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NSW pins hopes on solar-battery hybrid projects as it races to meet targets to replace ageing coal
NSW looks to boost support for solar-battery hybrids, as it seeks to ramp up efforts to build enough new capacity to allow closure of its ageing coal plants.
“Tipping petrol on the fire:” World experiences third hottest year in 2025, as fires, floods hit at home
Last year was the world's third warmest on record, underscoring a trend already fuelling destructive fires and floods in Australia in the early days of 2026.
German-backed developer has second bite at Gippsland wind project after VCAT rejection
A small wind project in Gippsland seeking planning approval comes with a long backstory that belies its modest size.
Ontario utility wants to double the asking price of nuclear, while US wants reactors on the moon
Ontario utility asks regulator to double the price it is paid for nuclear power - to the equivalent of $A222/MWh - to cover the costs of new reactors and upkeep.
Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables
Western Australia, host to the world's biggest isolated grid, is now outperforming the rest of the country in the uptake and integration of renewables.
Networks are losing volume to rooftop PV and home batteries, and we now have a tariff problem
Electricity networks face a structural challenge - their regulated revenue model is being challenged by rooftop PV, and this trend will accelerate with home batteries.
Coal power drops in China and India for first time in 52 years after wind and solar records
Coal power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, the first simultaneous drop in half a century, after each nation added record amounts of clean energy.
Flexible with fridges: Iconic smallgoods company joins VPP to support grid at times of peak demand
Smallgoods company will join VPP, getting paid to power down its refrigeration units to relieve pressure on the grid at times of peak demand.
European energy giant commissions its first hybrid solar hydro project
A 48 MW solar farm has been added to an existing hydro power facility to create the first hybrid of its type for one European energy giant.
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