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Bigger and faster: CEFC says more than $120 billion needed to decarbonise the grid
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed a record amount of finance to renewables and grid projects in 2022-23, but says the task ahead is huge.
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It's good the High Court overturned Victoria's questionable EV tax. But there's a sting in the tail
CSIRO says “curtain of ceramic particles” could finally unleash solar thermal technology
CSIRO says a "curtain" of falling ceramic particles may deliver the extreme heat needed to deliver the low cost "solar battery" long promised by CST technologies.
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Australian NGOs call for whole-of-government funding for biodiversity conservation
Webinar: Now is the time for a smarter grid
Australia is going through a major debate right now about the closure timings of the country’s big coal fired power stations. Harnessing consumer and distributed energy resources - solar, batteries and EVs - are part of the solution.
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Battery storage is now Tesla’s most profitable product, but the solar business is tanking
Battery storage has become Tesla's highest margin business, and has more than doubled in size over the past year.
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RET is still the best: Why it’s time to renew Australia’s renewable energy policy
To have any chance of hitting our overall emission reduction targets, we must speed up the rollout of renewables. There's an obvious solution to this problem.
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Victoria suggests higher registration costs or national charge could replace struck down EV tax
Treasurer Tim Pallas says refunds being considered after high court ruled charge was unconstitutional
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Victorian treasurer Tim Pallas says the government will consider refunding a tax paid by electric vehicle owners after the high court deemed it invalid, but suggests registration costs could rise or a national levy could be implemented in its place.
The high court on Wednesday ruled in favour of two electric car drivers who argued the imposition of the Victorian tax, charged per kilometre driven, was unconstitutional because the states do not have the power to impose such excise taxes on consumption.
Continue reading...The diversity argument for this new transmission link doesn’t stack up
The argument of wind and solar diversity for the big new transmission link from Victoria to NSW doesn't hold water.
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Australia is already an energy superpower. We should be using that to drive the world towards renewables | Greg Jericho
The coal and gas we provide internationally makes us powerful – and we waste it being craven to the mining industry
The Australian government likes to say we can be a renewable energy superpower, but it ignores that we already are an energy power that fails utterly to use that power for good.
The past weekend was the 10th anniversary of the Abbott government releasing the draft legislation to repeal of the carbon tax, and also of a report noting that IPCC suggested that “global warming could kill thousands of Australians”.
Continue reading...Climate change will affect solar power and grid stability across Australia – here’s how
Newly published UNSW research is the first to quantify climate change’s impact on solar resource reliability in Australia over the next century.
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Welsh Water admits illegally spilling sewage for years
CP Daily: Wednesday October 18, 2023
Taxes are important but it’s too early to tax electric vehicles in an Australian market still in its infancy | Scott Dwyer
Targeting EV drivers is not good for consumers nor the country’s targets for decarbonising transport – something more coherent and jurisdiction wide is needed
The looming electrification of road transport is something that motorists, fleet managers, bus operators, logistics companies, transport agencies, automotive manufacturers, and all levels of governments are grappling with.
Wednesday saw a landmark case showing just how precarious it can be with a major setback for the Victorian government and any other states thinking of introducing road user taxes for electric vehicles.
Continue reading...Canada’s carbon contracts for difference should shun oil companies and CCUS, green groups say
RFS Market: RIN prices rebound from 3-year lows on supply, economic question marks
Record rooftop solar output slashes wholesale electricity prices
Record levels of solar is taking pressure off the grid and pushing down prices, but regulator says there is a "pressing need" for new investment" in large scale wind and solar.
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