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"Considerable maintenance expenditure” will be needed to keep old coal plants running, the regulator says, as it contemplates what price to put on emissions.

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Queensland's Stanwell signs deal for long duration "iron flow batteries" as it seeks different storage solutions for the switch from coal to green energy.

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CEFC-backed fund provides $8 million for perth-based start-up to scale its unique battery recycling technology.

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Australia has signed back up to a global climate change fund for developing countries after an almost five-year absence, reversing a Morrison-era snub to international community.

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Queensland coal utility makes first major wind investment, in a deal to own half the 372MW Boulder Creek wind farm – and buy all of its energy once complete.

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Renewable energy's long supply chains are being linked to modern slavery – it is an issue that the industry must take seriously.

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Global emissions from energy generation stalled in the first half, and 2023 could be the first year of a structural decline in pollution.

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Social media posts are full of hot air in claiming wind turbines take years of operation to make up for the energy needed to manufacture them. This is false.

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The Australian founded renewable energy investor winds up a UK-focused fund raising with 20 per cent more than was sought.

The post Quinbrook raises $A1.2 bn for renewable and storage projects in UK appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Latest SunWiz data shows Australian households are continuing to install bigger systems, with a new all-time high average size reached in September.

The post Another solar record falls as average rooftop PV system size hits new high appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal parliament crossbenchers call for clear incentives to electrify rentals and apartments, while energy consumer lobby group calls for blanket gas ban.

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Updated: Octopus continues its rapid build up in Australia with purchase of a gigawatt hour big battery project in Queensland.

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Fortescue joins global heavyweights in big fund-raise for US hydrogen start-up that claims the most powerful and least cost electrolyser systems.

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Australia has a long history of attempts to develop technical standards for smart distributed energy resources. We have no more time to lose.

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NSW steal the prize for best performing solar state in September as negative prices in other states slash output.

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Enel X wins huge demand response contract as W.A. looks to smarter ways to address the growing impact of rooftop solar and the impending closure of coal generators.

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Instants of 100 per cent renewables are already being presented on Australia's main grid - nearly two years ahead of expectations, and before the market is ready.

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Spring on the grid demonstrates that if you have enough renewables, the low variable costs will lead to low average prices. The challenge is to get the capacity built.

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WA - host to the world's biggest standalone grid - has ushered in major reforms to its Wholesale Electricity Market to pave the way for more renewables, battery storage and demand management.

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Plibersek approves 600MW solar farm in central Queensland, and uses media release to criticise the Greens for rejecting the CPRS in 2009.

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