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Michael Mazengarb is a journalist with RenewEconomy, based in Sydney. Before joining RenewEconomy, Michael worked in the renewable energy sector for more than a decade.
CleanTech Bites
Renewables keep crunching Australia’s electricity emissions – no thanks to federal policy
Latest National Energy Emissions Audits show large-scale renewables generation – increasingly big solar – still driving steady fall in electricity sector emissions, while a thriving rooftop PV market cancels...
Australian Federal Government Coal Governments
Coal generator virtually given away by NSW to get $11m handout for repairs
Morrison government set to spend $11 million on Vales Point upgrade, but is it unfairly raising community expectations of new coal investments?
Australian Federal Government Coal Governments
Australia’s least reliable coal generators are the oldest, and the youngest
Victoria's brown-coal generators account for most outages, but the main grid's newest coal generator proves to be the least reliable with the most breakdowns.
Australian Federal Government Climate Governments
Australian bushfires drive up global emissions as economic costs mount
Australian bushfires to drive global greenhouse gas concentrations to new records, as more than half of Australians report experiencing bushfire impacts.
47 scientists and experts sign open letter urging NSW government not to overrule state laws requiring climate change impacts to be considered in the assessment of new coal mines.
Australian Federal Government Governments Nuclear
Australia Institute says nuclear power ‘uninsurable and uneconomic’ in Australia
Research shows greatest barrier to nuclear power in Australia remains cost, as parliamentary inquiry continues in Canberra.
ACT Government Governments Solar Wind
Australia’s capital to be first city outside Europe to transition to 100% renewables
ACT to become the first jurisdiction outside Europe to complete the switch from fossil fuel electricity to a grid powered completely by renewables.
Markets News & Commentary Renewables Solar Wind
Wind and solar set new generation records across Australia grid in July
A record July for wind power has helped the combined output of "new renewables" – wind and solar – to reach a new peak for the month.
AEMC to hear from energy market participants as debate over demand response mechanism ramps up ahead of final rule determination.
TAI report says latest federal government data confirms two things: 1) Australia's emissions are definitely still going up; 2) The Morrison Coalition government is "contemptuous" of its obligations to...
