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Petra Stock

Australia

Climate Environment Reporter at The Guardian Australia

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  • 1 week ago | theguardian.com | Petra Stock

    Investment in big batteries hit $2.4bn in the first three months of 2025, making it the second strongest quarter for energy storage on record in Australia. The latest data from the Clean Energy Council found six new storage projects – totalling 1.5 gigawatts capacity – reached financial close (the financial commitment that means the project is likely to be built) and a level of investment last seen in the final quarter of 2023 with a record $2.8bn.

  • 1 week ago | theguardian.com | Peter Milne |Petra Stock

    Australia’s offshore energy regulator has launched an investigation into an oil and gas spill at a Woodside Energy project off the Pilbara coast in Western Australia. An estimated 16,000 litres of petroleum products were released into the Indian Ocean on 8 May during decommissioning at the company’s Griffin field, 58km north-west of Exmouth and 60km from Ningaloo marine park. The field stopped production in 2009.

  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Petra Stock

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  • 1 week ago | msn.com | Petra Stock

    Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

  • 1 week ago | theguardian.com | Petra Stock

    Australia’s electricity market operator is considering new infrastructure options in the rollout of wind, solar and storage, in response to a 25 to 55% increase in the cost of overhead powerlines. Its , released Friday, recognised the potential for local resources such as rooftop solar and battery storage to play a much larger role in the reliability and security of the power system, complementing transmission lines.

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