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Australia's solar waste investigation raises an interesting question of consistency. Where is the inquiry into mandatory 100% recycling of fossil fuel waste streams?

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Angus Taylor has been elected leader of the federal Liberal Party, deposing Sussan Ley just nine months into her stint as the first woman to head the party.

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Another five-hour battery reaches financial close, this one to piggy back over an existing gas connection in Australia's most advanced renewable state.

The post New five-hour battery reaches financial close, next to existing gas generator in renewable hotspot appeared first on Renew Economy.

Sam Reynolds, the head of Octopus Australia, on why he hopes to build the country's biggest battery, and the emergence of solar-battery hybrids. Plus: AGL and Origin's fossil fuelled profits, with a green tinge.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Why batteries are getting bigger and marrying solar appeared first on Renew Economy.

Concern about system security has already delayed the closure of Australia's biggest coal generator. But a landmark battery project may provide a quicker and cheaper solution.

The post The little battery that could pave the way for ageing coal generators to be shut down on schedule appeared first on Renew Economy.

Renewable energy accounted for over half of the total energy mix in Spain during 2025, with the trend continuing into the first month of 2026.

The post Renewables account for more than 55 pct of Spain’s energy mix in 2025, and in first month of 2026 appeared first on Renew Economy.

Many households only realise after installation they’ve bought a battery system that is locked to a single manufacturer’s software.

The post Australia’s home battery boom risks locking households into closed ecosystems appeared first on Renew Economy.

Installing the North Star battery was simpler and cheaper and than most other projects in the mining company's job list to reach real zero by 2030.

The post “Copy and paste:” Fortescue says installing big batteries are the easy part of its plans to reach real zero appeared first on Renew Economy.

Fortescue has launched the first of its massive battery trains, which it says the hardest part of its goal to eliminate fossil fuels by 2030.

The post Fortescue launches its first electric locomotives – with batteries the size of more than 200 Tesla EVs appeared first on Renew Economy.

The first gigawatt-scale battery built by AGL has begun charging and discharging from the grid and will be guided by algorithms developed by the company's own in-house team.

The post Coal giant’s first gigawatt-scale battery charges up, guided by some in-house algorithms appeared first on Renew Economy.

The first four of 30 new turbines at the Warradarge wind farm have been erected, with the rest due to be up by August.

The post First four turbines erected on expansion project that will deliver state’s biggest wind farm appeared first on Renew Economy.

A 50MW solar project will be the first in a 5GW vision by the Ngarluma Aboriginal Corporation.

The post Fertiliser giant firms up first leg of Indigenous-backed, 1.2 GW green energy hub appeared first on Renew Economy.

Batteries are going to kill coal generation profits as well as gas. They may do more damage to coal than they do to gas.

The post Batteries may do more damage to coal generator profits than they do to gas appeared first on Renew Economy.

The number of home battery models available through the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has ballooned by nearly 500 since July 2025, new data shows.

The post Want a Cheaper Home Battery? Federal rebate now offers 1,259 models to choose from appeared first on Renew Economy.

A detailed breakdown of political donations shows fossil fuel contributions to major parties are dwarfed by the scale of coal industry funding of astroturfing campaigns.

The post Coal’s hidden campaign: The shocking spend on astroturfing in the 2025 Australian election appeared first on Renew Economy.

UK investor snaps up two major battery projects, one a solar hybrid, adding to a growing portfolio to replace coal and create a grid with no smokestacks.

The post A grid with no smokestacks: Octopus snaps up biggest battery project and solar hybrid in push to replace coal appeared first on Renew Economy.

NSW hails biggest and best result yet for long duration storage, with six massive batteries declared winners of latest tender, and at lower prices than previous auctions.

The post NSW awards contracts to six huge 8-hour battery projects, including the biggest in Australia appeared first on Renew Economy.

A parliamentary inquiry will examine the scale of the waste challenge looming on the flip-side of Australia's rooftop solar boom – and how to seize the opportunity it presents.

The post Federal parliament launches inquiry into solar panel reuse and recycling appeared first on Renew Economy.

Small, plug-in PV systems are populating balconies across Europe and the US, but many Australian apartment dwellers are locked out of the new solar boom.

The post Balcony solar is powering apartments from Berlin to Barcelona. So why not in Australia? appeared first on Renew Economy.

The new Net Zero Fund will launch in mid-2026 with a $5bn kitty of cheap money for industries wanting to go clean and green.

The post Weaning off fossil fuels: Net Zero Fund offers super-cheap loans to big business for clean energy upgrades appeared first on Renew Economy.