Grid battery projects in Australia are getting bigger and bigger. Here is an updated list of the 15 biggest in terms of storage that have been built, contracted and committed.
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Silver surfed a massive wave, then wiped out. But it remains a long way above long-term prices. Is there a new paradigm for silver, or are we heading back to its long term real price of sub-$20? Background on metals pricing For most industrial metals, like iron or copper, the long-term commodity price is the
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SEC's Darren Johannesen discusses two major bits of progress on the decade-long road to address Australia's solar waste problem. Plus news of the week.
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Queensland's newest big battery has reached full operation at its location at a former coal generation hub south of Brisbane.
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Applications for a solar-battery hybrid project have been pulled after loc
An Australian tech company has raised more funds to go toe-to-toe in international markets and join the race for engineering talent.
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A complex web of investment, lobbying and public messaging is prolonging the life of the gas industry in Australia and the broader region.
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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) latest forecasts, contained in the February Statement of Monetary Policy (SoMP), show that real gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to grow by just 1.6% in the year to June 2028. This is the central bank’s lowest medium-term growth outlook since it began releasing forecasts in 1990. Stephen Smith
Head of CIS program says data centres could come to the rescue of wind projects struggling to land long term contracts, particularly as wholesale prices fall.
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Australia is currently receiving a large inflow of New Zealanders. New Zealand citizens are permitted to migrate to Australia using the Special Category visa (subclass 444), which allows them to live, work, and study there without needing to apply for a visa before arrival. New Zealand citizens with a valid New Zealand passport are automatically
Amid growing geopolitical turbulence and intensifying competition for strategic resources, the Arctic is becoming a key theater of global rivalry. Energy policy in the modern world is a central element of national and international strategy.
What exactly are Greenland’s riches that Trump wants so much?
The world’s most unpleasant nation, and the Albanese government’s best friend, has once again bared its fangs, not to mention its glass jaw. China’s largest steel maker has accused Australian rival InfraBuild of making baseless and self-serving claims to convince the Albanese government that substantial tariffs are needed on imported construction products. In attacking InfraBuild,
In late December, Melburnians were warned that they could soon face severe water restrictions following the steepest annual decline in water storage levels since the Millennium Drought. Melbourne’s water storages dropped from 86% to 75.1% in a single year—a fall of 239 billion litres—and authorities urged conservation measures and planning for new water sources, such
Former prime minister Tony Abbott has suggested police who punched protesters yesterday should receive a commendation, and officers at future demonstrations should be armed with tear gas and rubber bullets to safeguard against the “pro-terrorist protests we’ve seen too often” on Sydney’s streets.
Police who punched protesters should be praised, says Abbott
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