Remote gold mine sources 88 pct of its power needs in last quarter from wind, solar and battery
One of Australia's biggest gold mines is sourcing nearly 90 per cent of its power needs from wind and solar from its off-grid hybrid power system.
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SwitchedOn podcast: Why energy companies should be forced to act in their customers’ best interests
Former regulator, Ron Ben-David argues that loyalty penalties, consumer confusion and endless rule-making all stem from a flawed market design that puts responsibility on households instead of energy retailers.
Gladstone attracts another solar battery hybrid, with $2 billion project that would be Australia’s biggest
A new $2 billion solar and battery hybrid project has entered the federal EPBC queue, and hopes to be operational in 2031, if it can land state approvals too. .
New Queensland big battery now fully operational five months ahead of schedule
Akaysha Energy completes its second big battery project - five months ahead of schedule - and its first with Tesla Megapack technology.
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Origin to keep Australia’s biggest coal generator open for another two years as buyers’ strike seals the deal
Origin confirms Eraring to be kept online until 2029 - nearly four years after its "early" closure date. The company has still not built any replacement wind and solar.
Ireland’s oldest wind farm closes down to make way for one of Europe’s largest projects
Ireland's oldest wind farm decommissioned to make way for expansion of adjoining project that will feature 18 turbines - each bigger than the entire project they replace.
CEFC commits $70 million to energy and transport projects backed by state owned fund investment fund
CEFC provides another $70 million to help $100 billion state-run investment fund drive more emission cuts in portfolio companies.
Human error on internal IT network blamed for latest Callide coal outage
CS Energy has blamed human error on an internal IT network for the sudden outage that caused the trip of the two units at the Callide C coal generator last Thursday.
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More than 120 giga-scale battery projects planned around world in 2026, as costs continue to fall
The world's first giga-scale battery project was installed in 2021. This year, there will be 120 of them.
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Queensland’s fossil-first energy plan under attack with new outages and evacuation at troubled coal plant
Queensland's troubled coal plant suffers new outages, just two months after huge maintenance spend, leading to evacuation and new questions about LNG energy plan.