Snowy 2.0 sets new tunnel boring machine to work, completes 46 underground concrete pours
Snowy 2.0 launches tunnel boring machine Monica, which it hopes will succeed where Florence has failed and get the huge pumped hydro project back on track.
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Gas is being squeezed by renewables – every 30 minutes
Two new charts reveal distinct dynamics in Australia's main grids, highlighting the diminishing role of gas even in short-term operations.
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Locals consider options after losing court appeal against solar farm approval
Residents of a quiet hamlet who oppose a solar project mull their options after a court dismisses concerns the project will affect the region's rural character.
Battery prices plunge 60 pct in two years, changing face of grid and the nature of contracts
Battery storage major says costs have fallen 60 pct in two years, helping redefine the grid and customer needs, and along with solar is cheapest and easiest to build.
Australia’s high speed rail ambitions could be funded through an aviation fuel excise
High speed rail is synonymous with the kind of high capital cost infrastructure which seems to paralyse governments in Australia. Here's a solution.
Will Australia reach its renewable targets on time? It will need a lot more wind and solar
BNEF says a more needs to be done, and quickly, for Australia to meet its renewable targets. Storage looks good, but wind and solar comes up short. Bowen is batting on.
Ignore your algorithm: Solar prices are going up in 2026, but it’s not a crisis
Salespeople are using social media to urge consumers get in soon to beat solar panel price rises, but is it as big a deal as they are making out?
Origin taps into revenues from the first stages of the two biggest battery projects in Australia
Origin starts tapping into revenues from the first stages of the two biggest battery storage projects currently being built in Australia.
Powering data centres and smelters: A government monopoly may be the future of the NEM
The Federal government will likely end up with most of the utility-scale renewable energy developed from 2027 onwards, covering existing "gentailers" into retailers.
Technology is key to predict energy price volatility says GridBeyond’s white paper
Technology is key to predicting and managing energy price volatility, according to a new white paper from GridBeyond.
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