Renew Economy

Australia's only independent news and commentary on clean energy and climate change. Edited by @GilesParkinson

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South Australia just experienced its worst wind drought in seven years. The fleet of short-duration batteries went flat and gas filled the gap. What did we learn? https://t.co/BDW7xe5US6

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EDF has taken nearly 10% of its #nuclear power capacity offline this week, to avoid overheating the rivers it uses to cool its reactors. Someone tell Pauline Hanson https://t.co/FwBbatuc44

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Activists have lost their court bid to prevent #gas exploration in the Northern Territory after claiming fracking would contaminate groundwater resources https://t.co/13e3kz2I8z

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The solution to managing high winter #electricity demand and the occasional #wind drought is obvious. Yet our supply-side dominated #energy policy and culture seems blind to it.. https://t.co/iAiqLbmyAt

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We look at #AEMO’s Integrated System Plan, plus the latest big battery tender, and the Coalition's determination to destroy everything. Plus: David visits China’s State Grid, #Xiami and CATL.. https://t.co/jAxFupfI3Q

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A major new #wind and storage project is seeking state and federal approval for plans to install up to 76 turbines – with the option for each of those turbines to have #batteries included.. https://t.co/8FGRPHjFqe

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Funding community #climate resilience and repairs via a fossil fuel company levy has been formally endorsed by local #governments at an annual conference.. https://t.co/eLgrAuEbDq

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Bolstered by the boom in consumer resources, #AEMO’s new Integrated System plan confirms that a mix of solar, #wind and storage is the best and cheapest way to replace #coal and meet future demand.. https://t.co/PJGLE65Huu

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Drought in large scale #wind projects is putting Australia’s #renewable targets under strain, and #AEMO acknowledges they may still be out of reach even with a faster rollout.. https://t.co/VrWST4mYAm

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#NSW Coalition ends bipartisan support for that state’s #renewable transition, vowing to scrap its biggest #REZ and shifting growth to cities and the outback.. https://t.co/HQduYpaEY8

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Two state #budgets, two starkly different attitudes to the role of renewables in securing enduring economic and social benefits to #households, small businesses and industrial consumers.. https://t.co/kqe0Ys9k7Q

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#Europe added a record 13.5 gigawatts and 26.4 gigawatt-hours of #battery storage in 2025, helping to push the total installed capacity of all types of #energy storage technology over the 100GW mark.. https://t.co/eLGTiQilF3

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The operator of Australia’s biggest #transmission network says a highly coveted part of its #grid will be largely full by 2033 thanks to the huge influx of data centres.. https://t.co/RPMpfCOgVT

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Federal #energy minister puts retailers on notice for failing to pass on #electricity price reductions just weeks after consumers were assured the cost of #power was falling across the board.. https://t.co/oZMOQnYsib

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#Bowen rules out renegotiating #wind contracts under his flagship #CIS, but says struggling projects are welcome to rebid in future tenders.. https://t.co/WWa30M6Lqe

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Fifteen big #battery projects, almost all with four hours of #storage and nearly half of them destined for #Queensland, named as winners in latest Capacity Investment Scheme tender – a storage-only affair.. https://t.co/5ryEikn07q

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#CATL has unveiled what it says is the world’s first real-world validated sodium-ion #energy storage solution, with global deliveries to begin in the middle of 2027.. https://t.co/lFY5Sf1x1H

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#Datacentres could address two challenges with a move into regional #Australia: soaking up renewable #energy and creating #tech jobs.. https://t.co/7NvZ3OK2vH

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The rights to life, family and home are under threat from #fossilfuel expansion by Australia and other nations, argue claimants of a landmark #climate case.. https://t.co/HfcLD2awLw

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A new finance offer backed by the #CEFC hopes to remove the “barrier of large upfront costs” that still blocks access to solar and #batteries for many #households.. https://t.co/DpC7ZdijNA