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Australian investment will help deliver off-grid and community-scale renewable energy in remote and rural parts of the Pacific, as well as grid studies.

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V2G technology, turning EVs into batteries on wheels, will be big – for drivers, households and the grid. Jon Sibley from enX explains why. Plus: News of the week.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Why batteries on wheels will be the next big thing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New study assesses the impact of an emissions reporting rule change that enables open cut mines to select how they would like to report their methane pollution.

The post Australian coal mine emissions accounting trick could be hiding more than 10 million tonnes a year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia can access all the cheap wind turbines, solar panels, batteries and EVs we want from a willing seller. Let’s not waste the opportunity.

The post We need to get the cost of wind energy down in Australia – Chinese turbines are the likely answer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report says steel makers counting on carbon capture to slash emissions are at risk of creating stranded assets.

The post Carbon capture won’t work for iron makers and steel makers, new report says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The originator of the largest onshore wind farm currently underway in Australia has unveiled new plans to build a 1.5 GW project with a massive, four-hour battery in NSW.

The post WestWind goes big again, with plans for 1.5GW wind farm and 2,400 MWh battery in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans to build a 250MW solar farm and four-hour 150 MW battery energy storage system in NSW have been given state approval.

The post Solar farm and four-hour big battery get green light in NSW, after seven years in the pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's big battery projects are getting very big, with none of the operating batteries making the list of the top 10 by size.

The post Graph of the Day: Australia’s biggest battery projects by connection and storage capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of Australia's dirtiest thermal coal mines, recently approved for a major expansion, is now seeking permission to build solar and battery storage to help power its operations.

The post Whitehaven seeks to power one of Australia’s dirtiest coal mines with solar and battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transgrid’s massive HumeLink transmission line has been cleared for development by the NSW government, leaving just federal approval in the way of it going ahead.

The post NSW signs off on contested HumeLink transmission link, with “strict conditions” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The scale of project proposals - particularly in battery storage - is dwarfing those already on the grid. But is there enough room in the allocated renewable zones?

The post The mega battery projects jockeying for position in renewable zones that might be too small appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Big batteries win important concession against a Coalition era "landmine" that could have made the grid less secure, rather than more reliable.

The post Big batteries win reprieve on reliability measure and Coalition “landmine” that would make grid less secure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of the world’s biggest makers of electric buses has plans for Australia. We talk to Kent Chang of Yutong. Plus: The shift to V2G and Tesla’s sales slump.

The post The Driven Podcast: Are Australian buses ready to go electric? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Decentralised energy means small is cheaper, more efficient, more reliable and far more resilient. But incumbent utilities don’t want to change their ways, and regulators appear unwilling to change the rules.

The post Cheaper, more reliable, more efficient: It’s time to consider a bottom-up clean energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Shipping giant has placed an order for 20 wind-assisted propulsion systems to be installed on five of its medium range tankers in an effort to reduce CO2 emissions.

The post One of world’s largest shipping tanker operators signs up for wind-assisted propulsion systems appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The new NSW benefit sharing guidelines have thrown up a potential problem for renewable and storage projects: Did they just cap developer contributions to community funds?

The post Renewable energy developers raise questions about apparent cap on community funds in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Chinese company completes world’s second-largest solar facility, a 3 GW PV farm built on an old cold mine, and starts first generation from the world's first gigawatt scale floating solar project.

The post China floats its first gigawatt scale offshore solar park, and completes 3GW PV project at old coal mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NT announces plans for a major renewable energy hub near Darwin focusing on solar and battery storage.

The post NT unveils plans for a $400 million solar and battery hub in Darwin appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists including Australia's CSIRO warn that there is a 50% chance the world's "carbon budget" will be exceeded in six years.

The post Stubborn fossil fuel emissions threaten to blow global carbon budget appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For almost everyone but Tesla shareholders, the appointment of the world's richest man to "dismantle government bureaucracy" and regulation may not end so well.

The post “Manhattan Project of our time:” Did Trump just appoint Musk to drop a bomb on US economy? appeared first on RenewEconomy.