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From The New Daily (9/4/24)… Battery boom: More Australians get storage after power prices rise An increasing number of Australians are investing in household batteries, according to data that points towards a boom across the industry as the technology becomes cheaper. Figures published on…
From Cosmos (27/3/24)… Iron flow battery promises to take charge A battery which is safe, economical and water-based, has been designed to be used for large-scale energy storage. It promises to be able to support intermittent green energy sources like wind and solar into…
From The New Daily (27/3/24)… Australia can achieve net-zero emissions through renewables by 2035: Report Australia could be generating 100 per cent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, according to a report that details the roadmap to achieving net zero. The Climate…
From ABC News (21/3/24)… Dugald River Solar Farm begins powering outback Queensland mining amid growing demand for green energy The country’s largest remote solar farm has officially launched in outback Queensland to power one of the richest mining regions in the world. The 88-megawatt…
From Cosmos (13/3/24)… Promise of perovskite as Australian lab hits record PV efficiency Australian renewable energy researchers have set a new efficiency record for roll-to-roll perovskite solar cells, an emerging type of solar array that promises lighter and more portable PV technology than conventional…
From The New Daily (27/2/24)… The air is blowing hard and hot in the offshore wind debate The air is blowing hot with commentary from would-be born-again environmentalists like Donald Trump and Peter Dutton about the supposed (as distinct from apparent) risk to the environment…
From Cosmos (19/2/24)… Where are we at with wave power? On January 10, 2021, a strange structure appeared in the shallow waters off Grassy Harbour on the south-eastern coast of King Island in Bass Strait. Roughly the size of a two-storey house and comprised…
From The New Daily (14/2/24)… Ambitious pitch for climate reform by taxing fossil fuels is “Australia’s opportunity” Everyone’s a winner, except the fossil fuel industry.” That’s the nexus of an ambitious pitch by former consumer watchdog chair Rod Sims and economist Ross Garnaut at…
From The New Daily (8/2/24)… Joyce, Price and Littleproud make ‘false and exaggerated claims’ at anti-renewables rally Coalition politicians including Barnaby Joyce, David Littleproud and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price used an anti-renewables rally at Parliament House to make several “false and exaggerated claims” about wind…
From Cosmos (8/12/23)… Town finding new solutions to the problem of instability in a renewables’ grid The central Australian town of Alice Springs – bathed in fierce desert sunlight – is on track to achieve 50% renewable power generation by 2030. But the good news…