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#NSW
to run an additional tender for firmed generation capacity to plug forecast gaps in supply left by retiring
#coal
plants and “extended lulls” in solar and wind.
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NSW announces extra tender for more firmed renewables capacity to fill looming coal gap
New South Wales to run an additional tender for firmed generation capacity to plug forecast gaps in supply left by retiring coal plants and "extended lulls" in solar and wind.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-announces-extra-tender-for-more-firmed-renewables-capacity-to-fill-looming-coal-gap/
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#BHP
expects energy transitioning industries to supercharge its copper business – just don’t expect any new detail on what it is doing to decarbonise.
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Energy transition delivers fresh growth for BHP, but decarbonisation stays on the back-burner
BHP expects energy transitioning industries to supercharge its copper business - just don't expect any new detail on what it is doing to decarbonise.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/energy-transition-delivers-fresh-growth-for-bhp-but-decarbonisation-stays-on-the-back-burner/
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Join Rachel Williamson as she explores Fortescue's push to decarbonise heavy haul locomotives and the hard realities that led to the cancellation of the Infinity Train.
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Video: The physics problem that killed Fortescue’s Infinity Train
Join Rachel Williamson as she explores Fortescue's push to decarbonise heavy haul rail and the hard realities that led to the cancellation of the Infinity Train.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/17/video-the-physics-problem-that-killed-fortescues-infinity-train/
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Melbourne based renewables developer begins community engagement for a proposed solar farm and battery energy storage system in NSW Southern Tablelands.
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Locally developed solar-battery project with four hours of storage joins NSW planning pipeline
Melbourne based renewables developer begins community engagement for a proposed solar farm and battery energy storage system in NSW Southern Tablelands.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/locally-developed-solar-battery-project-with-four-hours-of-storage-joins-nsw-planning-pipeline/
about 18 hours ago
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#Transgrid
is asking consumers to foot the bill for almost all of the $1.5 billion cost blowout from building the interconnector between South Australia and NSW.
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Transgrid seeks $1.1 billion in extra transmission costs for interstate interconnector
Transgrid is asking consumers to foot the bill for almost all of the $1.5 billion cost blowout from building the interconnector between South Australia and NSW.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/transgrid-seeks-1-1-billion-in-extra-transmission-costs-for-interstate-interconnector/
about 18 hours ago
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OptiGrid founder and CEO Sahand Karimi on the ever evolving art of battery optimisation and the huge untapped value of the sub-5 MW “community” storage market. Plus news of the week.
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Solar Insiders Podcast: Zen and the art of battery optimisation
OptiGrid founder and CEO Sahand Karimi on the ever evolving art of battery optimisation and the huge untapped value of the sub-5 MW "community" storage market. Plus news of the week.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-insiders-podcast-zen-and-the-art-of-battery-optimisation/
about 18 hours ago
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The first stage of one of the biggest
#batteries
under development in
#Australia
has started commercial operations, on track to becoming a 780 megawatt, more than 3 gigawatt-hour behemoth.
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First stage of Australia's second-biggest battery starts commercial operations in the Sunshine State
The first stage of one of the biggest batteries under development in Australia has started commercial operations, on track to becoming a 780 megawatt, more than 3 gigawatt-hour behemoth.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/first-stage-of-australias-second-biggest-battery-starts-commercial-operations-in-the-sunshine-state/
about 19 hours ago
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#CSEnergy
is using its coal plant byproducts quite literally to build a bridge between its traditional fossil generation business and its renewable
#energy
future.
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How Queensland coal plant waste is helping to build a (concrete) bridge to renewables
CS Energy is using its coal plant byproducts quite literally to build a bridge between its traditional fossil generation business and its renewable energy future.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/how-queensland-coal-plant-waste-is-helping-to-build-a-concrete-bridge-to-renewables/
about 19 hours ago
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A consortium of companies led by Tilt Renewables wants
#AEMO
to factor in a massive, up to 10 GW inland
#REZ
to its 2026 blueprint for the national grid.
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Solar and wind titans reboot push for huge inland renewables zone, as "least-regret pathway" to coal-free NSW
A consortium of companies led by Tilt Renewables wants AEMO to factor in a massive, up to 10 GW inland REZ to its 2026 blueprint for the national grid.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wind-titans-reboot-push-for-huge-inland-renewables-zone-as-least-regret-pathway-to-coal-free-nsw/
about 19 hours ago
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The reversal of Obama’s endangerment finding represents a significant escalation in
#Trump’s
relentless fight against green energy and
#climate
action.
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Trump's new-look EPA: The Environmental Pollution Agency
The reversal of Obama's endangerment finding represents a significant escalation in Trump's relentless fight against green energy and climate action.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/trumps-new-look-epa-the-environmental-pollution-agency/
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Hydro Tasmania has successfully delivered replacement turbine blades to one of Australia’s oldest continuously working
#wind
farms.
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Replacement turbine blades arrive at one of Australia's oldest wind farms
Hydro Tasmania has successfully delivered replacement turbine blades to one of Australia’s oldest continuously working wind farms.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/replacement-turbine-blades-arrive-at-one-of-australias-oldest-wind-farms/
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An ex-Labor strategist turned pollster says there are votes in taxing Australia’s biggest polluters through reframing the debate and evolving demographics.
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Carbon price no longer "electoral kryptonite," survey finds
An ex-Labor strategist turned pollster says there are votes in taxing Australia's biggest polluters through reframing the debate and evolving demographics.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/carbon-price-no-longer-electoral-kryptonite-survey-finds/
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New Zealand gentailer woos investors from home and across the ditch to help fund its ambitious renewable energy development plans.
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Major capital raise seeks $450 million to "lead New Zealand's renewable energy future"
New Zealand gentailer woos investors from home and across the ditch to help fund its ambitious renewable energy development plans.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/gentailer-launches-major-capital-raise-to-lead-new-zealands-renewable-energy-future/
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Solar and battery project proposed for central northern Victoria gets
#EPBC
all-clear just four months after joining the queue.
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Solar-battery hybrid and CIS winner gets super quick federal green tick
Solar and battery project proposed for central northern Victoria gets EPBC all-clear just four months after joining the queue.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-battery-hybrid-and-cis-winner-gets-super-quick-federal-green-tick/
2 days ago
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Nothing says election year like a big new push for division around renewables. In Victoria, the opposition
#Coalition
and
#OneNation
are getting busy courting votes.
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State LNP promises "strict new audits" of solar and wind, Barnaby promises a big new coal plant
Nothing says election year like a big new push for division around renewables. In Victoria, the opposition Coalition and One Nation are getting busy courting votes.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/state-lnp-promises-strict-new-audits-of-solar-and-wind-barnaby-promises-a-big-new-coal-plant/
2 days ago
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Iron ore giant Fortescue has just four years left to meet its real zero emissions by 2030 target, a mammoth task that will require it to fundamentally change how it operates. So can it be done?
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"We don't doubt ourselves:" Fortescue's race to real zero – and the radical rethink behind it
Iron ore giant Fortescue has just four years left to meet its real zero emissions by 2030 target, a mammoth task that will require it to fundamentally change how it operates. So can it be done?
https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-dont-doubt-ourselves-fortescues-race-to-real-zero-and-the-radical-rethink-behind-it/
2 days ago
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A new white paper examines how Australia can ensure electricity system security in the transition from baseload generators and spinning machines to a grid dominated by inverter-based resources.
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Can inverter-based technologies do the system security job of big spinning machines?
A new white paper examines how Australia can ensure electricity system security in the transition from baseload generators and spinning machines to a grid dominated by inverter-based resources.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/can-inverter-based-technologies-do-the-system-security-job-of-big-spinning-machines/
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A large-scale
#solar
and
#battery
project seeking federal environmental approval proposes to use an innovative panel mounting system that will slash its physical and ecological footprint.
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No concrete, no B-doubles: Major solar and battery project promises ultra-light touch
A large-scale solar and battery project seeking federal environmental approval proposes to use an innovative panel mounting system that will slash its physical and ecological footprint.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/no-concrete-no-b-doubles-major-solar-and-battery-project-promises-ultra-light-touch/
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Australia’s solar waste investigation raises an interesting question of consistency. Where is the inquiry into mandatory 100% recycling of fossil fuel waste streams?
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If we're going to hold an inquiry into the life cycle of solar, why not coal and gas?
Australia's solar waste investigation raises an interesting question of consistency. Where is the inquiry into mandatory 100% recycling of fossil fuel waste streams?
https://reneweconomy.com.au/if-were-going-to-hold-an-inquiry-into-the-life-cycle-of-solar-why-not-coal-and-gas/
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Dr Gavin Sullivan A.N.A.E.S.T.H.E.T.I.S.T 🇳🇿🇦🇺🇬🇧
11 days ago
Great podcast on energy and politics feat Malcolm Turnbull very interesting
@reneweconomy.com.au
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Malcolm Turnbull on hydro, LNP, One Nation and Trump
Podcast Episode · Energy Insiders - a RenewEconomy Podcast · 06/02/2026 · 1h 7m
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/energy-insiders-a-reneweconomy-podcast/id1198375045?i=1000748461247
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Really excited to see how Peak scales their sodium batteries, could also be huge for multi family developments starting to move mostly off grid!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Installing the North Star battery was simpler and cheaper and than most other projects in the mining company’s job list to reach real zero by 2030.
reneweconomy.com.au/copy-and-pas...
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"Copy and paste:" Fortescue says installing big batteries are the easy part of its plans to reach real zero
Installing the North Star battery was simpler and cheaper and than most other projects in the mining company's job list to reach real zero by 2030.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/copy-and-paste-fortescue-says-installing-big-batteries-are-the-easy-part-of-its-plans-to-reach-real-zero/
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Origin Energy says big batteries are doing the heavy lifting for its aging fossil fuel plants, and cutting the costs of gas, but won’t rule out new gas peakers
reneweconomy.com.au/origin-says-...
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Origin says big batteries "playing well" with ageing fossils, but won't rule out new gas peakers
Origin Energy says big batteries are doing the heavy lifting for its aging fossil fuel plants, and cutting the costs of gas, but won't rule out new gas peakers.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/origin-says-big-batteries-playing-well-with-ageing-fossils-but-wont-rule-out-new-gas-peakers/
6 days ago
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The second stage of what is already Australia’s biggest
#wind
project has started sending power to the grid and soon will be the nation’s first to reach gigawatt scale
reneweconomy.com.au/second-stage...
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Second stage of Australia's biggest wind project is now sending power to the grid
The second stage of what is already Australia's biggest wind project has started sending power to the grid and soon will be the nation's first to reach gigawatt scale.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/second-stage-of-australias-biggest-wind-project-is-now-sending-power-to-the-grid/
6 days ago
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US companies sign deal to build giant sodium batteries for US data centres, and also targeting Australia and Japan
reneweconomy.com.au/us-companies...
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US companies sign deal that could bring giant sodium batteries to Australia for data centres
US companies sign deal to build giant sodium batteries for US data centres, and also targeting Australia and Japan.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/us-companies-sign-deal-that-could-bring-giant-sodium-batteries-to-australia-for-data-centres/
7 days ago
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AGL to create a new funding vehicle, using other people’s money, to develop its major
#wind
projects, including auction winners in NSW and the CIS
reneweconomy.com.au/agl-eyes-opt...
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AGL eyes options for a 2 gigawatt plus wind energy portfolio after signing string of PPAs
AGL to create a new funding vehicle, using other people's money, to develop its major wind projects, including auction winners in NSW and the CIS.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/agl-eyes-options-for-a-2-gigawatt-plus-wind-energy-portfolio-after-signing-string-of-ppas/
7 days ago
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Head of CIS program says data centres could come to the rescue of
#wind
projects struggling to land long term contracts, particularly as wholesale prices fall
reneweconomy.com.au/cis-boss-say...
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CIS boss says wind developers hoping power hungry data centres can rescue struggling projects
Head of CIS program says data centres could come to the rescue of wind projects struggling to land long term contracts, particularly as wholesale prices fall.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/cis-boss-says-wind-developers-hoping-power-hungry-data-centres-can-rescue-struggling-projects/
8 days ago
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Even the booming home battery market could not escape the January doldrums, with the summer break delivering a small decline in monthly installs for the first time since July 2025.
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Home battery numbers shrink for the first time since rebate launch, as installers take a beat
Even the booming home battery market could not escape the January doldrums, with the summer break delivering a small decline in monthly installs for the first time since July 2025.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/home-battery-numbers-shrink-for-the-first-time-since-rebate-launch-as-installers-take-a-beat/
12 days ago
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Malcolm Turnbull says more “simpler” pumped hydro needed as solar outpaces wind, and insists that Snowy 2.0 will deliver value despite delays and cost blowouts.
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We need more hydro, Turnbull says: But would many smaller projects have been better than Snowy 2.0?
Malcolm Turnbull says more "simpler" pumped hydro needed as solar outpaces wind, and insists that Snowy 2.0 will deliver value despite delays and cost blowouts.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/we-need-more-hydro-turnbull-says-but-would-many-smaller-projects-have-been-better-than-snowy-2-0/
12 days ago
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The first solar-battery
#hybrid
has begun sending power into Australia’s main
#grid
in the evening. Dozens of bigger projects are will follow, changing the game for old fossils.
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First solar-battery hybrid sends power into evening peak, heralding radical changes for Australia's main grid
The first solar-battery hybrid has begun sending power into Australia's main grid in the evening. Dozens of bigger projects are will follow, changing the game for old fossils.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/first-solar-battery-hybrid-sends-power-into-evening-peak-heralding-radical-changes-for-australias-main-grid/
12 days ago
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Transparency, accountability, membership and corporate structure will all come under the microscope as part of a major review of the Australian Energy Market Operator.
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Is AEMO still fit for purpose? Review to probe governance of energy market operator
Transparency, accountability, membership and corporate structure will all come under the microscope as part of a major review of the Australian Energy Market Operator.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/is-aemo-still-fit-for-purpose-review-to-probe-governance-of-energy-market-operator/
12 days ago
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Former prime minister
#MalcolmTurnbull
is pushing for more hydro, but is still pumped up by the hard right and the disappearance of the sensible middle. Plus: Big
#batteries
seize the moment again.
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https://reneweconomy.com.au/energy-insiders-podcast-malcolm-turnbull-on-hydro-lnp-one-nation-and-trump/
12 days ago
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The Australian
#government
has been urged to come clean on security threats posed by climate change following the release of a troubling
#UK
assessment.
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Australia urged to release "terrifying" climate security analysis after UK report flags ecosystem collapse by 2030
The Australian government has been urged to come clean on security threats posed by climate change following the release of a troubling UK assessment.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/australia-urged-to-release-terrifying-climate-security-analysis-after-uk-report-flags-ecosystem-collapse-by-2030/
12 days ago
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Independent panel forced to review
#solar
project due to more than 80 mostly long distance objections cancels public meeting after no one registered to speak.
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More than 80 people and groups opposed solar project, but none could be bothered to speak to independent panel
Independent panel forced to review solar project due to more than 80 mostly long distance objections cancels public meeting after no one registered to speak.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/more-than-80-people-and-groups-opposed-solar-project-but-none-could-be-bothered-to-speak-to-independent-panel/
12 days ago
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Latest Rystad Energy data shows Australia’s large-scale
#wind
and
#solar
farms generated 20% more electricity in January 2026 than in January 2025.
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Wind and solar output leaps 20 pct in January, as west wins on wind and biggest coal grid on PV
Latest Rystad Energy data shows Australia's large-scale wind and solar farms generated 20% more electricity in January 2026 than in January 2025.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/wind-and-solar-output-leaps-20-pct-in-january-as-west-wins-on-wind-and-biggest-coal-grid-on-solar/
12 days ago
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Two multi-billion dollar pumped
#hydro
energy storage projects declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure in race to cancel out
#coal
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"Bankable, critical:" State puts two pumped hydro energy storage projects on planning fast-track
Two multi-billion dollar pumped hydro energy storage projects declared Critical State Significant Infrastructure in race to cancel out coal.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/bankable-critical-state-puts-two-pumped-hydro-energy-storage-projects-on-planning-fast-track/
12 days ago
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The first four of 30 new turbines at the Warradarge
#wind
farm have been erected, with the rest due to be up by August.
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First four turbines erected on expansion project that will deliver state's biggest wind farm
The first four of 30 new turbines at the Warradarge wind farm have been erected, with the rest due to be up by August.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/first-four-turbines-erected-on-expansion-project-that-will-deliver-states-biggest-wind-farm/
12 days ago
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A 50MW
#solar
project will be the first in a 5GW vision by the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation.
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Fertiliser giant firms up first leg of Indigenous-backed, 1.2 GW green energy hub
A 50MW solar project will be the first in a 5GW vision by the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/fertiliser-giant-backs-first-leg-of-indigenous-backed-1-2-gw-green-energy-hub/
13 days ago
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Batteries are going to kill
#coal
generation profits as well as
#gas
. They may do more damage to coal than they do to gas.
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Batteries may do more damage to coal generator profits than they do to gas
Batteries are going to kill coal generation profits as well as gas. They may do more damage to coal than they do to gas.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/batteries-may-do-more-damage-to-coal-generator-profits-than-they-do-to-gas/
13 days ago
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The number of home
#battery
models available through the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has ballooned by nearly 500 since July 2025, new
#data
shows.
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Want a Cheaper Home Battery? Federal rebate now offers 1,259 models to choose from
The number of home battery models available through the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has ballooned by nearly 500 since July 2025, new data shows.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/want-a-cheaper-home-battery-federal-rebate-now-offers-1259-models-to-choose-from/
13 days ago
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13 days ago
Is it possible to buy an ultra-low cost
#EV
with a minimum range of just over 100kms? What are the options?
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What's the cheapest EV in Australia with a minimum 120 km range?
Is it possible to buy an ultra-low cost EV with a minimum range of just over 100kms? What are the options?
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/05/whats-the-cheapest-ev-in-australia-with-a-minimum-120-km-range/
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A detailed breakdown of political
#donations
shows fossil fuel contributions to major parties are dwarfed by the scale of
#coal
industry funding of
#astroturfing
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Coal's hidden campaign: The shocking spend on astroturfing in the 2025 Australian election
A detailed breakdown of political donations shows fossil fuel contributions to major parties are dwarfed by the scale of coal industry funding of astroturfing campaigns.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/coals-hidden-campaign-the-shocking-spend-on-astroturfing-in-the-2025-australian-election/
13 days ago
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#UK
investor snaps up two major
#battery
projects, one a solar hybrid, adding to a growing portfolio to replace
#coal
and create a grid with no smokestacks.
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A grid with no smokestacks: Octopus snaps up biggest battery project and solar hybrid in push to replace coal
UK investor snaps up two major battery projects, one a solar hybrid, adding to a growing portfolio to replace coal and create a grid with no smokestacks.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/a-grid-with-no-smokestacks-octopus-snaps-up-biggest-battery-project-and-solar-hybrid-in-push-to-replace-coal/
13 days ago
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#NSW
hails biggest and best result yet for long duration storage, with six massive batteries declared winners of latest tender, and at lower prices than previous auctions.
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NSW awards contracts to six huge 8-hour battery projects, including the biggest in Australia
NSW hails biggest and best result yet for long duration storage, with six massive batteries declared winners of latest tender, and at lower prices than previous auctions.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-awards-contracts-to-six-huge-8-hour-battery-projects-including-the-biggest-in-australia/
13 days ago
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A parliamentary inquiry will examine the scale of the waste challenge looming on the flip-side of Australia’s rooftop solar boom – and how to seize the opportunity it presents.
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Federal parliament launches inquiry into solar panel reuse and recycling
A parliamentary inquiry will examine the scale of the waste challenge looming on the flip-side of Australia's rooftop solar boom – and how to seize the opportunity it presents.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/federal-parliament-launches-inquiry-into-solar-panel-reuse-and-recycling/
13 days ago
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14 days ago
A full breakdown of all electric vehicle
#sales
by month in
#Australia
in 2026. Latest data includes results for January from FCAI and EVC.
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Australian electric vehicle sales by month in 2026 - by model and by brand
A full breakdown of all electric vehicle sales by month in Australia in 2026. Latest data includes results for January from FCAI and EVC.
https://thedriven.io/2026/02/04/australian-electric-vehicle-sales-by-month-in-2026-by-model-and-by-brand/
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Small, plug-in
#PV
systems are populating balconies across Europe and the US, but many Australian
#apartment
dwellers are locked out of the new
#solar
boom.
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Balcony solar is powering apartments from Berlin to Barcelona. So why not in Australia?
Small, plug-in PV systems are populating balconies across Europe and the US, but many Australian apartment dwellers are locked out of the new solar boom.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/balcony-solar-is-powering-apartments-from-berlin-to-barcelona-so-why-not-in-australia/
14 days ago
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The new Net Zero Fund will launch in mid-2026 with a $5bn kitty of cheap money for
#industries
wanting to go clean and
#green
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"Appetite for risk:" Net Zero Fund to offer super-cheap loans for industrial decarbonisation
The new Net Zero Fund will launch in mid-2026 with a $5bn kitty of cheap money for industries wanting to go clean and green.
https://reneweconomy.com.au/appetite-for-risk-net-zero-fund-to-offer-super-cheap-loans-for-industrial-decarbonisation/
14 days ago
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