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Shipping blues: Solar PV price crunch drives shift to lower-cost suppliers
Australia’s solar market is seeing a significant shake-up of top-selling inverter and panel brands, as retailers struggle against multiple pricing pressure points.
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Net zero pledges, not border taxes, are biggest threat to Australia’s fossil fuel exports
Key business group plays down threat of carbon border adjustment mechanisms, but warns net zero pledges will slash demand for Australian coal and gas.
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Santos counts on $70/tonne carbon price for flagship CCS project
Santos says its flagship CCS project needs a carbon price, and it is counting on a $70/tonne price by 2030.
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“Failure not an option”: Kean wants voters to send message to leaders failing on climate
"Get on with it, or to get out of the way." NSW energy minister Matt Kean warns LNP leaders to act on climate change, or risk getting voted out.
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Steel giant snubs gas on road to net zero, focus on renewables and green hydrogen
Bluescope sets net zero target and says renewables and green hydrogen the key, not gas.
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Bendy, lightweight organic solar cells could be fast-tracked by new research
A breakthrough in the development of organic solar cells could deliver a much-needed boost in efficiency and get them further along the road to commercialisation.
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Study finds blue hydrogen worse for climate than burning coal or gas
Blue hydrogen is often touted as a low-carbon fuel, but new report by Cornell and Stanford researchers shows it is likely much worse for the climate.
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Australia storage start-up applies for li-ion battery recycling patents
Energy storage hopeful files two patent applications for battery recycling processes, saying products could no longer go to landfill.
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Melbourne uni student takes tilt at AGL board, to cut emissions at the source
University student makes pitch for AGL board seat, as Matt Canavan disgraces himself by wondering if Taliban will support net zero.
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The day wind and solar nearly met 100 per cent of demand in Victoria
How urgent is the need to prepare Australia's grids to accommodate 100 per cent renewables? Ask Victoria.
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New CEOs appointed at New Energy Solar and Windlab
More leadership changes at Australia's clean energy companies, with new CEO appointed for both New Energy Solar and Windlab.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Will IPCC overcome Morrison’s prosperity doctrine?
IPCC report falls on deaf ears in Canberra, as AGL scrambles to adapt. We talk to IPCC contributor Martina Linnenluecke.
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Wind and solar projects take “material hit” from ESB and Morrison
New investment in large scale wind and solar projects has come to a virtual halt in Australia, thanks to the ESB and unhelpful interventions from the federal government.
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Video: Living with a Livewire in lockdown
Nigel Morris has an extended test drive with Harley-Davidson’s first electric motorcycle.
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Wind and solar push annualised output to 50TWh, fan lower prices
Total annualised wind and solar output has reached a new benchmark of 50TWh on Australia's main grid, and pushed prices down again.
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Bill Gates-backed liquid metal battery company secures $A200 million
Bill Gates-backed liquid metal battery company secures another $200 million and some big new backers to advance production plans.
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Solar export tax: An unhelpful “solution” to a problem that’s already been solved
Distribution networks finally given responsibility for supporting household solar exports, but they shouldn’t be charging for them.
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Solar tax counts cost of panels, but who will pay for Snowy 2.0?
Snowy Hydro will impose a massive additional cost on NSW customers, but solar panels on household roofs, which bring prices down for all of us, are the focus of massive reform.
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Huge wind, solar and battery storage hub unveiled for western Victoria
RES is proposing a massive wind, solar and big battery energy hub on farming land in western Victoria, once the local grid is upgraded.
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Fluence lands automated trading deal with Australia’s biggest solar farm
Australia's biggest solar farm signs deal with Fluence to use its trading platform and help it maximise revenue and dodge negative prices.
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