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Pacific Blue has funded two research projects to see if Australia-made tech can reuse fibreglass extracted from old turbine blades in high-value sectors.

The post Aussie tech could give second life to turbine blades in high-tech medical, agri uses appeared first on Renew Economy.

Origin approves expansion of what will already be the biggest battery in Australia as it seeks more storage capacity to fill the evening demand peaks.

The post Origin to “significantly extend” storage capacity of Australia’s biggest battery, to cover evening demand peak appeared first on Renew Economy.

From the Market Ear: Inverse HS? Is SPX flirting with an inverse HS formation? A proper close above the 6900 area (futures) and things could get squeezy. If November was just a shake out of weak hands, and the trend channel remains the compass, then we have room to push this substantially higher. Russell roaring

The post Far from a bubble? appeared first on MacroBusiness.

The latest Statement of Monetary Policy from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) forecasts the unemployment rate will remain at 4.4% through to the end of 2027. Today, the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released the November labour force report, which reported that the unemployment rate remained at 4.3% in both seasonally adjusted and trend

The post Australia’s labour market is weaker than it looks appeared first on MacroBusiness.

Another major financing deal announced for renewable energy projects, this time for a portfolio that includes the NEM's first solar battery hybrid project.

The post Another big financing deal landed for wind, solar and solar-battery hybrid portfolio appeared first on Renew Economy.

Renew Economy speaks with Thomas Bywater, Head of AIKO ANZ, about the world’s first 500 W module under 2 m² and how AIKO has solved the Back Contact scalability problem that held the architecture back for nearly five decades.

The post Video: A turning point for solar efficiency? AIKO’s 500W module explained appeared first on Renew Economy.

Cost of battery storage has fallen by 40 pct of more for second year in a row, changing the game for big solar, grid management, consumers and renewables in general.

The post The plunging cost of battery storage, and how it’s changed the grid – and saved the day for big solar appeared first on Renew Economy.

The Australian dollar – much like most other undollars – made new highs last night on the long expected rate cut by the US Federal Reserve, with the added boost of Fed Chair Powell calling it a “neutral position” not a hawkish reaction as expected: Full statement from the Fed below – the TLDR takeaway

The post Australian dollar makes yearly high on Fed rate cut appeared first on MacroBusiness.

Households will have to pay up front and in full for new gas connection, thanks to new rule to protect consumers from the impending network death spiral.

The post Households to pay full cost for new gas connections as rules change to contain network death spiral appeared first on Renew Economy.

There has been a lot of conversation recently about implementing fixed four-year terms for the federal Parliament, with Anthony Albanese indicating support and some reporting that Don Farrell, the special minister of state, is considering whether to move on the issue.

For this blog post I want to look at one particular fact that has been presented in this debate: the average length of parliamentary terms. While the quoted figure of two years and eight months is technically accurate over the entirety of Federation, recent political history (say, over my lifetime) paints a very different picture.

Throughout Europe, the drums are beating, the media trumpets are blaring. Warmongers are hammering away with a continuous stream of belligerent propaganda. The entire media-political system is mobilised for this purpose. The rhetoric and arguments upon which this belligerent campaign is based give pause for thought regarding what they reveal about the crisis Europe is experiencing.

Europe: the warmongers are running rampant.

Australian Energy Market Commission makes a series of welcome energy pricing reform recommendations, and one that is bound to spark plenty of push-back.

The post Energy market rule maker wants to kill “loyalty tax” on consumers – and to hike fixed network charges appeared first on Renew Economy.

Last week the Pentagon, under “War Secretary” Pete Hegseth, carried out yet another military attack on a boat in the high seas that the Administration claims is smuggling drugs. That makes 23 boats blown up by the US military in the waters off Latin America – most near Venezuela – and nearly 100 persons killed.

The Hegseth Killings Must Stop