 2020

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Renewables

Massive 1000MW “baseload” wind, solar and hydrogen plant pitched for NSW
Some of Australia’s largest industrial manufacturers could make the switch to 100 per cent renewables under a $3.5 billion green hydrogen plant proposal.
Michael Mazengarb

May 20, 2020

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Governments

Regional NSW town to host large-scale hydrogen energy storage project – state’s first
NSW’s first large-scale hydrogen energy storage project to partner with community-owned solar and battery project in states’s north-east.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 11, 2020

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Electric Vehicles

NSW unveils plan to switch Sydney 8,000-strong bus fleet to all-electric
NSW Government seeks proposals to shift entire Sydney bus fleet to all-electric vehicles.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 29, 2019

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Governments

Narrabri CSG project damned as “fairy-tale” that won’t cut gas prices
Wilderness Society releases damning economic assessment of Narrabri CSG project that suggests it will do little to address the Australian gas price crisis
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 16, 2019

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