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Clean energy investors slam delays for renewable and storage projects in NSW, noting that the only wind farm approved in the last five years took nearly a decade to get over the line.

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Telstra signs PPA for new solar farm in Queensland to take its total renewable contracts to the equivalent of all its annual electricity consumption.

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Astonishingly, in the 30 year history of the UN COP climate negotiations, renewables have never gotten a mention. Now they are acknowledged as central to the switch from fossil fuels.

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Mistakes and even a change of material supplier can create tiny flaws which could cause problems years down the track, according to a new study from UNSW into new solar cell technologies.

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Latest COP28 text squibs on phase out of fossil fuels, mentioning only "unabated" coal but falling short on gas and oil as the petrol-states hold court.

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2023 has been the year of battery storage, with record construction starts, but wind and solar approvals have hit an eight year low, putting the renewable energy target at risk.

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The Connorville solar project, hosted on one of Tasmania's most famous farms, has been designed with sheep grazing as a key requirement.

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The Pano AI cameras are already being used for bushfire monitoring and renewables is a new market it wants to expand into.

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Battery storage is gaining a growing share of the peak demand market, edging out traditional gas generators, as market rule maker lifts market price cap to ensure more is built.

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Seven out of 10 farmers interviewed had already invested in emissions reduction efforts, by installing solar panels and batteries, electrifying farm equipment or planting trees.

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Australian Renewable Energy Agency to invest $1.64 million in EnergyLab to help the climate and cleantech accelerator support the next generation of renewable startups.

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Study finds impact of wind farms on nearby property values finds is restricted to “homes located within 1 mile of a commercial wind turbine”, and only soon after announcement.

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The first big solar farm in Tasmania obtains council approval, just as rooftop PV output hits a record high in the island state.

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The world's petrol states and the fossil fuel lobby are steering the world towards climate catastrophe. And Australia's Coalition is cheering on from the sidelines.

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EY says solar PV remains cheapest source of new-build electricity, with a global weighted average levelised cost of electricity 29% lower than the cheapest fossil fuel alternative.

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Electric cars, heat pumps and home storage systems will be able to deliver around 100 terawatt hours of flexible electricity in Germany.

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New England solar farm reaches full output and now plays host to 2,000 sheep, a number that will treble in coming months, making it the biggest mob of sheep doing solar grazing in Australia.

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Greenleaf Renewables wins federal government approval for one of three wind projects it is seeking to build in Queensland.

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The NSW Independent Planning Commission says it has provided conditional approval on a large solar and battery project near Armidale, in the heart of the New England renewable energy zone, and despite objections from some members of the local community. The Oxley solar farm will comprise a 215 MW solar facility, along with a 50 […]

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Australia's leaky homes could become 'climate ready' using thermal upgrades and electrification, and enable us to avoid building an oversized energy grid.

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