The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 24, 2023

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. Origin should expect this government to engage with them in a pretty tough manner.”

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

New South Wales is next up, with a decision on its pricing due before next June, with those for the ACT and South Australia to follow a year later. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The comments, contained in a draft report on Aemo’s main blueprint for the national electricity market, come a day after New South Wales faced its first grid strains of the summer. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

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The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 24, 2023

Eight out of 10 councillors voted on Monday night to investigate how to change the council’s local planning rules to ban new gas connections. Eight out of 10 councillors voted on Monday night to investigate how to change the council’s local planning rules to ban new gas connections.

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Charged

JULY 15, 2021

Australia is one of the least charged of the world’s wealthy countries. During the 2019 elections, Prime Minister Scott Morrison characterized EVs as a threat to Australians’ way of life, and that seems to have set the tone for Australia’s EV policy, or lack thereof, ever since. That’s the bad news.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

Over the years, our data has also provided critical insights for managing and mitigating bushfires in Australia. Our partner NGIS is helping the government of New South Wales (NSW) prepare for this high-risk season with Planet satellite data.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 7, 2022

Midcoast Council, a local government area in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, launched the venture, which has seen dozens of large water users save up to AUS$50,000 ($33,869) on water bills.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 30, 2020

Despite a strong track record on renewables innovation, Australia may be running out of time to become a clean energy export powerhouse — and further funding for homegrown innovation is now in jeopardy. Australia’s ruling Liberal Party has tried to do away with ARENA in the recent past. billion (USD $1.08

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

While it has advantages, said Michael Liebreich, a Bloomberg New Energy Finance analyst in the United Kingdom and a green hydrogen skeptic, "it displays an equally impressive list of disadvantages.". "It Ben Gallagher, an energy analyst at Wood McKenzie who studies green hydrogen, said the fuel is so new that its future remains unclear. "No

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Business Green

JULY 9, 2021

Catch the top green business news from around the world this week. Australia's government today confirmed it would challenge a court ruling that concluded the country's Environment Minister had an obligation to the next generation to consider the harm caused by climate change when approving the expansion of a new coal mine.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

Fall out from Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taipei hits international climate talks, Australia's climate bill advances, and all the biggest green business stories from around the world. New Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused the Coalition of being "stuck in time" after 55 MPs voted against the bill.

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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

However, Austria's government reiterated its threat to sue the Commission if the plans are approved, while Germany's new Economy and Climate Action minister Robert Habeck warned the plans "water down the good label for sustainability". Giant Australian coal port unveils plan to source 100 per cent renewable power.

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POWER Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

EnergyAustralia has begun operations at the 320-MW Tallawarra B gas-fired power station in New South Wales (NSW)—Australia’s first peaking power plant capable of operating on a natural gas and hydrogen […] The post Pioneering GE F-Class Hydrogen Capable Gas Power Plant Begins Operations in Australia appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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PV Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

French independent power producer (IPP) Neoen has completed debt financing for a 1.5GW portfolio of solar, wind and battery energy storage assets in Australia.

Batteries 77

Batteries Energy Energy 77

Energy Storage News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Three large-scale battery storage projects and one virtual power plant were the winners of a recent competitive tender held on behalf of the government of New South Wales (NSW), Australia.

Batteries 110

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. The zone is one of six offshore wind zone areas announced by the Albanese government.

Politics 74

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 5, 2024

Developer Someva Renewables and utility AGL have proposed a project in New South Wales combining wind, solar and up to 500MW/2,000MWh of energy storage.

Batteries 66

Batteries Energy Energy 66

PV Tech

MARCH 28, 2024

Australia has launched the Solar Sunshot programme, a US$650 million (A$1 billion) investment for the Australian module manufacturing sector.

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Energy Storage News

MARCH 6, 2024

Two new BESS projects have been announced in Australia, with the DK BESS 2 in the Northern Territory and a 200MW BESS project in New South Wales.

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The Guardian: Energy

APRIL 3, 2024

Origin Energy’s 2,880-megawatt Eraring power station, slated by the company to close in August 2025, reported mercury pollution jumped 130% in 2022-23 compared with the previous year, according to data from the national pollution inventory.

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PV Tech

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The Australian government of New South Wales (NSW) has launched an A$275 million (US$178.7 million) initiative aimed at renewables manufacturing.

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Government Innovation Energy Energy 63

PV Tech

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Australian utility Origin Energy has acquired renewables developer Walcha Energy and its 1.3GW project pipeline of solar and wind assets.

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Energy Energy 71

Energy Storage News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Utility-scale BESS market action in Australia, with developers Akaysha Energy, Firm Power and ACE Power receiving key project approvals.

Energy 75

Energy Energy 75

Energy Storage News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Three utility-scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects have been selected for contract awards in a tender held on behalf of the state of New South Wales, Australia.

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PV Tech

DECEMBER 13, 2023

State governments in New South Wales and Tasmania have granted approvals to two large-scale solar PV projects this week.

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Government 82

The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 23, 2023

Landowners – including many who support the shift to renewable energy – fear proposed lines will devalue properties and destroy ecosystems Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast If you ask Paul and Andrea Sturgess how much their view is worth, the answer is: priceless.

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The Guardian: Energy

JANUARY 18, 2024

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Electricity 75

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The Guardian: Energy

OCTOBER 2, 2023

There are no electricity bills but also nobody picks up the rubbish. So why are off-the-grid homes growing in popularity?

Solar Power 84

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

There are certainly lots of candidates, but for me, it is that Barnaby Joyce enjoys widespread support in New England. What’s the biggest myth in Australian politics? I understand the notion that 52.46% of the primary vote doesn’t equate to widespread support is a bit confronting.

Nuclear Power 77

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PV Tech

OCTOBER 2, 2023

New South Wales has submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), making it the first REZ to reach the development “milestone”.

Energy 68

Energy Energy Government Policy 68

The Guardian: Energy

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Construction of $26m Clean Cowra biomass generator was scheduled to begin this year, but operators yet to secure a new funding source Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the community A renewable project with ambitions to produce enough gas to supply a regional New South Wales town is (..)

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

New South Wales has submitted an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for its Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone (REZ).

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The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

State’s Minerals Council says campaign aims to educate the public – but its claims of responsible, low-emissions mining don’t stack up Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast “Because in New South Wales, we mine responsibly.

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Energy Storage News

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Pacific Green has followed its ramp up of activities in the UK with moves to secure land for a pipeline of projects in Australia.

Batteries 63

Batteries 63

The Guardian: Energy

AUGUST 30, 2023

gigawatts of new generation and storage capacity added to the national electricity market compared with last summer. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading.

Investment 53

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The Guardian: Energy

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading. A final cost and length of extending operations of the 2,880-megawatt Eraring power plant near Newcastle would hinge on negotiations with owner Origin Energy, the government said on Tuesday.

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