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UK sets "shining example" for 2035 targets as COP29 gathers …
Nov 13, 2024 · UK PM lays down the gauntlet on climate action to Australia and the rest of the developed world, committing to an interim emissions reduction target of at least 81% on 1990 levels by 2035.
Broken Hill fiasco shows why we need to rethink the grid, and turn …
Nov 1, 2024 · Broken Hill is back on the grid, ahead of schedule. It wasn't quite Mad Max, but the outages and lack of resilience are highlighting calls for a complete rethink of the grid - starting with consumer.
Roll out the PV: CSIRO opens flexible solar facility
Oct 30, 2024 · Solar cells could be printed out like newspapers after Australia’s leading science organisation opened a $6.8 million facility dedicated to flexible solar technology.
Milestone for vanadium flow battery technology after electrolyte …
Sep 16, 2024 · Significant milestone claimed as tests validate first use of vanadium electrolyte produced at Perth facility in a functioning battery.
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As Los Angeles burns, 2024 is declared Earth’s hottest on record The year 2024 was the world’s warmest on record globally, and the first calendar year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 ...
SwitchedOn - A RenewEconomy Publication
In the spirit of reconciliation, SwitchedOn acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community.
How to make the rooftop solar emergency backstop work for …
In a report released on 2 December, AEMO provided new and updated details on the falling rates of minimum demand by jurisdiction and its need for a NEM-wide emergency backstop mechanism, “to ...
"Absolutely world leading:" Why Australia is leading the charge …
Sep 23, 2024 · AEMO boss Daniel Westerman on why the future of Australia's grid lies in variable renewables, storage and dispatchable energy. Baseload power, he says, is a construct whose time has passed.
Victoria's SEC to build state's first government owned solar and ...
Nov 20, 2024 · The Victoria government’s newly created State Electricity Commission has announced the purchase and development of what will be the first government owned solar and battery project in the state ...