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"If they're good enough for Germany..." New Zealand set to beat Australia to legalising plug-in solar
2+ hour, 42+ min ago (587+ words) Monday, August 3, 2026 The New Zealand government has recommended legalising plug-in solar in Aotearoa, moving a crucial step closer to tapping into a huge new, and game-changing market for distributed PV – and potentially beating Australia to the punch. Plug-in solar – sometimes…...
From crisis to capability: Lessons from Denmark on how to quit fossil fuels
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (541+ words) Friday, July 31, 2026 Australia has world-class wind and solar resources, strong investor interest, net zero ambition, and an urgent need to accelerate clean electricity. The question is no longer whether the transition will happen; but whether projects can be approved, financed…...
Australian researchers say new floating turbine design could cut costs by 40 pct, but only for small machines
4+ day, 51+ min ago (595+ words) A new floating wind turbine design could cut the cost of building by as much as 40 per cent, the researchers behind it say, but there is a catch: It won’t work for the biggest oceanic machines. University of Queensland professor…...
Australia's quest for ultra-low cost solar now depends on robots and drones, rather than cheaper panels
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (874+ words) Two Lumi robots "talking" to each other during a demo. Image: Luminous The quest for ultra-low cost solar is now far more dependent on cheaper construction methods and system integration rather than reductions in the price of cells and modules,…...
Australia cannot hedge its way to a renewable export future
5+ day, 2+ hour ago (797+ words) As admiral Chris Barrie stated at the Australian Clean Energy Summit (ACES): Australia is trying to be two things at once, a renewable energy superpower and an expanding fossil fuel exporter. For years, that contradiction was treated as a sensible…...
Home battery rebates still adding 2,000 systems a day as total hurtles towards half a million installations
5+ day, 5+ hour ago (513+ words) Image Credit: Clean Energy Regulator The Cheaper Home Batteries scheme is on track to notch up half a million installations in August, according to the latest tally, as the hugely successful federal government rebate continues to defy all expectations, even…...
Outrage machine winning as Australians worry that others don't support energy transition
6+ day, 1+ hour ago (716+ words) Tuesday, July 28, 2026 It’s not news to say that Australians are even more in love with their energy home upgrades than ever before, but uncertainty about what other people think of the energy transition is creating doubt. These contrasting data points…...
Data centres are already helping flatten solar duck curve, and there are 9 gigawatts more seeking grid connection
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (836+ words) A Google data centre in Douglas County, GeorgiaImage Credit: Google Data centres are already helping flatten the solar duck curve in Australia’s main grid, soaking up the output of rooftop solar along with home batteries and other industrial loads, but…...
Sunshine state sets new solar record – in the middle of winter
1+ week, 19+ min ago (209+ words) Monday, July 27, 2026 Queensland has set a new record for the share of solar power in its electricity mix – in the middle of winter – part of a “useful snapshot” of changing daytime operating conditions in Australia’s Sunshine state. According to Geoff…...
Wake steering: Researchers say turbine realignments could add double digit power gains to wind farms
1+ week, 3+ day ago (1198+ words) Wake steering is one way to add extra power to a wind farm. Image: Siemens Gamesa Researchers in Denmark have discovered that subtle realignments of wind turbines can produce output gains of as much as 23 per cent. That’s potentially good…...