Sep 5, 2026
Spark Club Podcast - Ep75 - 3rd September 2026
Highlights – CEF’s field trip to China CATL, XCMG and China Hongqiao Group
Tim Buckley and Matt Pollard’s three highlights from their China trip in August:
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CATL: RD&D: CATL invested an annualised RMB22.7bn (A$2.3bn) in R&D in 1HCY2026, up 13% y-o-y, with 22,000...
Aug 20, 2026
Spark Club Podcast 14 August 2026
Highlights – The new SRES support for the missing middle C&I rooftop solar
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Businesses, farmers to save on solar installations under renewable energy scheme expansion
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Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen today addresses the National Press Club of Australia to announce...
Aug 17, 2026
Jul 30, 2026
Spark Club Podcast Ep72 24th July 2026
Highlights – ‘Message to the haters’ AFR Headline
Beyond Tim’s inspirational trip to China last month to be reminded about ‘China Speed, China Scale’ + ‘China Going Global’, his favourite thing this year was seeing the AFFR headline: “‘Message to the haters’:...
Jul 1, 2026
Tim Buckley joined the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) and Renewable Energy Council Asia-Pacific (RECAP) delegation to China.
Before joining the delegation, Tim travelled across China by train — a very fast trip with a friend from Hong Kong, via Chongqing. Nothing beats travelling 12 hours at...