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Data centre giant with big plans for NSW coal and industrial heartland signs up to source power from a very early-stage wind, solar and battery proposal
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Leaders aren’t flocking to COP31 because they know they’d be shamed by the failure of governments to act. At least Albanese is facing the music – sort of
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Federal government officially calls off the search for an administrator to run its long-promised solar recycling pilot, after it was brought it to a grinding halt six months ago
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The spatial energy planning trial aims to show which commercial buildings can cover their entire roof with solar, instead of just enough to meet their own needs
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Australian PM Anthony Albanese insists “real and rapid progress is possible” from COP31 as international climate negotiations get underway
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Report finds federal Coalition’s new push for nuclear, based on “conceptual” small modular reactors, won’t meet Australia’s energy needs on either urgency or cost
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Cubico lodges revamped planning application for “called in” wind and battery project, this time with reams of explanatory documents and six letters of support
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Rio Tinto’s Jerome Pécresse says coal power has priced itself out of the equation for Australian smelters, making the shift to renewables a matter of survival
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WA backs development of a high-capacity, relocatable manufacturing facility that produces on-site electrolyte for large-scale vanadium flow battery storage projects
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Smarter solar trackers promise protection from hail and cyclones, while cutting construction and maintenance costs
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Pacific Blue picked an urban site for its next big battery and while this would normally ruffle residents, Bendigo denizens are familiar with city industries
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Australia’s main grid sets new record for maximum amount of battery-stored energy, as more and more big batteries soak up more and more abundant midday solar
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Shoalhaven tradie Travis Harpley shares how his enthusiasm for solar and batteries has cut his bills and powered some unlikely adventures
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The collaboration will use SunDrive’s copper-metallised solar cell technology to establish an Australian-made source of PV arrays specially made for spacecraft
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We need a lot of long-duration energy storage and batteries to replace gas. That’s why pumped hydro is crucial, and why we shouldn’t write off Snowy 2.0 just yet
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The Australian Energy Market Operator is assessing what Snowy 2.0’s latest delay means for grid reliability. In the meantime, not everyone is keeping calm
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Victoria election policy briefing hears gas realities might force the state Coalition to continue the state’s renewables-first trajectory if it wins the November 28 poll
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While hailing a fresh milestone for Cheaper Home Batteries, the federal energy minister says rushing into plug-in solar risks giving “deniers and delayers” a free kick
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Fresh blow to $10bn plans to build a 1,561 km gas pipeline from the NT to south-east Queensland, as last of Big Four banks rules out finance for new gas developments
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As global climate talks begin at COP31 in Turkiye – and as climate disinformation ramps up in Australia – pollution from the world’s biggest emitter falls, again
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