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NSW company spun out of University of Newcastle tapped by US oil giant to collaborate on a real-world trial of its "clean steam" industrial heat technology.

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Peter Dutton's nuclear plan is being painted as a declaration of war against household energy systems, with rooftop solar having to be switched off on a near daily basis.

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Renewables arm of global oil major weighs in on Australia's nuclear debate after kicking off construction on two latest "firmed renewables" projects.

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Tesla says Dutton's nuclear plan would result in "severe" curtailment of household rooftop PV, and argues there is little room for any "baseload" on Australia's main grids.

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Coalition's nuclear power plan would be a disaster for the climate, for energy bills, and large scale renewables, but the biggest losers would be Australia's four million-and-counting solar households.

The post Biggest losers from Coalition’s nuclear plan will be Australia’s 4 million solar households, industry says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In this episode we take a quick look at the Coalition’s nuclear plan and its costings. Not much of it makes sense. Plus: The other news of the week.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Dutton’s high stakes, low sense nuclear plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In just the last week Microsoft and Google have pledged $50 billion in spending on renewables. Not exactly all in on nuclear as the Coalition suggests.

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The Coalition nuclear plan would largely bring investment in large scale renewables and storage to a halt, and result in household solar being switched off on a near daily basis.

The post The Coalition’s master plan: Bring large scale wind, solar and battery storage installations to a halt appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria launches consultation on the next step its Gas Substitution Roadmap, including options to extend the ban on new connections and mandate the transition to electric appliances in gas-connected homes.

The post Victoria forges ahead on electrification, with proposal to kick gas out of existing homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It might seem weirdly appropriate that Peter Dutton should release his nuclear power policy costings on Friday the 13th. But that would be to downplay the sheer lunacy, rank dishonesty, and clear danger of his energy plans.

The post Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan: Mad, bad, and extremely dangerous appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Frontier’s arguments hold no more water than any other nuclear advocate, and their assumptions are built on a house of cards.

The post Frontier Economics and its “house of cards” case for nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The decision to export gas from the east coast in 2015 has driven up prices to the point where it is destroying domestic demand – and won’t be fixed with new supply, a new analysis suggests.

The post “Gas eating gas:” Analysis warns new supply will do nothing to alleviate high prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Peter Dutton defends nuclear by claiming that rooftop solar cannot charge EVs and household batteries at the same time. How wrong and ignorant can you be?

The post “You can’t charge your battery and your car at same time:” Dutton does not have a clue about energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

After six years of assessment and hundreds of appeals against it, a massive gas project has been given state environmental approval to operate until 2070.

The post “Kick in the guts:” One of nation’s largest and most polluting fossil fuel projects gets green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

"Bring communities on the journey:" CEC report details how community engagement on renewables is being done and what best practice looks like.

The post Money alone can’t buy social licence for wind and solar projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two of Queensland's biggest airports will switch to 100 per cent renewable energy at the beginning of 2025 as part of a seven power purchase agreement.

The post Two major Sunshine State airports make switch to 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany should not count on future long-distance green hydrogen imports in its drive to make the steel and chemicals industries climate-friendly.

The post “Expensive and implausible:” Shipping green hydrogen to save Germany steel industry said to be not viable appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research finds a “clear case of price gouging” by Australia’s two biggest energy retailers, where households pay more than double the price of big business for the same amount of electricity.

The post “Ripping off customers:” Energy utilities force households to pay more than double than business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Opposition energy spokesman Ted O'Brien reportedly wants to drop environmental considerations - or what he calls a "carbon price by stealth" – from regulatory decision on energy.

The post Coalition to dump environment from grid objective in latest bizarre thought bubble on green energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New analysis shows that Coalition nuclear plan would result in more coal, more gas, higher wholesale prices, and higher emissions.

The post More coal, more gas, higher prices, higher emissions: What Coalition’s nuclear plan will do to the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.