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Wind, solar and batteries smash output records in midst of pre-Christmas heatwave
Near-record demand creates important window into how much renewable capacity is available across the system when load is high.Huge new battery will be able to power South Pacific island for three hours a day, and pave way for more solar
France is building one of its biggest batteries on its territory in New Caledonia, where it will help wean the nickel mining island off coal and oil.
Australian offshore wind trailblazer pulls up stumps, warns against “overstated risk aversion and timidity”
Australian offshore wind start-up that blazed a trail for the nascent technology will wind up its operations in 2026. Warns Australia needs to “up its game.”
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Australian offshore wind trailblazer pulls up stumps, warns against “overstated risk aversion and timidity”
Australian offshore wind start-up that blazed a trail for the nascent technology will wind up its operations in 2026. Warns Australia needs to “up its game.”
Commentary
Australia wants to add 1.8 billion tonnes of thermal coal in face of declining market conditions
Australia’s thermal coal pipeline seems dangerously misaligned with market and climate realities in a landscape of shrinking demand, growing competition, escalating costs, climate risks and labour shortages.
The gas death spiral is here: Why “user pays” could create a zombie network
The death spiral for gas networks is inevitable. Chaos is optional.
Policy & Planning
Gas power faces rapid decline in world’s biggest isolated grid, even after exit of coal, as batteries hold court
The world’s biggest isolated grid, in Western Australia, is currently the most gas dependent in the country, but this share will decline rapidly even after the exit of coal.
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