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If nuclear lost the election for the LNP, home solar and batteries won it for Labor. It’s time to double down
Peter Dutton declared the 2025 federal election a “referendum on energy.” But in his own electorate, solar households had already cast their vote.
Heidi Lee Douglas

May 15, 2025

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Queensland LNP to ditch state renewable targets, may nix wind projects altogether
The LNP won’t support Queensland’s legislated renewable energy targets and an omission may mean that they’re also ditching wind.
Rachel Williamson

Sep 4, 2024

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Renewables

Rapid greening of the Pilbara could unlock $250 billion in green iron annual exports
Miners need to think bigger and cooperate to tackle the heroic task of how much energy they’re going to need.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 13, 2024

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Dark solar UNSW team win US funding for night-light electricity – and nomination for a prize
UNSW team behind solar tech that can generate power at night have locked in funding from the US Airforce – and been nominated for a prize.
Rachel Williamson

Aug 8, 2024

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Commentary

Batteries the key as cell prices plunge and wind and solar ramp up towards 50 pct share
Australia’s main grid is heading to 50 per cent renewables in two years, and batteries are moving from a sideshow to centre stage as cell prices plunge.
David Leitch

Jul 4, 2024

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Renewables

Want to fight climate change? Triple global renewables target to 11TW by 2030
Governments shouldn’t coast using fat wind and solar pipelines when they could achieve so much more, says a new report.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 21, 2023

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Quinbrook hopes new software will prevent energy greenwashing claims
Being able to prove green claims is becoming increasingly important as regulators and customers begin to demand evidence.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 1, 2023

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Renewables

Fossil grid smashed by year of weather extremes, as renewables look smarter than ever
By speeding up the shift to distributed solar and wind, networks can protect against major outages caused by future “inland tsunamis” and record heatwaves.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 15, 2023

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Bowen frees ARENA from Taylor’s fossil fuel mandate, puts focus back on renewables
Labor restores ARENA’s focus on renewables, ending years of Coalition attempts to redirect the agency’s funding to CCS and gas projects.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 22, 2022

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Coal

World squanders “green recovery” as renewables dwarfed by huge fossil fuel subsidies
Despite global renewables investment surging to a new high, the world has largely squandered a ‘green recovery’ to the Covid pandemic.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 16, 2022

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Renewables

“Under-prepared on all fronts:” Australian renewables exposed to supply and cost crunch
Major report from global insurer warns of tough road ahead for Australian renewables market feeling effects of supply-chain “long Covid.”
Sophie Vorrath

May 24, 2022

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Renewables

Renewables to be “the new baseload” by 2030, says McKinsey
Solar and wind power are on track to become the new baseload electricity supply for global energy markets as early as 2030, McKinsey says.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 27, 2022

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