Fossil Free SA

05/08/2026

Will this tech make a difference? Do we really need a 100 hour storage system?

Ore Energy is building a fully European-manufactured battery to solve one of the biggest bottlenecks in the energy transition: multi-day storageEurope already wastes an estimated 72 TWh of renewable energy due to grid bottlenecks, equivalent to Austria's annual electricity demand, with losses projec...

31/07/2026

Too slow Australia?

28/07/2026

Will this be our experience this year or next?

The Spanish prime minister also said the fires serve as a reminder to plan for the ‘worsening’ climate emergency

28/07/2026

Data Centre developers likely encouraged by the gas industry are touting a gas driven data future. See Beetaloo NT for example. It is refreshing to see that India sees rapid expansion of data centres but suggests Renewable Energy will be the main drivers. Let that be Australias story too!

New load expected to be primarily met by renewable energy as India expands transmission infrastructure.

24/07/2026

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/24/replacing-gas-stove-can-help-asthmatics-as-much-as-some-drugs-us-experts-findhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/24/replacing-gas-stove-can-help-asthmatics-as-much-as-some-drugs-us-experts-find

22/07/2026

https://energy.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/renewable/10-killed-after-tunnel-collapse-at-nhpcs-teesta-stage-vi-project-in-sikkim/132530229?utm_source=Mailer&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=etenergy_news_2026-07-22&dt=2026-07-22&em=cmJlbnRsZXliaXNhQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ==

NHPC said 25 personnel were trapped after the explosion, and rescue operations are continuing in coordination with NDRF, SDRF, DGMS and local authorities.

18/07/2026

Are we in climate free Fall?

Increasing instability of the ocean, ice and atmosphere threatens farming, finance and society. We all need to wake up to that fact.

13/07/2026

If it is good enough for this mob should it not be good enough for Santos?

This success builds on the first well, which demonstrated the area's geothermal potential. The project aims to provide reliable baseload electricity for the region.

10/07/2026

Puts an interesting slant on carbon capture, storage and use. Not much capture but at least the storage and use parts have potential. Use it before you lose it I say.

The Victorian government unveils a plan to build a compressed CO2 battery storage system in the heart of the state's coal country.

09/07/2026

Call on the Commonwealth to end subsidies for water and water infrastructure for damaging industrial development such as large-scale irrigation and fracking in Northern Australia!

Northern Australia is home to the world’s largest remaining tropical savanna, vast wetlands and intact coastlines. First Nations cultures have thrived for tens of thousands of years alongside what are the last of mainland Australia’s free-flowing rivers and ancient groundwater systems. From Cape...