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The biggest wind farm in New South Wales and one of the biggest on the NEM has the green light from the federal government to go ahead.

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The guide hopes to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are better informed and more involved in clean energy developments on their land.

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A novel wind turbine blade protection coating promises to "significantly reduce" potential damage from lightning strikes.

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The biggest battery in the South Australia operates at full tilt, and battery output overall hits new peak as wholesale electricity prices swung between the market floor to the market peak.

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German farmers lobby joined transmission operators in demanding a change to legislation that favours the construction of underground power lines.

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Labor and Coalition likely to block climate "duty of care" bill designed to close the gap that allows new fossil fuel projects to be approved.

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Dr Gabrielle Kuiper argues distributed energy resources must not come second in policy, planning and regulation to transmission and large-scale generation.

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Here we go again – the latest salvo from the climate luddites of National Party designed to disrupt and delay Australia's accelerating clean energy revolution.

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A new solar tracking solution aims to cater to Australia's unique geographical and climate conditions, to cut development costs and boost generation.

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Rio Tinto says despite contracts for the biggest wind and solar farms in Australia, the future of the biggest manufacturing assets in the country remain in the hands of government.

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GE global wind boss Steve Swift on landmark supply deal with Andrew Forrest. Plus: Rio Tinto plans Australia’s biggest wind farm to power smelters. And Littleproud’s Barnaby moment.

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"If we're going to use them, we should make them." Queensland Labor unveils five-year, $571 million Battery Industry Strategy.

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With Eraring set to close, the NSW Government has an "obvious" solution to deliver lower cost electricity and higher reliability.

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Hydrogen electrolyser manufacturers are staring into the valley of death, as the hype-fuelled valuations of 2021 come crashing down around their years. Some are still optimistic.

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Researchers at RMIT University find a way to replace the electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries with water, an innovation that could remove the fire risk entirely.

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hree major companies have signed a collaboration agreement to build a complete vanadium flow battery manufacturing supply chain in Townsville.

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The 1.1MW/3MWh Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project on Bathurst Island nears completion, as battery testing begins.

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Star of the South partners with Hunter engineering firm that "grew up in the coal sector," to progress its Destiny offshore wind project.

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Perth based Infinite Green Energy signs deal to help build one of Italy’s biggest commercial-scale renewable hydrogen plants.

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A doubling in the size of Queensland's Wambo wind farm has been confirmed, taking the project's final capacity to just over 500MW.

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