Market operator turns to country's most powerful battery to guarantee supplies with one third of the NSW coal fleet offline in the middle of a heatwave.
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Ausgrid will start building the REZ based around existing infrastructure in early 2026, with work expected to be done within two years.
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From the Market Ear: SOX – from sexy to soggy Over the weekend we flagged the risk of a massive SOX double top. Today, that risk is starting to materialise. SOX is slicing through the 50-day and slamming into its longer-term trend line. Lose this level and the downside gets ugly fast, with the 200-day
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A Jewish woman wearing a Keffiyeh as well as the Star of David was escorted off Bondi Beach by police. The resulting social media storm led to death threats to her and to her friend.
I am writing this knowing it will likely result in more death threats.
It is time to look back at digital technology in 2025 and make light of it. This review will be arranged much like the Oscars, with awards in various categories. Just as in past years, there are three criteria for the dozen awards this year:• The award must involve digital technology, such as viral videos or crazy communications technologies• The key event must have taken place this year, 2025.• The award cannot take itself seriously. The event receiving attention must lend itself to sass, sarcasm, and ridicule.
China (31.8% share in 2024) and India (8.3% share in 2024) have driven the increase in global carbon emissions this century. Both nations have shown an insatiable appetite for coal. In 2024, China accounted for 55.8% of the world’s coal consumption, whereas India accounted for 13.9%. Australia, by contrast, accounted for only 0.9% of the
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has filed a criminal complaint against the Nobel Foundation, accusing it of misusing Nobel Peace Prize funds by awarding them to Venezuelan opposition figure Maria Corina Machado, who has publicly called on the US to attack her own country.
Renewable energy certificate prices - the currency that has underpinned of wind and solar in Australia - have plunged to record lows and could halve again.
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Wind finance drought turns into a minor flood, with the second wind project reaching financial close in two days, and the first on Australia's main grid in 2025.
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Guests at the White House Christmas reception fell silent Sunday as President Donald Trump veered way off topic to deliver a cozy holiday tale about … poisonous snakes?
A sea of red across Asian share markets in response to a selloff on Wall Street overnight although the falls are relatively minor locally as its mainly been tech stocks affected. Markets are awaiting the slew of central bank meetings with the BOE tonight and BOJ tomorrow. USD has strengthened a little against some of
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Labor sheds light on just how hot the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has been running, and just how much money can be saved by pushing smaller systems.
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In this week’s podcast, Nucleus Wealth’s Head of Investments, Damien Klassen, is joined by Martin North from DFA to unpack eight critical megatrends set to shape markets and investment returns in the years ahead — and why their combined impact could be powerful, complex, and often pulling in very different directions. Download Presentation Slides Here
The cost per kilowatt hour of community batteries has plunged, says Ausgrid, making them competitive even with subsidised home batteries.
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Victoria's offshore wind proponents are ramping up activities, as they await news of the delayed auction, and the proposed port facilities making progress on approvals.
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