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Australian vanadium producer invests in Ultra Power to develop flow battery modules

Thu, 2022-08-11 14:31

Richmond Vanadium Technology to invest in Ultra Power Systems in bid to tap into the vanadium redox flow battery sector in Australia and overseas.

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Apple signs up for massive supply deal from Andrew Forrest owned wind project

Thu, 2022-08-11 14:25

Apple to take around one third of the output from a massive new wind farm owned by Andrew Forrest in deal to offset energy use of its customers.

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CCA makes case for international carbon trading, but Greens suspect accounting tricks

Thu, 2022-08-11 14:18

Climate Change Authority report recommends Australian companies be supported to buy international carbon credits. But Greens fear more "accounting tricks."

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Ministers urged to dump ESB proposals at landmark meeting that will put green into grid

Thu, 2022-08-11 14:12

State and federal energy ministers poised to put environment back into market rules, but face pressure on what to do with ESB and its proposals rejected by industry.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s dirty fuel scandal

Thu, 2022-08-11 14:03

The Australia Institute’s Richie Merzian on the move to overturn the car lobby’s campaign to protect dirty fuels. Plus: The future of the ESB, and the Climate Change Authority.

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First commercial green hydrogen plant and refuelling facility a step closer for W.A.

Thu, 2022-08-11 11:54

Infinite Green Energy secures all land required for WA green hydrogen plant and refuelling station – and for a potential doubling of production.

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CEFC money to supersize link to Australia’s biggest wind project, creating new REZ

Wed, 2022-08-10 22:30

AEMO says it will lift a suspension of the entire National Electricity Market after supply pressures ease.cCEFC allocates $160 million to allow Powerlink to supersize connection to Australia's biggest wind project and create a new renewable zone in the area.

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“Monumental:” US climate bill eliminates cost gap between green and dirty hydrogen

Wed, 2022-08-10 15:00

hydrogen plug powerPlug Power, would be partner of Andrew Forrest's green hydrogen plans, says new US tax credit makes green hydrogen lower cost than fossil fuelled hydrogen.

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RayGen connects solar towers to the grid, but storage component will have to wait

Wed, 2022-08-10 14:05

AGL-backed RayGen says its solar tower technology is sending power to the grid in Victoria, but the storage component is delayed by global supply chain issues.

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AEMO market crisis report highlights big constraints on Snowy 2.0 storage

Wed, 2022-08-10 14:00

Snowy Hydro Tumut 3 pumped power station energy storage - M Mazengarb - optimisedThe real operational storage capacity of Snowy 2.0 may be as little as half that advertised, due to constraints on water flows highlighted in latest AEMO report.

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“Grotesque greed:” Oil majors’ windfall profits are headed for their pockets, not renewables

Wed, 2022-08-10 09:51

coalThe world's oil majors are pocketing record profits from the current energy crisis, but not much of it is going into renewables, despite their marketing spin.

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Genex Power buys massive 2GW battery storage plus solar project in Queensland

Wed, 2022-08-10 09:28

Neoen Tesla Big Battery VictoriaTakeover target Genex has announced the purchase of a massive 2GW battery storage and solar project in Queensland.

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Graphite storage technology gets ARENA funding for heat and power applications

Wed, 2022-08-10 00:01

University of Newcastle spin-off promoting graphite blocks as an easy way to store energy for heat and power gains funding from ARENA for a pilot plant.

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Horizon deploys new technology for greener micro-grids in isolated communities

Tue, 2022-08-09 18:05

Horizon rolls out new management system that better integrates utility-owned energy resources with customer owned assets such as rooftop solar, batteries, and electric vehicles.

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Gravity storage start-up says it has “multi gigawatt hour” plans for Australian zinc refiner

Tue, 2022-08-09 15:06

Gravity storage start-up Energy Vault flags "multi-gigawatt hour" storage solution for Queensland zinc refinery.

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Magpies warble, spring stirs, as wind and solar deliver one quarter of grid demand

Tue, 2022-08-09 14:31

 Canva).Variable renewable energy - wind, rooftop PV and large scale solar - are delivering one quarter of Australia's demand on an annualised basis.

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Graph of the Day: Australia’s best performing wind farms in July

Tue, 2022-08-09 14:25

Small but perfectly positioned: The Kiata wind farm again tops the rankings of wind farm performance in July.

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Hydrogen 101: What it must do, what it might do, and what it probably won’t do

Tue, 2022-08-09 12:28

A lot of hope is invested in hydrogen. There are things it must do, some it probably will be able to do, but others it likely won't because electricity is more efficient.

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Chinese companies seek global carbon market for green hydrogen projects

Tue, 2022-08-09 12:25

Hydrogen fuel cell busA project that supplied green hydrogen for buses at the Winter Olympics could be the first to sell carbon credits through the Clean Development Mechanism.

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AGL and Fortescue eye 2GW of green hydrogen at Hunter coal generator sites

Tue, 2022-08-09 08:52

AGL and Fortescue upgrade green hydrogen plans for the Hunter Valley, turning coal stations into clean energy hubs, and bring in new partners.

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