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Australia is back in the global race for green hydrogen with game-changing production credit

A ground-breaking production tax scheme will place Australia back in the highly competitive global race for green hydrogen and its derivative products, including green metals.
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After a decade of chaos, Labor finally pivots Australia away from dig-and-ship petrostate to post carbon world

Labor’s production tax credit model for critical minerals and green hydrogen is a clear acknowledgement that Australia can’t simply leave it to free markets.
A rule change on transmission losses for wind and solar farms could save   billions for consumers

A rule change on transmission losses for wind and solar farms could save billions for consumers

A ruling that effectively charges wind and solar farms for twice actual transmission losses represents a large risk to developers of new generation assets, and consumers.

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Australia is back in the global race for green hydrogen with game-changing production credit

Australia is back in the global race for green hydrogen with game-changing production credit

A ground-breaking production tax scheme will place Australia back in the highly competitive global race for green hydrogen and its derivative products, including green metals.
After a decade of chaos, Labor finally pivots Australia away from dig-and-ship petrostate to post carbon world

After a decade of chaos, Labor finally pivots Australia away from dig-and-ship petrostate to post carbon world

Labor’s production tax credit model for critical minerals and green hydrogen is a clear acknowledgement that Australia can’t simply leave it to free markets.
A rule change on transmission losses for wind and solar farms could save   billions for consumers

A rule change on transmission losses for wind and solar farms could save billions for consumers

A ruling that effectively charges wind and solar farms for twice actual transmission losses represents a large risk to developers of new generation assets, and consumers.
We need to talk about gas emissions,  and the climate methane bomb

We need to talk about gas emissions, and the climate methane bomb

Politicians seeking to lock gas into Australia’s future to 2050 need to understand that leaked gas emissions are likely 100 times worse than carbon dioxide emissions.
To drive rooftop solar, home battery and EV uptake, the policy pen can be mightier than big budget spends

To drive rooftop solar, home battery and EV uptake, the policy pen can be mightier than big budget spends

Most policy changes needed to unlock the full potential of consumer energy can be done with the sweep of a pen – and at minimal cost to the budget bottom line.
Humelink needs two lines, not one, now that south west renewable zone is its raison d’être

Humelink needs two lines, not one, now that south west renewable zone is its raison d’être

The contested Humelink transmission line was originally designed to connect Snowy 2.0. But its bigger purpose may be to connect the huge south-west renewable zone.
Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action

Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action

There is little chance nuclear power plants will ever be built in Australia. But for climate obstructionists that is not the point.
Australia has huge global green iron potential, but if we blink we’ll miss it

Australia has huge global green iron potential, but if we blink we’ll miss it

As Brazil, the Middle East and Africa position themselves to lead the green iron race, Australia is at a fork in the road.
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