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Australian utility signs first vanadium flow battery contract for long duration storage

Mon, 2023-07-31 11:19

vanadium flow battery providedFirst ever contract with Australian utility will test whether vanadium flow battery can support 100 per cent renewable power in remote and harsh locations.

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Joyce hopes to ambush Albanese on renewables at Rinehart-sponsored Bush Summit

Sun, 2023-07-30 15:19

Joyce calls on farmers to protest against "onslaught" of wind, solar and transmission lines at the Murdoch and Rinehart sponsored Bush Summit.

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The end of Oppenheimer’s nuclear energy dream: Modular reactors supported by ideology alone

Sat, 2023-07-29 11:06

nuclear power plant"Tech-bro libertarians:" Former nuclear regulatory chief questions hype around new nuclear power technologies that largely don’t exist and will likely be very costly.

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“We operate independently:” China inverter giant answers Coalition PV scare campaign

Fri, 2023-07-28 13:30

One of the world's leading solar inverter makers has responded to Coalition claims that China made inverters pose a serious security risk to Australia's energy grid.

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“It is terrifying:” July confirmed as planet’s hottest month on record

Fri, 2023-07-28 13:00

July was the planet’s hottest month ever recorded – and may have been the hottest month in 120,000 years.

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Shell and Macquarie’s Eku begin early works on big battery in Melbourne

Fri, 2023-07-28 11:59

Shell and Eku Energy kick off early works at the Rangebank big battery to be built on the outskirts of Melbourne.

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AEMO to model “extremely rapid” green energy switch, even as transmission costs soar

Fri, 2023-07-28 11:23

AEMO to model "extremely rapid" switch to renewables, but dials down green hydrogen exports. It also releases new "conceptual" transmission map, even as costs rise.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: The path to net zero for industry

Fri, 2023-07-28 11:20

Energy Insiders podcastAnna Skarbek from Cimateworks on why renewables will play central role in getting big industry to net zero. First, the grid. Plus: Big battery boom.

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Fossil gas ban: Victoria calls time on gas connections for new homes

Fri, 2023-07-28 10:10

gas stove cooktop burnerPlanning permits for new homes will only connect to all-electric networks in 2024, marking a major about face for the state with the highest residential gas use in Australia.

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Huge four-hour battery to propel Neoen towards $1.1 billion annual profit

Fri, 2023-07-28 09:40

Neoen says battery earnings are volatile, but the contract locked in for its first four-hour battery will help propel overall earning to more than $1.1 billion in 2025.

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Neoen pockets significant damages for delays to Australia’s biggest solar project

Fri, 2023-07-28 08:38

western downs solar farm neoenFrench renewable energy developer Neoen says it has been paid significant damages for delays in the country's biggest solar project.

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SeaVolt to launch “first of a kind” offshore floating solar demonstrator

Fri, 2023-07-28 06:26

seavolt floating solarBelgian-based consortium announces plans to launch its first offshore floating solar energy test platform designed specifically for rough seas.

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Farming lobby wants ban on new solar farms, as renewables resentment festers in regions

Thu, 2023-07-27 15:16

Australia’s largest state farming association wants a temporary ban on new large-scale solar projects as angst grows over "carrying the weight" of the transition.

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Discovery of room-temperature superconductors could revolutionise energy systems

Thu, 2023-07-27 15:02

If confirmed, discovery of room temperature superconductors could be one of the biggest physics announcements this century, paving way for longer-lasting batteries and efficient grids.

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NSW mulls tiered coal royalties as it contemplates end of coal price cap

Thu, 2023-07-27 14:11

NSW considers following Queensland's tiered coal royalty scheme as it also mulls extending coal price cap.

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Green hydrogen on track to be cheaper than fossil gas hydrogen by 2030

Thu, 2023-07-27 13:47

Meridian green hydrogenEnergy analysts at BloombergNEF expect renewable hydrogen to be a cheaper option than existing "grey hydrogen" in five key markets by 2030.

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MPs says Marinus Link a bigger deal than AFL stadium, demand vote in Parliament

Thu, 2023-07-27 12:55

Former Liberal MP wants the $3.8 billion undersea transmission project reviewed as a project of state significance, making it subject to a vote by both houses of state parliament.

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Fortescue still aiming for 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen by 2030

Thu, 2023-07-27 12:50

Fortescue 's likely first big green hydrogen project will produce 12000 tonnes a year. It will need another 12,500 such projects to meet its 2030 targets, but insists it can still be done.

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Another 4GW of wind and solar sought grid connections in last quarter

Thu, 2023-07-27 00:01

 Goldwind).Applications for new connection agreements continue to jump sharply, but registrations and commissioning continues to drag.

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Rooftop solar takes biggest bite yet out of fossil fuel industry’s energy lunch

Thu, 2023-07-27 00:01

The growing uptake of rooftop solar PV – driven in part by the huge jump in wholesale electricity prices and retail bills in the past year – has taken the biggest bite yet out of the fossil fuel industry’s energy lunch. In an ironic twist to the cartel-like behaviour of the fossil fuel industry in […]

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