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Policy & Planning

NSW doubles its spend on transmission to connect more renewables, faster
New South Wales government budget doubles its bet on the state’s transmission buildout, including poles and wires to connect its five Renewable Energy Zones.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 24, 2025

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Renewables

Inertia is the new baseload: Spain’s full blackout report debunks core claims of anti-renewable brigade
Inertia is the new baseload: Almost every critic of Spain’s renewable energy got their blackout facts wrong.
Ketan Joshi

Jun 19, 2025

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Commentary

Can we power both humanity and machines with cheap renewables?
Humans, AI and robots will compete for the same energy resources and now is the time to rethink energy allocation itself. We need a tiered system to protect the humans.
Brydon Wang & Gabriel Wong

Mar 26, 2025

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Commentary

To drive rooftop solar, home battery and EV uptake, the policy pen can be mightier than big budget spends
Most policy changes needed to unlock the full potential of consumer energy can be done with the sweep of a pen – and at minimal cost to the budget bottom line.
Stephanie Bashir

May 7, 2024

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Commentary

China’s quiet energy revolution: The switch from nuclear to renewable energy
China has wound back its ambitious nuclear targets and turned instead to the deployment of solar and wind energy at unprecedented rates.
David Glynne Jones & Derek Woolner

Apr 26, 2024

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Commentary

Australia can achieve close to 100 pct renewables with today’s technologies: Are we up for the challenge?
Australia can achieve close to 100% renewables with the technologies of today. The challenge is how to fill the gap.
Dani Alexander, Alex Wonhas, Martin Poole & Renate Egan

Apr 17, 2024

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Hydrogen

Fortescue signs agreement for massive green hydrogen and ammonia hub in Morocco
Fortescue announces “landmark” joint venture to create a massive renewable energy, and green hydrogen, ammonia and manufacturing hub in Morocco.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 9, 2024

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Commentary

With luck, China’s stunning cuts in the cost of wind and solar will feed through to Australia
China is delivering stunning reductions in the cost of wind and solar. Will it flow through to Australia?
David Leitch

Apr 4, 2024

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Policy & Planning

Ten simple ways to make Australia’s climate game truly next level
While Australia’s new climate bill brings us closer to the international consensus, we should be aiming to go much further, much faster.
Wesley Morgan

Sep 13, 2022

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More than 1GW of battery storage to replace coal in world’s biggest isolated grid
How will the WA government prepare for the closure of its last two coal generators? Lots of wind, solar and batteries.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 17, 2022

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Storage

Why Australia needs to create a renewable storage target
New report argues that Labor should focus less on poles and wires and more on putting together a national storage target to support the renewables transition.
Giles Parkinson

May 31, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Wind and solar make deep cuts in emissions possible, but fossil fuels must go: IPCC
Wind, solar and battery storage will play centre-stage to cut emissions in half by 2030, the IPCC says, while more expensive CCS will have only a bit part.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 5, 2022

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