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World’s biggest battery sidelined after “overheating incident” in California

Sophie Vorrath

An “overheating incident” at California's Moss Landing Battery Energy Storage facility has taken the 300MW/1200MWh first phase of the project out of service.

Rooftop solar sends minimum demand to record low in coal dependent NSW

Giles Parkinson

Rooftop solar sends operational demand to a record low in NSW, the state grid with the heaviest dependence on coal.

BHP board backs shareholder call to review membership of pro-coal industry groups

Michael Mazengbarb

BHP board backs shareholder push to review membership of industry groups opposed to climate action - but will it change anything?

Solar start-up 5B nabs AGL’s future business strategist as new technology chief

Sophie Vorrath

AGL's head of future business strategy takes key role at a 5B, whose Maverick solar solution is marked for the world’s biggest solar project.

Australia’s hidden carbon market: New options allow companies to out-bid government

Michael Mazengarb

Surging prices in voluntary market means that carbon abatement projects are now likely to be funded by companies rather than the government.

Baseload coal is rapidly losing value, and is biggest risk to Australian utilities

Marija Petkovic

Coal will struggle to remain economically viable beyond 2030. Companies with a heavy exposure, like AGL, need to act quickly to survive.

“No new coal:” Majority of coal projects abandoned since Paris but China is key

Joshua S. Hill

World edges closer to point of “no new coal” after widespread collapse of new coal proposals and growth of government commitments to end coal.

Biden’s proposed tenfold increase in solar power would remake US electricity system

The Conversation

New US Department of Energy report finds solar power could generate up to 45% of America's electricity supply by 2050. But what it would take to meet this target?

UK invites mammoth offshore wind proposals in “biggest ever” renewables auction

Joshua S. Hill

Conservative UK government releases details of “biggest ever” all technologies renewable energy support package, including a massive £200m targeting offshore wind.

Tesla Model Y deliveries in Australia now not likely before early 2022, sources say

Bridie Schmidt

Tesla's Model Y may not make it to Australia until second quarter of 2022, sources tell The Driven and aspiring customers.

VW introduces over the air updates for ID series, opens $112 million battery lab

Bridie Schmidt

German carmaker Volkswagen is stepping up its EV efforts by introducing over-the-air software updates and opening a battery cell lab.

EV news wrap from The Driven

Staff Reporters

Hyzon signs deal to supply 500 hydrogen fuel cell trucks to China; Tesla dodges New Mexico consumer sales ban by opening centre on tribal lands; Breaking out of lockdown blues: A 3,000km road trip in our Tesla Model 3; Stoked! Kia creates the ultimate electric surfer vehicle from prototype Soul EV.

Grid Connections: Who’s going where in Australia’s energy transition

Staff Reporters

People movements in Vena Energy, 5B, Hydro Tasmania, Queensland, AGL, Ausgrid, Genex, Meridian, Powershop, ECA, Infinite Blue, Ratch, and Windlab.
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