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Video: Gas and CCS? Australia needs to move on, and quickly
Australia’s major political parties are stuck with old energy technologies. We need them to catch up, and soon.
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Could an Australian billionaire unravel Sanjeev Gupta’s green industry vision?
The collapse of an Australian's investment empire could see Sanjeev Gupta lose a favoured financial backer, complicating his push into green steelmaking.
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Electrification: Australia is heading in the wrong direction
There is no single energy significant industry where electricity has gained market share in the past decade.
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NSW targets industrial emitters with $750 million decarbonisation push
NSW government offers $750m to shift heavy industry onto clean technologies, investing in new innovations to slash emissions and grow jobs creation.
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Transcript: The Green’s Adam Bandt interview on the Energy Insiders podcast
Here is a very lightly edited transcript of the recent interview with the Greens leader Adam Bandt on the Energy Insiders podcast.
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Australia achieves record large solar energy output on Friday
Utility scale solar output its hits record level in Australia's main grid on Friday, although it was still just half that of rooftop solar on households and business.
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Explainer: What is battery storage? And why is it coming to a grid near you?
What is battery storage? What can it do? And where will batteries be used in Australia over the next decade?
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Former Origin and BCA head Grant King to chair ambitious renewables developer CWP
Former Origin energy chief, and long-time antagonist of the renewables sector, Grant King, appointed as chair of ambitious renewables developer CWP Renewables.
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EV lifecycle emissions just a fraction of petrol and diesel cars in major economies
Lifecycle electric vehicle emissions – are they really lower than petrol and diesel cars?
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Adam Bandt’s climate and energy action plan
Greens leader Adam Bandt joins Energy Insiders to discuss his party’s policies, the Coalition’s “deliberate” misinformation program, and the chances of striking a deal with Labor.
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Fossil fuel led recoveries “contradictory” to action on climate change, researchers warn
Equivalent of Covid-19 triggered emissions reductions needed every two years to meet Paris Agreement goals, researchers say.
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US is charging ahead on climate action, so where the bloody hell is Australia?
The seismic shift in US climate politics since the Biden inauguration has left a growing divide between Australian and US climate policy.
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How an Australian biochar start-up inspired Microsoft’s negative carbon plan
"Like putting coal back in the ground". A small Australian biochar start-up is playing a key role helping global giants like Microsoft eliminate emissions.
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The ever-shrinking role of gas in Australia’s power system
Australia has no climate policy - that leaves a void for fossil industry groups to plead ignorance on emissions impacts.
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Sydney company wins deal to install solar on 2,600 Aboriginal Housing rooftops
Sydney-based company Solar Juice contracted to supply 8.5MW of rooftop PV systems to up to 2,600 AHO properties across NSW, starting this month.
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UK investor hit by more big losses from Australia solar farms, sales delayed
UK infrastructure investor John Laing hit by more losses from its two solar farms in Australia, which will now not be offered for sale until 2022.
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Solar farms in NSW hit by new downgrades from marginal loss factors
Solar farms in NSW look set to bear the brunt of changes to AEMO's marginal loss factor figures, while north Queensland and Victoria are looking at a boost.
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Reserve Bank to buy just 20pct GreenPower in deal with Delta Electricity
The RBA has revealed it is purchasing just 20% GreenPower under a $10.9m electricity contract with Delta Electricity, having flagged sourcing all its power from renewables.
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Victoria network plans upgrade to allow for more rooftop solar exports
Victorian electricity distributor to spend $3m upgrading network in "solar hotspots" in four-month blitz to allow more rooftop solar power back onto the grid.
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Bank of England told to put zero emissions target at centre of monetary policy
The UK government has told the Bank of England it must prioritise transitioning to a net zero economy when setting monetary policy.
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