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$26 billion in ‘new energy economy’ projects proposed in Queensland, as feds pay bizarre homage to…
The Queensland government has highlighted its state attracted as much as $26 billion worth of “new energy economy projects”, according to new national resources reports. The federal government, on the other hand, used the reports to pay…
Hydrogen powered freight trains? Police cars? Queensland goes all out
The Queensland government will explore whether hydrogen fuel cells can be used for heavy freight trains, preceding that news with the launch of what is believed to be the first hydrogen powered police car in the southern hemisphere.…
Australia’s NBN to be 100% powered by renewables from 2025
Australia’s National Broadband Network Corporation, will be switching to 100% renewable electricity by the end of 2025, as part of the global RE100 renewable energy initiative. It is the first government business enterprise to join,…
The silly source of Australia’s inverter chaos which threatened a pre-Christmas solar shutdown
When warnings of an end of year solar industry shutdown flared last week caused by rather incomprehensible strings of letters and numbers, gauging how the pieces fit together wasn’t easy. With a resolution all but officially confirmed, it…
Behind the price drops in lithium-ion batteries
Scientists in the United States pieced together data from hundreds of different sources, looking to establish the key factors that have led to consistently falling prices for lithium-ion technology since their commercialisation thirty years…
Germany’s new coalition wants to deploy 143.5 GW of solar this decade
The new plan would require the deployment of around 15 GW of new PV capacity each year to 2030. The agreement also includes the gradual phasing out of all coal power plants by the end of the decade. November 29, 2021 Sandra…
WA introduces remote solar switch off, following SA model
Western Australia has become the second state to give network operators the capacity to remotely switch off residential solar systems as an emergency grid stability mechanism. November 30, 2021 Bella PeacockThe Western Australian government…
Investability of Australian large-scale renewables remains low
In a briefing held today by David Scaysbrook, co-founder of renewable-energy specialists Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, the long-term industry investor named the US as the most investable market for renewables, and solar and batteries…
Queensland begins its QREZ development with a “measly” 3.3 GW allocation
The Queensland government has published its draft plan to unlock 3,300 MW, or 3.3 GW, of new renewable generation as part of the first stage of developing state’s three Renewable Energy Zones (REZs). November 16, 2021 Bella PeacockWhile…
How giga will interest in NSW’s latest REZ go?
Overwhelmed by interest in its proposed Central-Orana Renewable Energy Zone and then in the New England REZ, the New South Wales Government has now opened the floodgates to the South-West. November 1, 2021 Natalie FilatoffThe New South…