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Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 21:45
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The post World’s largest compressed air energy storage facility goes online in China salt caverns appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Your Democracy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 20:32
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For Sarah Ferguson and Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie, this latest drop of Epstein emails will only add to their embarrassment. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 19:39
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The post A $400m project for Australian-made solar wafers could be competitive with Chinese industry, study says appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 16:30
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Its a sea of red across Asian share markets as margin calls from the precious metal collapse cause equities to fall over although there was a fair amount of regional data that added to the volatility, including poor Chinese PMI prints and weird moves on Korean markets. The USD remains on a tear against the The post Macro Afternoon appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 16:01
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Welcome to the age of psychological manipulation… |
Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 15:21
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The post Tesla unveils its newest energy product – a rooftop solar panel appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 15:18
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The post Hybrid solar and eight-hour battery facility with “EV servo” gets federal green light appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 14:27
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The post Renewables certificate prices hit new low in response to demand that “just isn’t there” appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 14:21
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The post Energy Insiders Podcast: “We are not all crazy” – the climate and clean energy battle in Trumps’s America appeared first on Renew Economy. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 14:00
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Jennie George is a former president of the ACTU and a former Labor federal MP who represented Throsby from 2001 to 2010. Recently, George has taken a stand against her former colleagues to exert pressure on the Albanese government regarding gas policy, renewables subsidies, and energy security. In a comment published in The Australian last The post Three cheers for Australia’s energy patriot appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:30
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The unsung depression in the Chinese economy continues. It is supposed to be enjoying a manufacturing boom, yet the manufacturing PMI has averaged a decline of 49.7% after the COVID reopening, contracting 27 out of 36 months. Celebrated exports have done far worse. The Services PMI is not much better and is trending down. Led The post Chinese depression deepens appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:10
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The post Big batteries are pushing down current and expected prices in the evening peaks appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:03
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The post Fortescue’s low temperature green iron process ready for real world testing appeared first on Renew Economy. |
Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:01
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The post Snowy 2.0 sets new tunnel boring machine to work, completes 46 underground concrete pours appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 13:00
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With One Nation surging in the polls, another Coalition MP is reportedly seeking defection, according to Sky News. Barnaby Joyce has confirmed that One Nation will announce a major political defection within 24 hours but refused to reveal the identity of the new recruit, saying the announcement would come from leader Pauline Hanson. One Nation The post Another MP defects to One Nation? appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 12:30
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Victoria has legislated a target to source 95% of its electricity from renewable energy by 2035. This is one of the most ambitious renewable energy targets in Australia and globally, designed to accelerate the state’s transition away from cheap brown coal toward cleaner energy sources, such as wind and solar. The Renewable Energy (Jobs and The post Victoria strives for energy and water scarcity appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 12:00
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Former Home Affairs Minister-turned-Housing Minister, Clare O’Neil, regularly lamented that Australia’s migration system was too temporary and held the nation back. “Today, really for the first time in our modern history, our uncapped, unplanned temporary program is the centrepiece and driver of our migration system. This simple fact is the source of huge problems”, O’Neil bemoaned |
Renew Economy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 12:00
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The post Gas is being squeezed by renewables – every 30 minutes appeared first on Renew Economy. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 11:30
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The local gas prices are still at nosebleed levels. Yet the mild summer has been enough to reduce gas-fired power use, causing wholesale electricity prices to collapse. Recall that gas sets the marginal cost of electricity in the wholesale market. Albo’s mooted gas reservation was meant to fix this permanently, but it is already a The post The never ending story of gas insanity appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
Your Democracy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 11:10
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Any time things heat up with an empire-targeted government I always get people demanding to know why I’m not critical of that government. “Why don’t you criticize Iran? You spend all your time criticizing the west and Israel; you’re a hypocrite if you don’t criticize Iran.”
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MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 11:00
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In this post-truth world, everything old is new again. Does anyone even remember the 2016 APRA macroprudential 10% speed limit on property investors that MB agitated for? Not really. The forgetful includes APRA, as Australia’s irrepressible class of speculators charges back towards the speed limit in a new credit cycle. For the ninth time in The post Property investors drive credit meltup appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
xkcd.com
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 11:00
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MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 10:30
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Alex Joiner, chief economist at IFM Investors, recently published the following chart showing the outsized contribution of the non-market sector (i.e., public services, healthcare & social assistance, and education) to overall job growth. Of the 926,425 jobs created between Q1 2023 and Q3 2025, 637,273 (69%) were in the non-market sector that is primarily government |
MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 10:00
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Former LNP media advisor in the Howard government, Chris Kenny, pines for bygone times. In my lifetime I have not seen more division, or a greater lack of social cohesion. Many of us wonder what national values or symbols our country can unite around. “I am not as pessimistic as that,” former prime minister John The post John Howard destroyed Australian unity appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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The Tally Room
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 09:58
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South Australia will go to the polls in March for their state election. The most recent polls predict an enormous landslide victory for the incumbent Labor government. As we get closer, it was time to unlock my guide to the South Australian election. I published this guide on March 20 last year, one year out from the election, but it has been locked as a benefit for Tally Room members. I’ve now fully unlocked the guide. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 09:30
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It has happened. Pauline Hanson is now Australia’s number one choice for PM. The LNP has committed suicide, and ON is comfortably the official opposition. Which is driving the surge? You tell me. The moving average at Poll Bludger is fast catching up as ON gobbles votes from both major parties. Once the LNP gets The post Arise Prime Minister Hanson appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 09:00
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Friday night saw a huge reversal in precious metals fortunes perhaps triggered by the Trump regime’s nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed Governor or the technical overbought status of both gold and silver. Silver dropped over 30%, gold fell more than 10%, taking both back to where they were just two weeks ago. The post Macro Morning appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
MacroBusiness
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 08:00
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In the debate over the types of houses being built in Australia, a frequently repeated narrative is that the shift toward more apartments is positive because migrants favour that type of living arrangement. While we lack data on this question for Australia, figures from Canada shed some light on migrants’ housing choices and priorities. While The post Migrants demand houses, not apartments appeared first on MacroBusiness. |
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Your Democracy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 06:55
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Europe and China are natural allies in the world’s emerging bloc of electro-tech economies. Both are large net importers of oil and fossil fuels. Both have a strong incentive to end this dangerous vulnerability as fast as possible.
Trump is pushing China and Europe together to create a new world order BY Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Your Democracy
Monday, February 2, 2026 - 06:44
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Germans should adopt a tough stance against “enemies of democracy” at home and uncomplainingly embrace the continuation of costly aid for Ukraine, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has insisted, invoking a maxim on “happy farts.” |
The world’s largest compressed air energy storage facility has reached full operation in underground salt caverns in the eastern Chinese province of Jiangsu.
Australia is keen to build key components of the solar supply chain, and a new study says a plan to make solar wafers could be competitive. 
Tesla has unveiled its newest energy product during and the buzzy new item is, in fact, a rooftop solar panel, launched at a tumultuous moment for the EV maker.
Plans to develop a hybrid solar and battery facility with up to eight hours of storage duration and 10 electric vehicle charging bays given federal green light.
Large-scale renewable energy certificate prices have hit a new low, as demand continues to stagnate, falling below $6 per megawatt-hour (MWh) for the first time.
Gina McCarthy, Obama's former EPA chief and Biden's climate czar, on the move to resist and overturn Trump's devastating policies. Plus: News of the week, and a perfect quarter for Australia.
Batteries are clearly impacting evening peak spot prices, resulting in lower average spot prices and lower expected baseload futures prices
An electrochemical process to make green iron with renewable energy is ready for a 100kg pilot, after an ARENA-funded study proved it works in the lab. 
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.
