Constant power denied to 65,000 customers forced to pay upfront or disconnect
By Kirstie Wellauer and Kris Flanders
Communities on prepaid power meters face regular disconnections amid 40 degree-plus heat, meaning no aircon, food rotting in the fridge and long, hot walks to get reconnected.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/first-nations-right-to-power/105941906
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The lesson:
What "impossible" problems in your field stopped being investigated because expert consensus closed the case? What could you unlock if you questioned fundamental limits as rigorously as you accept them?
Sometimes heresy is just premature truth waiting for desperate people willing to test it.
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Please see the corresponding Substack episodeWhen the orthodoxy says βit canβt be done,β someone inevitably proves them wrongβbut only if theyβre willing to fail fast, think sideways, and trust the data over doctrine.Thereβs a peculiar comfort in ...
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A meeting in China this week may hold the key to our energy future
By Alan Kohler
The two great technology revolutions of the modern era β artificial intelligence and renewable energy β are colliding.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10-13/the-australians-in-the-race-for-fusion-energy/105882230
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Fusion-power deal heralds beginning of next great energy transition
By Alan Kohler
China is driving hard to supplant the US in this new military industrial complex, and has already achieved leadership in electric vehicles, batteries, drones and renewable energy.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09-29/fusion-energy-china-united-states-coal/105720436
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Twelve-month trial of EV 'grid on wheels' generates promising results
By Emma Wynne
State distributor Horizon Power says a trial of bi-directional charging with electric vehicles to both supplement the grid and take up excess power, known as V2G, has proved a success.
#ElectricVehicles #AlternativeEnergy #Batteries #EnergyResearch #EnergyPolicy #EmmaWynne
Offshore wind pioneer urges Australia to learn from UK's renewables push
By Tavleen Singh
A Danish clean energy pioneer says Australia is poised for success with offshore wind, but there are lessons it can learn from abroad.
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Commission brings EU teachers to ITER
Fusion energy is a scientific challenge with powerful potential. In this spirit, the EU is investing not onlyβ¦
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