Sam Reynolds, the head of Octopus Australia, on why he hopes to build the country’s biggest battery, and the emergence of solar-battery hybrids. Plus: AGL and Origin’s fossil fuelled profits, with a green tinge. Energy Insiders is brought to you by Pylon and Evergen.
Charts from TME. Tech is in a spot of bother. Tech volatility is trending the wrong way. What is the problem? AI capex is insane. The market is now caught between concerns about the ROI of these hyperscalers and the impact that such capacity will have on all industries that can deploy AI apps. VIX
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The Albanese government last year dumped its controversial proposal to tax unrealised gains on superannuation balances above $3 million without indexation. On Wednesday, Treasurer Jim Chalmers introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to amend Division 296 and impose additional taxes on superannuation balances over $3 million, with thresholds indexed to inflation. If passed by the
Concern about system security has already delayed the closure of Australia's biggest coal generator. But a landmark battery project may provide a quicker and cheaper solution.
A number of prominent Chinese economists have argued in favor of loosening restrictions on the movement of money into and out of the country. They argue that a weakening dollar presents a special opportunity to raise the value of the yuan abroad. According to Miao Yanliang and Ju Jiandong, this year and next represent a
Renewable energy accounted for over half of the total energy mix in Spain during 2025, with the trend continuing into the first month of 2026.
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Many households only realise after installation they’ve bought a battery system that is locked to a single manufacturer’s software.
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I reported on Thursday on the record lift in mortgage commitments for first home buyers in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by the Albanese government’s expanded 5% deposit scheme, which came into effect on October 1, 2025. The December quarter of 2025 saw $19.310 billion in lending to first home buyers, an increase of
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DXY stopped falling last night, possibly as Trump withdrew ICE from Minneapolis. The AUD strongman refused to fall as much as broader risk supported by North Asia. I do not think that Beijing will allow the CNY upside acceleration for very long. Gold and oil fell after the American madman suggested Iran talks should continue.
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An angry Michelle Bullock won’t hear a bad word about the Australian economy. Reserve Bank governor Michele Bullock has fired back at Nationals senator Matt Canavan after he accused her of “gaslighting” Australians over the state of the Australian economy. Ms Bullock has also rejected repeated efforts by the federal opposition to pin the blame
Installing the North Star battery was simpler and cheaper and than most other projects in the mining company's job list to reach real zero by 2030.
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Fortescue has launched the first of its massive battery trains, which it says the hardest part of its goal to eliminate fossil fuels by 2030.
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The US Republican Party has accused Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of “calling for the execution” of President Donald Trump, after she called him a “pedophile” and suggested that he would be put to death if he were in her native Somalia.
The first gigawatt scale battery built by AGL Energy, which remains the country’s biggest generator of coal fired power, has recently begun charging and discharging from the grid, and will be guided by algorithms developed by the company’s own in-house team. The 500 megawatt (MW), 1,000 megawatt hour (MWH) Liddell battery is being built in […]