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WMO’s climate and energy lead Roberta Boscolo on the latest climate report, the 1.55°C average temperature rise and heating oceans. Plus: A wrap of the news in our first podcast of 2025.

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LNP introduces strict new planning rules for wind projects in state with lowest share of renewables, and promises to do the same for large scale solar,

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Near neighbours of one of the country's biggest wind projects are being given the opportunity to choose how close they want to be to the proposed turbines.

The post Neighbours of giant wind project offered up to $100m in unique deal that could shape design appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Farmers offered up to $300 million of discount loans to help efforts to cut emissions, including renewables, transport and farming practices.

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A 500 MWh vanadium flow battery - the biggest in Australia - has been promised for the mining town of Kalgoorlie in a new state election pledge.

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The growth of big battery projects – fuelled by falling costs and growing needs – is one of the dominant features of the Australian green energy transition, and with each passing quarter their impact on the grid is becoming increasingly obvious. It has now emerged that big batteries have already become the second biggest player […]

The post Big batteries boost profits and charge past gas to become second biggest player in evening peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A $230 million project investigating ways to make extracting future materials more sustainable will bring together five research groups from five continents, including one from Australia.

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Australia’s electricity market is old, outdated and not doing enough to drive investment in the renewable energy needed for the country to hit its climate targets.

The post “Like a Corolla with racing tyres:” Why Australia’s outdated electricity market fails renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The company that employs the former Miss America spruiking nuclear in Australia has taken a market hit from the China breakthrough in Ai technology.

The post Former Miss America’s Australian nuclear tour clouded by Chinese AI blow to her employer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla's battery storage business had more than doubled in the past year, but will the priority go to EVs or the grid?

The post Tesla battery storage business surges, but will Musk favour EVs or the grid? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

When you do the work you would have to be an absolute nutter to conclude anything other than that the quality of life for future generations is at risk from climate change.

The post State of the climate: Hotter and hotter, and we are blowing our budget appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scale of battery and solar projects seeking grid connection soars, and capacity of new projects actually working through registration and commissioning has also more than doubled.

The post Battery and solar connection bids surge, as more than 10 GW of new capacity joins the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Underlying demand and renewable output hit record levels in December quarter, but repeated fossil fuel failures and lack of transmission cause high prices in coal dependent states.

The post Renewables thrive as grid demand soars, and coal states suffer from repeated outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Irish smart grid technology company says it has confirmed its position as the leading provider of ‘very fast’ FCAS in Australia’s main grid.

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The aim of these energy resilience hubs is to ensure residents can cook meals, access hot water, charge electronic devices, and access important information.

The post Solar and battery energy hubs provide resilience as storms and fires cause havoc on grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It appears that the outcome of one of the most fiercely disputed renewable energy tenders has been decided. But we may have to wait to know the winners, and losers.

The post Battle for landmark tender for grid access has been decided: Winners are grinning, but not talking appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Major pumped hydro project Snowy 2.0 is delayed again, this time due to worker safety concerns.

The post Another delay: Work stopped at all Snowy 2.0 tunnels over safety worries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian households could knock more than $1500 off their energy bills with some basic home upgrades – and almost twice as much by investing in renewable energy technology.  But the potential savings identified in a study – which add up to more than $23.6 billion nationwide – are unlikely to be unlocked without financial help […]

The post Curtain call: Basic energy upgrades and replacing gas hot water will save households billions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There is broad agreement that Australia’s energy market governance is not fit for purpose. This means Australians are bearing the unnecessary cost of delays. 

The post Market structures and governance are not keeping up with energy transition. Here’s how to fix that appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyCo has picked Transgrid to run the Hunter Transmission project, a new high voltage line connecting two NSW coal-turned-battery hubs.

The post Contractors shortlisted for new transmission link between biggest coal plants and batteries in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.