GPG Australia, owned by Spanish giant Naturgy, built my dream Solar-battery hybrid Cunderdin Western Australia A 128 MW solar + 55 MW/220 MWh DC connected battery, as I planned bsky.app/profile/prof... GPG building another over east😎 Farming electricity🌻 Proof from big things, bigger things grow

Renew Economy@reneweconomy.com.au · 2w ago

Spanish energy giant that built Australia’s first solar-battery hybrid project is now building its second, after locking in finance. But it is staying mum on who’s buying the output https://ow.ly/vU8f50ZqhVY

China’s Electric Truck Moment Has Arrived — And It’s About To Hit Global Diesel Demand Prof Ray Wills and Prof Peter Newman cleantechnica.com/2026/07/16/c... @cleantechnica.bsky.social Heavy trucks are emerging as the next big lever in the shift to electrification of transport

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The Leeuwin Current is a warm, poleward flow hugging Western Australia Strongest in autumn–winter, the Leeuwin carries tropical water south, then east into the Bight past Albany and Esperance the warm water overlays cooler Southern Ocean, reshaping frontal zones, nutrient supply, and species ranges

Electric vehicles are built different Built better Australia needs better data to get the most out of the shift Smart cars can deliver smart data theconversation.com/electric-veh... @aunz.theconversation.com

Power From Here: Most Of Humanity Already Lives Where Solar & Wind Are Strongest cleantechnica.com/2026/06/29/p... @cleantechnica.bsky.social Prof Ray Wills UWA and Prof Peter Newman Curtin Uni

Power From Here: Most Of Humanity Already Lives Where Solar & Wind Are Strongest - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. By Prof Ray Wills (The University of Western Australia) and Prof Peter Newman (Curtin University) Most of the world is alread...

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Thin white strips on brown slopes: Manufactured ski seasons are fuelling the climate problem Facts and discourse for those that like the detail! reneweconomy.com.au/thin-white-s... @reneweconomy.com.au #snow #skiing #Australia #Alps

Thin white strips on brown slopes: Manufactured ski seasons are fuelling the climate problem

Ribbons of manufactured snow remind us that national parks should be front-line responses to climate change, not showcases for energy-intensive recreations that deepen the problem.

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Prof Ray Wills@profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · last mo.

Thin white strips of snow from 1-2MW of snow cannons electricity/night, ~ 1/2 tonne CO₂, to produce 'winter snow’ on a mostly brown slope Kosiosco NP resort operations ought align with national‑park climate‑mitigation objectives & climate targets www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06...

Antony Green captured dispensing the magic @antonygreenelec.bsky.social Antony Green is retiring – sign his retirement card! getup.to/pj554caC5rdFx @getup.org.au

Australia’s electric car market share is racing ahead Our official data and planning must keep up If we want grids & precincts fit for this electric age, govts need data to inform decisions for public good, not just a pop chart of who sold the most cars thedriven.io/2026/07/04/a... @thedriven.io

Energy Sovereignty for Regional Australia: Protecting Farmers, Powering the Future “Diesel dependence is a vulnerability. Energy sovereignty is the opportunity” @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au @fssau.futuresmart.com.au farmersforclimateaction.org.au/wp-content/u...

Electrification of farms is the greatest opportunity for agriculture to slash costs in a generation Electrification brings a better cost structure for ag for this century, not just next season Country Today 19Jun2026 omny.fm/shows/countr... Farmers for Climate Action @fssau.futuresmart.com.au

Country Today - June 19th - Country Today

Farmers for Climate Action has commissioned a report looking at the best alternatives for fossil fuels for farmers and has concluded electrification of farm equipment is the most cost-effective soluti...

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Energy Sovereignty for Regional Australia: Protecting Farmers, Powering the Future Farmers for Climate Action Report launch webinar full recording now available farmersforclimateaction.org.au/blog/fca_eve... A snippet from me below

Prof Ray Wills@profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 2mo ago

Energy Sovereignty for Regional Australia: Protecting Farmers, Powering the Future “Diesel dependence is a vulnerability. Energy sovereignty is the opportunity” @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au @fssau.futuresmart.com.au farmersforclimateaction.org.au/wp-content/u...

China's energy and clean tech sector developments continue China's 5 year plans steer the economy towards rapid electrification Either the rest of us do so as well, or we fall behind and lose the competitive advantages that electrification delivers bsky.app/profile/prof...

Jan Rosenow@janrosenow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Electrofficiency: electric tech is far more efficient than the fossil tech it replaces. A heat pump, an EV, an induction hob, same job on a fraction of the energy. That’s why electrification taking centre stage at COP matters. Excellent piece in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Australia's 2026 alpine season unfolding as one of driest and most challenging ever With El Niño weather pattern, below-average snowfall, above-average temperatures, and periods of rain that have crippled natural snowpack, the Australian Alps are unsnowed bsky.app/profile/prof...

Prof Ray Wills@profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · last yr.

We've known for a number of decades that snow fields in Australia are in decline

As evidence mounts clean energy the cheapest way to keep energy affordable and to cut emissions, it's gonna be increasingly difficult for the trolls, miscreants, or ideological naysayers to diss on renewable energy But they will since they don't understand need to cut emissions

Ember@ember-energy.org · last mo.

Total electricity subsidies in Türkiye DROPPED 43% year-on-year during the first five months of 2026. Falling wholesale electricity prices – driven by renewables – saved Türkiye $746 MILLION in subsidies 💰 ember-energy.org/lat... 🧵 1/2

Stop taxing the transition: fixed network charges get consumer energy resources all wrong High fixed charges may fill short term revenues, but they do so by undermining the very tech & planning frameworks that make hi-renewables systems work reneweconomy.com.au/stop-taxing-... @reneweconomy.com.au

Stop taxing the transition: Why fixed network charges get consumer energy resources all wrong

High fixed network tariffs lock in legacy cost structures, and protects the network's revenue position instead of forcing it to compete on the value it provides.

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Renewable oriented development (ROD) RODs deliver cheap, abundant energy for electrification, drives resilience and economic growth in urban and regional precincts #urbanism+ 🧵

Prof Ray Wills@profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 3mo ago

Transforming transport needs density, infrastructure and precincts: Part 3, Precincts and RODs Renewable oriented development (ROD) delivers cheap, abundant energy for electrification, drives resilience and economic growth in urban and regional precincts thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spin...

What we’re Googling tells us how we are thinking about energy We look for “best” But in 2026, “cheap” is back Oh, and we are defs looking for EVs and home batteries and rooftop solar. Like, a lot. Change in 2026 is quite extraordinary, off the charts even @reneweconomy.com.au #googletrends

Renew Economy@reneweconomy.com.au · 2mo ago

#Google searches show #consumers are looking for affordable options, they are rethinking how they move, and they are considering how to #power their homes independently.. https://reneweconomy.com.au/what-were-googling-tells-us-how-we-are-thinking-about-energy-we-look-for-best-but-cheap-is-back/

Summarising today's headlines An old gif * The same message *Thanks @ecotricity.bsky.social

Renew Economy@reneweconomy.com.au · 2mo ago

#Electricity costs will fall for homes and businesses across Australia’s main grid, as wind, solar and #battery storage push down wholesale electricity #prices and insulate the local market from global volatility.

Australian taxpayers fund a fuel rebate of $5B/year to miners, including highly profitable giants like BHP Fuel rebates deliver Australia’s largest fossil fuel subsidies, including for aviation fuel, while we're living in a crisis of the climate - and oil www.boilingcold.com.au/for-44-years...

One of the most Australian responses to the arrival of distributed renewable energy installations ever: Better internet, fewer feral pigs: Renewable developers join forces with locals to make lasting change reneweconomy.com.au/better-inter... Needs an Ozzy Man Review!

Better internet, fewer feral pigs: Renewable developers join forces with locals to make lasting change

Work is underway on a major telecommunications upgrade – and other practical initiatives – to boost communities that host renewable energy projects.

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Fuel tax Australia ought direct revenue to electrification, not subsidise diesel consumption Never waste a good (oil) crisis - not just about energy sources, but also where our finite tax revenues go, what we do next Ray Wills & Peter Newman bsky.app/profile/did:... @aunz.theconversation.com

Prof Ray Wills@profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 2mo ago

Fuel tax Australia ought direct revenue to electrification, not subsidise diesel consumption During an oil crisis, we should scrutinise where our finite tax revenues go Ray Wills (UWA) and Peter Newman @curtinuniversity.bsky.social theconversation.com/for-44-years... @aunz.theconversation.com

Fuel levy funds need to go to help farmers when electric tractors & headers are available, so that a move to electrification won't disadvantage, but every advantage to end Australia's reliance on fossil fuels ABC WA Statewide Drive abc.net.au/listen/progr... youtu.be/CQnEIZDvL9k?... #BHP #Fortescue

27May2026 WA Statewide Drive with Andrew Collins

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AER now explicitly validating what our @fssau.futuresmart.com.au work's been demonstrating for several years: more wind and more batteries are pushing wholesale prices down and opening the door to actual bill cuts, even with fossil‑fuel risks still in the system reneweconomy.com.au/the-rise-of-...

The rise of battery storage, and why the grid is rapidly passing gas!

Although batteries still account for a modest share of total capacity, they are exerting a disproportionate influence in Australia's main grids.

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Renew Economy@reneweconomy.com.au · 5mo ago

#AER flags cut in cost of electricity for households and businesses across the #NEM, as wholesale power prices get the benefit of more wind and big batteries.

What Honda’s EV retreat means for clean tech Japan’s carmakers have treated battery-electric vehicles as niche, instead backing hybrids, H2 & e-fuels But, China, with EVs and batteries as core industries, set to define the future of mobility 360info.org/22351-2/ 360info @fssau.futuresmart.com.au

Outputs of my @fssau.futuresmart.com.au model from 2018, compared to reality of the data 2025, and projections to 2030 Renewables up Fossil fuels down Nuclear - eroding into the future bsky.app/profile/prof...

Prof Ray Wills@profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 10mo ago

Only excuse for politicians who - continue subsidies on costly fossil fuels - think nuclear power is cheap - claim clean energy is expensive - want to end decarbonisation? Idiots Only idiots ignore the data My model projections from 2018, and updated 2025 bsky.app/profile/prof... #leastwrong

We @fssau.futuresmart.com.au want action on zombie data, astroturfing, and platform‑mediated disinformation, and a broader, institutional and regulatory reform agenda More: bsky.app/profile/prof... Check out this GetUp! Campaign to reform the press council! getup.to/AP99WhxClYZHy

Reform the Press Council

An independent movement to build a progressive Australia and bring participation back into our democracy.

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Prof Ray Wills@profraywills.futuresmart.com.au · 8mo ago

Oh - and this: Will we design and allow systems that amplify truth, or noise? We all need deliberate disinformation to be unlawful, subject to prosecution through judicial review Lying is not freedom of speech, it's just license to pollute bsky.app/profile/prof...

Transforming transport needs density, infrastructure and precincts: Part 3, Precincts and RODs Renewable oriented development (ROD) delivers cheap, abundant energy for electrification, drives resilience and economic growth in urban and regional precincts thefifthestate.com.au/columns/spin...

Transforming transport needs density, infrastructure and precincts: Part 3, Precincts and introducing the ROD

Peter Newman and Ray Wills argue that urban and regional precincts are the crucial scale for electrification, shifting development from fossil-fuel reliance to renewable oriented development (ROD) lev...

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Electrification now moving in lock‑step across trains & trucks Mines in Pilbara emerging as critical place of how fast we could move, saving a lot of diesel - if we chose to align engineering reality with ambition rather than corporate caution Holly Edwards Smith 9NewsPerth youtu.be/gUw_EdS7n4Q?...

may26 BHP electric trains pilbara 9newsperth

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Lack of foresight leaves weak ambition on electrification Every electric “trial” that delays a fleet-wide tender simply locks in more diesel for another decade Advisors suggesting ferries “hard to abate” code for “we have not updated our procurement template yet” thedriven.io/2026/05/20/a...

Australia’s electric ferry trials: How a lack of foresight drives weak ambition

Electric ferries have gone from novelty to common sense in less than a decade. But Australian governments are still pretending the technology is still at the starting line?

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The Driven@thedriven.io · 3mo ago

Sydney Harbour is expected to have its first electric #ferry within two years - beginning a trial that will decide whether more #electric ferries will join the fleet.. https://thedriven.io/2026/05/19/sydney-harbour-expected-to-have-its-first-electric-ferry-within-two-years/

If you want to do more than “cope” this winter, think in 3 layers: - what you can change at home - what you can change in your community - what you demand from politics @profraywills.futuresmart.com.au UWA Prof Peter Newman CUSP @curtinuniversity.bsky.social Alan Pears RMIT @reneweconomy.com.au

Renew Economy@reneweconomy.com.au · 3mo ago

#Winter exposes the weak points in #Australia’s homes: leaky rentals, inefficient heaters, #expensive tariffs and long #car commutes. Here is what you can change.. https://reneweconomy.com.au/winter-can-bring-you-new-energy-installing-a-small-power-station-and-interrogate-you-bills/