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Energy Insiders Podcast: Grid batteries up for electric buses

Fri, 2021-10-22 12:45

Gareth Ridge from Zenobe energy on the battery needs for mass electric bus charging. Plus: Rio and Forrest big green manufacturing plans.

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CBA backs mass rollout of small solar farms with hydrogen battery storage

Fri, 2021-10-22 11:58

Providence Asset Group solar farm Lavo batteryPlans to pilot a UNSW-developed “hydrogen storage” solution across tens of sub-5MW solar farms have been underwritten by the Commonwealth Bank.

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Big win for battery storage in another landmark energy market reform

Fri, 2021-10-22 11:31

Battery storage to get boost from another landmark reform after AEMC dumps failed "do no harm" rule on system strength.

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Gina Rinehart needs to re-think her sums on solar and battery storage

Fri, 2021-10-22 10:19

Australia's richest person has produced some strange numbers to demonise solar and batteries, as Murdoch media presses nuclear button on renewables.

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Coal and silicon: The speech that Morrison can use to wow his Glasgow audience

Fri, 2021-10-22 10:10

Scott MorrisonThe speech that Scott Morrison could give in Glasgow, holding a lump of coal in one hand, and a lump of silicon in the other.

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Charging hub: Sydney electric bus depot to lay blueprint for EVs and grid

Fri, 2021-10-22 07:00

Transgrid and Zenobē Energy join forces to deliver Australia's most sustainably advanced, electrified depot in NSW – a critical first step 100% electric buses by 2030.

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Dead ducks in the middle of the grid: Coal output pushed to record lows by solar

Thu, 2021-10-21 23:04

The owners of Australia’s ageing and increasingly decrepit coal generators have known for some time what a duck curve looks like. They may never have imagined, however, that it would grow this steep this quickly (see red line in graph above). AGL admitted this year that it had been caught by surprise by the growth […]

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Rooftop solar sends Victorian power prices to zero every day for two months

Thu, 2021-10-21 23:01

AEMO's latest quarterly energy report highlights more negative pricing events, and an average daytime price in Victoria of zero over two months.

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5B unveils more powerful, quicker to install Maverick solar solution

Thu, 2021-10-21 14:17

"200kW in a box:" Orders open for 5B Maverick, the latest iteration of the Sydney company's plug-and-play solution for rapid deployment of big solar.

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Morrison refuses to release net zero modelling, as Australia outed for fudging climate report

Thu, 2021-10-21 13:56

Leaked documents show Australia trying to water down influential UN-backed climate report, as Morrison government refuses to release its net zero modelling.

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Gupta’s Greensteel plant at Whyalla could be Morrison’s COP26 get out of jail card

Thu, 2021-10-21 13:42

Gupta plans to launch massive Greensteel investment in Whyalla, with possible involvement of Fortescue, as Morrison prepares to head to Glasgow.

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Australia’s carbon credits leap above $33 a tonne in new surge

Thu, 2021-10-21 13:32

emissions greenhouse gases net zero targets - canva - optimisedBuying from investors, intermediaries and corporates have caused the price of carbon credits in Australia to double in the past 12 months.

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Sydney Trains goes zero emissions, with renewable certificate deal

Thu, 2021-10-21 12:04

Sydney Trains transitions its network to zero net emissions, after inking a deal with Red Energy to buy renewable energy certificates.

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Cannon-Brookes to inject another $1.5 billion into renewables and climate push

Thu, 2021-10-21 12:03

Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes pledge another $1.5 billion towards renewables and philanthropic projects helping cap global warming at 1.5°C.

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Iberdrola commits £6 billion to develop 3GW offshore wind hub in UK

Thu, 2021-10-21 08:42

Iberdrola announces £6 billion investment in 3GW offshore wind energy hub to kick off UK's aim to build 40GW of offshore wind to meet net zero target.

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Australia ranked worst amongst international peers for climate action, fossil fuel use

Wed, 2021-10-20 23:01

An Extinction Rebellion activist wears a mask depicting Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison blocks the road during a protest outside Parliament House in Canberra. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)Australia ranked last among developed countries for climate action, due to its poor track record on emissions and its ongoing dependence on fossil fuels.

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Rio Tinto plans massive 7GW wind and solar for smelters and iron ore mines

Wed, 2021-10-20 16:03

Rio Tinto plans up to 7GW of wind and solar to power smelters and iron ore mines as part of $7.5 billion plans to slash emissions by 2030.

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Sun Cable names “powerhouse” to deliver world’s biggest solar and battery project

Wed, 2021-10-20 14:22

sun cable 5b solar northern territory optimisedSun Cable says world's biggest solar and storage facility to begin construction in 2023, names "powerhouse" consortium to help develop it.

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Australia accused of helping to blow global carbon budget with fossil fuel plans

Wed, 2021-10-20 14:00

coalA new UN backed report finds Australia's plans to expand fossil fuel production are massively out of step with global climate commitments.

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Red Sea solar and battery project to feature 1,300MWh of energy storage

Wed, 2021-10-20 13:36

Contract awarded to massive solar and storage facility to power a huge luxury resort to be built in Red Sea.

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