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Energy Vault, Jupiter Power expand partnership with 200 MWh battery project in ERCOT
ESS News
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June 6, 2025
Energy Vault and Jupiter Power are expanding their partnership with a new 100 MW/200 MWh BESS in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) region. This project follows the completion of an initial 100 MW/200 MWh BESS in July 2024. The BESS...
Australian mining to power 2032 Olympics
The Australian Mining Review
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June 6, 2025
The games are projected to create more than 90,000 jobs in Queensland and provide a significant boost to the state’s resource sector. The Queensland Government is setting a major projects pipeline for the state’s mining industry in preparation for...
Data Centers Are Building Their Own Gas Power Plants in Texas
Inside Climate News
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June 5, 2025
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas—Abigail Lindsey worries the days of peace and quiet might be nearing an end at the rural, wooded property where she lives with her son. On the old ranch across the street, developers want to build an expansive complex of...
Renewables supply 100% of South Australia’s electricity demand for almost a third of 2024
PV Tech
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June 6, 2025
According to the ElectraNet, wind and solar energy supplied 100% of the state’s electricity demand for at least part of the day on 299 days of the year in 2024. In addition to this, 74% of South Australian consumption was met through renewable...
Envision and SUN Terra to drive clean energy transition in key markets
Power Technology
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June 6, 2025
Green hydrogen producer Envision Energy has entered an alliance with Indonesia’s renewable energy firm SUN Terra to build a full-chain energy storage ecosystem. The collaboration will support the clean energy transition in regions such as...
Australia slides back into per capita recession
World Socialist Web Site
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June 6, 2025
Australia has again experienced a per capita recession as GDP grew by only 0.2 percent in the March quarter with the year-on-year growth coming in at just 1.3 percent, according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) earlier...
Skilled labour, energy costs a WA priority
Skillings Mining Review - Florida
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June 6, 2025
The Western Australian Government will build on the state’s economic resilience by partnering with local businesses following the conclusion of the Trade and Economic Resilience roundtable. Meeting with the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of...
Kalkine : Australia Equity Market Slips but Secures Weekly Gain Amid Global Jitters
Kalkine Media
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June 6, 2025
Highlights Australian shares declined to close the week but extended a winning streak Financials lifted the market, while tech and mining sectors retreated Global tensions and commodity trends influenced sector movements Australian shares...
Kalkine : Australia Equity Market Declines as ASX 200 Closes Lower on Sectoral Weakness
Kalkine Media
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June 6, 2025
Highlights ASX 200 ends in the red as gold, IT, and healthcare sectors face pressure Whitehaven Coal Ltd and Qantas Airways Ltd among top gainers Nuix Ltd, Regis Resources Ltd, and Pilbara Minerals Ltd decline sharply The Australia equity market...
How a campaign to save trees in a small Australian city turned into a tirade against Elon Musk
CNN
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June 6, 2025
Brisbane, Australia CNN — When friends Neon and Zane started a campaign to stop Tesla from building a battery recycling factory on a small block in their local area, they suspected that strong views about the company’s billionaire boss might help...
AI’s Rise Pushes Tech Energy Use and Emissions Skyward, Despite Greener Ambitions
Digital Information World
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June 6, 2025
The expansion of artificial intelligence is dramatically intensifying electricity demand within the technology sector, driving a noticeable rise in carbon emissions worldwide. Recent analysis by global organizations monitoring digital industry...
SEIA calls on Australian government to ‘urgently intervene’ on solar rule change
PV Tech
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June 6, 2025
Specifically, the design and supervision accreditation is being removed from Australia’s Solar Accreditation Australia (SAA) scheme, which could put “thousands of jobs at risk”, the SEIA said, particularly industry veterans. Indeed, the...
Ulemj Damiran: Countries are Focusing on Energy System Security
Montsame News Agency
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Ulaanbaatar, June 6, 2025 /MONTSAME/. The 10th “Ulaanbaatar Dialogue” International Conference on Northeast Asian Security is underway. On the second day, discussions focused on “Energy Resilience in Northeast Asia and Climate Change.” Jointly...
Driving green change: Astronergy solar panels energize Australian site
Macau Business
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June 6, 2025
HANGZHOU, China, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Astronergy, a globally renowned PV module supplier, has partnered with Australian renewable energy provider DS Energy to deliver a 437.95kW rooftop solar system for Holy Cross Laundry, a respected...
Kalkine : Australia Share Market Retreats as ASX Edges Away From Peak Levels
Kalkine Media
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June 6, 2025
Highlights,ASX retreats slightly after nearing previous highs, with broad-based sector declines,Financials and materials dip despite early-week gains, while energy shows some resilience,Market activity influenced by US data expectations and...
Kalkine : Australia equity market eases as global tensions weigh on ASX 200
Kalkine Media
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June 6, 2025
Highlights,ASX 200 slipped following muted trade and Wall Street's reaction to international headlines,Key support from academic, energy, and industrials sectors limited broader index decline,Public holiday closure on Monday to pause local trading...
Unions turn on each other in war over Woodside gas
Financial Review
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June 6, 2025
A vicious inter-union fight has broken out on Western Australia’s biggest construction project, Woodside’s billion-dollar expansion of its Pluto LNG facility, raising the spectre of major industrial disruption when pay talks launch next year....
Australian navy ship accidentally blocks wifi across parts of New Zealand – as it happened
The Guardian
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June 6, 2025
ADF warship accidentally blocked wifi to parts of New Zealand this week The Australian Defence Force (ADF) has conceded one of its warships inadvertently blocked wireless internet services across swathes of New Zealand’s north and south islands....
Lost Turner oil painting found after 150 years
BBC
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Leigh BoobyerBBC News, Bristol ShareSave The painting was discovered after a restoration project last year Turner's first ever exhibited oil painting is to be put up for auction after being lost for more 150 years. The Rising Squall, features a...
Germany’s 1Komma5° unveils VPP-ready home solar-plus-battery product for Australia
ESS News
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June 6, 2025
With the Australian government set to open a AUD 2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) battery rebate scheme on July 1, German company 1Komma5° is offering homeowners Down Under a residential system featuring full-black, double-glass solar modules; a hybrid...