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Queensland LNP scraps coal closure timelines, delays Borumba pumped hydro, scales back Copperstring link, supports gas and offers tiny morsel to renewables.
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Powerlink CEO Paul Simshauser on managing the closure of Queensland’s biggest coal generator, the role of transmission as prices double, and batteries vs syncons.
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Big super funds are Australia’s most powerful investors, but have no guiding value on the cost of carbon – an anomaly that must be fixed. Here’s how.
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Liberal leader Sussan Ley’s vote for the endangered Australasian Bittern raises eyebrows given her record on coal and climate policies.
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South Australia projects likely to be the first to break wind finance drought in coming months, while next CIS tender will exclude solar battery hybrids in Victoria.
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IPC approves giant four-hour battery in just 24 days after long distance objectors forced referral of project that had little local opposition.
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Proposed 20-turbine wind project near Augusta seeks EPA approval, but has sparked a number of concerns, and memories of the impact of a BHP mine.
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Spanish energy giant is prioritising network investments in the UK and the US over the next two years, but in Australia the near term is all about batteries.
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Australian researchers suggest a certification process and a digital passport could allow rooftop solar panels to be reused rather than recycled.
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A lack of trust and complexity is making the idea of VPPs a very hard sell to the growing number of battery households, with only a tiny minority signing up.
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The battery storage market is hot, dominating the CIS tenders and a record number of off-take agreements signed with power hungry consumers.
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The AEMC has finally rejected a 2021 proposal for a competitive inertia market saying networks are already providing enough.
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A five day hearing in March will see the Tamworth Regional Council argue its appeal against the Hills of Gold wind project planning permit.
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Solar battery hybrids steal the show in latest tender, with promoters signalling a major change in technology choices for Australia, particularly as wind struggles.
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Everything Electric CEO Dan Caesar joins The Driven Podcast to discuss the evolution from YouTube to international EV festivals, Europe’s tipping point for EVs, and his new mission to accelerate adoption through Electric Vehicles UK.
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A spectacular and record increase in solar power helped renewables overtake coal for first time on global basis in the first six months of 2025.
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Solar battery hybrids edge out big wind as Chris Bowen announces 20 winning projects totalling 6.5 gigawatts of capacity.
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The ACT government’s early push to 100 pct renewables is looking like the smartest policy of all – with one wind farm paying consumers $50/MWh in the last quarter.
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A quarry that will operate specifically for a 1.32 gigawatt wind project will need IPC approval after collecting 80 opposing submissions, many of them anti-renewable.
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Reposit Power boss Dean Spaccavento says battery rebate scheme is “excellent in its scope,” but weak regulation and vague technical standards, mean only a few batteries will help stabilise the grid.
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Australia’s reworked environmental laws will not include a climate trigger, the federal environment minister has confirmed.
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South Australia unveils auction for 700 MW of long duration capacity as it seeks to firm up its grid as it reaches 100 pct net renewables and beyond.
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Batteries may cost more to install, but they will be used much more intensively than Snowy 2.0 and their average costs will be lower.
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Australian solar researchers hail breakthrough that takes new generation PV cells closer to commercial deployment on rooftops.
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Frontier unveils plans to create 1.7 GW solar battery hybrid project in W.A. to help fill gap from coal and gas plants due to retire by end of decade.
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