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“Tallest, Mightiest and Widest:” Fortescue’s unique wind tech sees 30 pct cost savings over traditional towers
Fortescue wind technology company says its turbines will be the "tallest, mightiest and the widest," and will cost up to 30 pct less than traditional towers.
Biggest battery on standby as rooftop PV sets stunning new records, meeting 117 pct of state demand
Rooftop solar reaches remarkable 117 pct of state demand in Australia's most advanced renewable state, requiring the biggest battery to be put on standby.
Third battery project seeks approval in Collie, with a solar farm, even as coal mine subsidies extended
A third battery project proposed for the town of Collie in Western Australia has entered the federal government’s environmental approval queue ,which would see the construction of a 66-megawatt (MW) solar farm combined with a 200 MW battery energy storag
Ocean heat is especially bad for Australia, buy disaster recovery shares
Global ocean heat content increased by approximately 23 zetajoules (ZJ) in 2025, roughly 40 times annual global primary energy consumption. This is not good.
AGL revives zombie gas power plant idea first proposed 14 years ago, to locals’ horror
AGL revises plans for a major gas peaking plant for the third time at a highly contested site, and locals are up for another fight.
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“They don’t spin:” Trump says China only sells wind turbines to stupid people
Trump's attacks on renewables sound as daft as ever, so why do Australia's conservative politicians parrot them?
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Our oceans are heating and we are still burning coal
UNSW Professor Matthew England, the world's leading expert on South Ocean modelling, discusses the catastrophic warming of our seas. Plus: Coal power extended in two states, and other news of the week.
“It’s already saved our bacon:” Fortescue says its big batteries were bought at lowest prices seen in Australia
Fortescue reckons it has secured lowest prices for its big batteries, and says its first project has already "saved its bacon" by keeping processing plants running despite fossil fuel hiccups.