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Neoen's Great Lakes Battery is in a proposed renewable energy zone that hopes to host the island's first utility-scale solar.

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Federal and state governments finalise funding for hydrogen hub expected to lead to $13 billion of investments, but still no word on hydrogen electrolyser and power plant tender winners.

The post Funding finalised for massive Port Bonython hydrogen hub, still no word on Whyalla tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Clean energy hubs could save money and create jobs if clusters of businesses shared transmission lines and green hydrogen pipelines, independent research shows.

The post Green industry urged to club together in clean energy hubs and cut transmission spend appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar meets all of South Australia's demand at one stage on Saturday, as battery records fall across the grid and coal output hits record low in biggest coal state.

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AEMC sets in motion one of the most important reforms to the Australian energy market in decades, factoring emissions reduction into rule making and decision making.

The post A final blow to fossil fuels? Environment embedded in grid rules appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CleanCo is looking for another 400 megawatts (MW) of storage and energy generation technologies for the former coal power plant site at Swanbank.

The post CleanCo seeks 400MW of “innovative” storage and generation at Swanbank appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The second of 22 shipments has arrived in Geelong with the first delivery of turbine blades for the 1.3GW Golden Plains wind farm.

The post Enormous Golden Plains wind turbine blades land in Geelong appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Katherine Woodthorpe, from the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, on why Australia should fast-track its net zero ambitions. Plus: The nuclear debate and renewable records.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Net Zero by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering joins calls for government to be more ambitious with its energy targets – net zero by 2035.

The post “Move faster:” Engineers join call to fast-track Australia’s net zero target to 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It’s time to act on decarbonisation as quickly as humanly possible. Here's how.

The post Net zero by 2050? Too late. Australia must aim for 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Carnegie Clean Energy has secured another €1.2 million towards a demonstration of its CETO wave energy converter in waters off the Basque Country.

The post Carnegie wins more European funding towards Spain wave energy project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A small milestone after a long wait: Iberdrola's Flyers Creek wind farm sends its first power to the NSW grid amid ongoing turbine construction.

The post New NSW wind farm sends first bursts of power sent to the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal Court finds Pelican Point gas plant breached energy market rules during controversial South Australia blackouts – at the time pinned on renewables.

The post How South Australia’s biggest gas plant sat idle during summer blackouts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Macquarie's Green Investment Group has teamed with a local developer to roll out 2.4GW of new onshore wind projects in Western Australia.

The post Macquarie bets big on WA wind, with new JV and 2.4GW pipeline of projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A look into curtailment of wind and solar on Wednesday shows Australia's new record for renewables share on the grid could have been even higher.

The post AEMO celebrates new renewables record – but it could have been even higher appeared first on RenewEconomy.

G20 scorecard says Australia also needs to close off "major loopholes" in emissions reduction policies and stop exporting emissions via coal.

The post Call to snuff out “dead end” coal, including mine approvals, exports and subsidies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The facility, with a total of 2,240 surface mirrors, will provide heat equivalent to 2.3GWh of gas consumption for a Belgian manufacturing plant.

The post “Europe’s largest” concentrated solar and thermal project turns up the heat appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate Action Tracker finds Australia at a decarbonisation "crossroads," with mixed messages on coal and renewables and going the way entirely on fossil gas.

The post “Wrong direction:” Australia called out for betting bigger on fossil gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Developments in EV markets and retail electricity markets deliver much hope for a rapid energy transition, and much food for thought.  

The post I’m buying an EV. The generosity of some EV charging and solar export tariffs surprised me appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Why in the first global stocktake of the world’s progress towards limiting warming to 1.5°C did the UN say we’re still not phasing out fossil fuels fast enough?

The post Renewables are cheaper than ever yet fossil fuel use is still growing – here’s why appeared first on RenewEconomy.