Thirsty for power

In this Weekly Dispatch:

1. The AER released their report on the state of the energy market in 2025.
2. Japan has opened its first osmotic power plant
3. European companies awarded preliminary feasibility licences for WA offshore wind farm.
4. The Powering Skills Organisation identifies a shortfall of 42,000 workers who are needed for the energy transition.
5. Robbins Island wind farm off Tasmania gets environmental approval after years of delays.
6. Data centres could use the equivalent of a quarter of Sydney’s current annual drinking water supply within a decade.
7. Transgrid completed construction on the Buronga substation, which is the largest in Southern Hemisphere and is required for Energy Connect.
8. The only electricity provider in PNG is more than $1.5 billion in debt and trading while insolvent.
9. Podcast of the week: Switched On chat about carbon capture.