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Using electric water heaters to store renewable energy could do the work of 2 million home batteries – and save us billions

Australia’s energy transition is well under way. Some 3 million households have rooftop solar and sales of medium-sized electric cars are surging. But as we work towards fully electric households powered by renewable energy, have we overlooked a key enabling technology, the humble electric water heater?

The Conversation

The week in TV: Citadel; Malpractice; The Curse; The Mysterious Mr Lagerfeld

High-octane spy thriller Citadel knows how to have a good time; Malpractice plays as a medical Line of Duty; Big Mick and co return in comedy gold The Curse; and Arena tries to get behind the sunglasses of Karl Lagerfeld

The Guardian - UK

Australia’s adoption of electric vehicles has been maddeningly slow, but we’re well placed to catch up fast

Australia has long had a love affair with the internal combustion engine. Its first petrol-powered car was developed in 1901. (Admittedly, the engine was imported from Germany.)

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Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback. Here's how it works

Concentrated solar power is an old technology making a comeback, with the CSIRO forecasting it'll be a cheaper form of storage than pumped hydro. Here's how it works.

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The next Magic: The Gathering set features a monkey so strong, they told him he couldn't play

These Phyrexians about to be caught monkeyin' around.

PC Gamer

Dallas Has a Problem With ‘Zombie’ Astroturf Groups

Despite being exposed as bogus, some right-wing organizations keep coming back from the dead. No one knows who is funding them.

Texas Observer

Best flower subscription services to sign up for in the UK

Pretty petals on demand

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Unis get $41.5m for ultra low-cost solar

Australia's leading solar researchers will share $41.5 million to get grid-scale, ultra low-cost solar technology out of university labs and into the field.

AAP

Liddell big battery a step closer to reality

A 500 megawatt battery to be built on the Liddell power station site has moved a step closer to being realised as a result of funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Newcastle Herald

Battery boost for National Energy Market

Eight renewable energy batteries will be built to support the National Energy Market and increase storage capacity by about tenfold.

AAP

Lack of public charging facilities makes owning an electric car a challenge for Sydney residents

This family plan their trips to buy milk to coincide with charging their EV, but many people are being put off by the lack of proper infrastructure to support the shift away from petrol vehicles.

ABC News

Canberra-based defence expert Professor Clinton Fernandes to speak on AUKUS in Newcastle on Saturday

Military expert's nuanced view on AUKUS

Newcastle Herald

Alumina refines credible path to net zero

Clean energy and local expertise could transform alumina refining, which has been one of toughest sectors to crack in decarbonising the Australian economy.

AAP

Nottingham Motorpoint Arena hour-long queues as 50,000 fans wait for Peter Kay tickets

They're selling out rapidly

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'John was left dying without his dignity on the floor': Devastated family of Arena victim who could have survived slam emergency services

John Atkinson could have survived with a better emergency services response, a new report has found

AAP

Hydrogen powerhouse to lead energy future

One of the world's biggest renewable hydrogen plants will be built in Western Australia's Pilbara as economies move to replace fossil fuels and cut emissions.

The Guardian - UK

Leslie Megahey obituary

Director of arts documentaries whose subjects ranged from Orson Welles to 17th-century painters

Inverse

WWE's Xavier Woods says esports needs to steal the best thing about wrestling

The co-host of G4's 'Arena' wants to marry his WWE expertise with competitive gaming. At Comic-Con, Inverse hears from the WWE star about the rebooted 'Arena.'

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Renewable energy agency changes scrapped

Energy Minister Chris Bowen has taken aim at the previous government for trying to use the renewable energy agency to fund fossil fuels.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition changes allowing renewable energy agency to fund fossil fuel projects to be scrapped

Climate change minister Chris Bowen says Arena will have mandate to accelerate electrification and focus on renewable technology

WEKU

Angel Blue plans to bow out of an opera after the venue staged a blackface show

The U.S. singer says she won't perform at Verona's Arena this month because the theater recently mounted another opera that had performers in blackface.

The Independent UK

US soprano, offended by blackface, pulls out of Italy opera

Soprano Angel Blue says she won't perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of another work this summer

ABC News

Electric vehicles could significantly increase demand on the power grid, trials underway to change energy use behaviour

Energy retailers and distributors are preparing for a looming challenge from electric vehicles, with new research revealing they'll add at least 30 per cent demand on the evening peak unless drivers change their behaviour.

Newcastle Herald

Geothermal energy in the Hunter a potential fix for baseload woes

Spa*ark Energy has applied for a geothermal exploration license covering around 850 square kilometers between Singleton and Muswellbrook.

The Guardian - AU

Coalition tries for third time to let renewable energy agency fund technologies using fossil fuels

New rules could allow Arena to back developments that use CCS, such as that of ‘blue’ hydrogen made with gas, Senate hears

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