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Kiwi company Carbonscape raises $18m to help commercialise its wood-to-graphite technology using EU and US forestry waste.

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Major milestone for Australia's energy transition as huge amounts of rooftop solar help set a new high for the instantaneous share of renewables on the grid.

The post Renewables sail past 70 pct on Australia’s main grid, send coal to fresh lows appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California start-up will trial UNSW technology aimed at simplifying how the performance of perovskite solar cells is tested on the production line.

The post Perovskite solar glass start-up eyes UNSW cell testing technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Progress for plans to build more than 4GW of wind, solar and battery storage projects in Queensland coal country, as wind farm wins state approval.

The post Massive wind, solar and battery project edges ahead in Central Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ASX-listed miner looks to invest some of its windfall coal profits into renewables, including a potential giga-scale solar, wind and pumped hydro project in Queensland.

The post New Hope for renewables? Coal miner floats huge solar, wind and pumped hydro plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop and distributed solar set remarkable new record for the world's biggest standalone grid after peaking at nearly 2GW and a 74 pct share of output.

The post Rooftop solar takes record 74 pct share of generation in world’s biggest standalone grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal Government urged to facet-track net zero target to 2035 to try and avoid the worst impacts of warming on an already vulnerable Australia.

The post “We should lead:” Australia urged to fast track net zero to 2035, as El Niño declared appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New solar farm in the Riverina joins the grid and will help power the operations of the NBN as it moves towards its goal of 100% renewable purchases.

The post Another big solar farm plugs into the grid, this one to help power the NBN appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Australian Energy Market Operator is teaming up with CSIRO and two universities to lead a new push to fast-track the shift to 100% renewables.

The post AEMO and CSIRO to lead new study into 100 pct renewable grids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The federal Coalition's now ideological push for nuclear power – a technology it refused to countenance in 10 years of government – is taking a truly bizarre turn.

The post The stunning stupidity of the Coalition nuclear push is now in plain view appeared first on RenewEconomy.

WA government awards contracts worth more than $1 billion with China 's CATL to supply batteries for two of the country's biggest battery projects.

The post China’s CATL lands billion dollar contracts for two massive battery projects in WA appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The deal with some of the Sunshine State's biggest new wind projects will power 50% of BHP's central Queensland metallurgical coal operations.

The post BHP signs up wind and hydro in new power purchase deal for coal mines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The conference and education program for the nation's largest and most highly anticipated clean energy event All-Energy Australia 2023, has been announced.

The post All-Energy Australia 2023 – Shaping the future of clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Vena is proposing to develop a stand-alone big battery with 408MW of capacity and two hours of storage after dropping plans for solar at Bellambi in NSW.

The post Singapore’s Vena ditches huge big solar plans, opts for big battery only in central NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New analysis predicts perovskite solar will become a serious player in global PV markets by the end of the decade and account for 85% of industry output by 2040.

The post From solar outlier to 1TW a year: New report tips stunning perovskite progress appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fluence will build its second big battery in Victorian coal country, with construction set to begin on Tilt Renewables 100MW two hour battery in the Latrobe Valley.

The post Tilt taps Fluence to build big two hour battery in heart of Victoria coal country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar effectively eliminated grid demand in South Australia on Saturday as it accounted for all but a few megawatts of demand in the world's most renewable grid.

The post Rooftop solar eats up all demand in South Australia, world’s most renewable grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

If successful, the prototype solar and zinc bromine flow battery microgrid could be rolled out to US Department of Defense facilities around the world.

The post Redflow batteries tapped to power US air force base, in military microgrid trial appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bowen releases costings of the Coalition's nuclear push, saying that it flies in the face of economics and reason, and climate science.

The post “Lies and fantasies:” Bowen puts $387 billion price tag on Dutton’s nuclear plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar continues to have major impact on the grid, meeting nearly half of all demand and sending black coal output and operational demand to record lows.

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