Australia

Australian Renewables Spree Meets Farmers’ Resistance

Australian farmers are battling the ongoing renewable power expansion projects of the country as they say that the projects are ill-conceived and could upend their livelihood and also the ecology. The cultivators in the key farm states like Victoria and New South Wales are wary about the factors of production – linked to their farms […]

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CEC Unveils Roadmap for 100% Renewable Grid by 2030 in Australia

As the citizens of Australia turn their attention towards the upcoming Federal Election, the Clean Energy Council (CEC) has launched its Roadmap for a Renewable Energy Future: Federal Election Policy Recommendations, which urges Australia’s political leaders to commit to meeting the country’s domestic electricity demand with clean energy by 2030. “Now is the time to […]

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After Record 2021, Rooftop Solar Likely To Face Headwinds In Australia

Solar power in Australia is a fast growing industry. As of September 2021, the country had an installed photovoltaic capacity of 23,466 MW, of which at least 4,117 MW had been installed in the preceding 12 months. Notably, the installed PV capacity in Australia increased tenfold between 2009 and 2011 and quadrupled between 2011 and 2016. […]

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Australia’s Victorian Govt Grants $7 M for H2 Use in Heavy Transport

The Victoria State Government, Australia, is providing $6.6 million via its Renewable Hydrogen Commercialisation Pathways Fund to six renewable hydrogen projects aiming to clean up heavy transport, buses and industry. The recipients were announced by Victorian minister for Energy, Environment and Climate Change, Lily D’Ambrosio. “Renewable hydrogen is a key part of our clean energy […]

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Australian RE Agency Grants $40 M to Drive Ultra Low Cost Solar

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today announced up to $40 million in funding to support research and development (R&D) that aims to support the achievement of the Government’s ultra low cost solar stretch goal. The R&D funding round will build on ARENA’s previous R&D investment into solar […]

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ARENA Grants $100 M to Support Grid Scale Batteries

On behalf of the Australian Government, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced a $100 million competitive funding round for grid scale batteries equipped with advanced inverters to support the grid. ARENA’s Large Scale Battery Storage Funding Round will provide up to $100 million in funding to new battery energy storage projects of 70 […]

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Aussie Firm, German Co. to Jointly Assess Green H2’s Use in Lithium Gen

Australia’s Infinity Lithium Corp Ltd said on Monday it will collaborate with a unit of Germany’s thyssenkrupp AG to explore the use of green hydrogen in producing lithium. The collaboration comes as lithium, an essential component of electric vehicles (EVs), is becoming an increasingly important metal, with EV demand surging globally as countries race to […]

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Australian Researchers to Study How Tesla Car Batteries Can Power Grid

Australia’s University of Queensland (UQ) has said that it would recruit Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) car owners around the world to analyse if the vehicle’s spare battery capacity could support the energy grid and even power homes in the future. The university has partnered with analytics platform Teslascope for the research project, which it said would […]

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Australia Plans $740 M Fund to Develop Low-emissions Tech

Australia will establish a A$1 billion ($740 million) fund to invest in companies that develop low-emissions technology, the country’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, said on Wednesday, as Canberra seeks to cut carbon emissions to net zero by 2050. Under the plan, the federal government in Australia will commit A$500 million to the fund, matched by […]

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