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Queensland government reveals transition plans for one of the state's biggest coal plants, starting with a research, development and training centre.

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Fortescue says it has a "good idea" of how to eliminate 90 pct of its emissions by 2030, and looking at options for the other 10 per cent as it vows to stop burning fossil fuels.

The post Look, no offsets: Fortescue refines green energy plans as it heads to “real zero” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's modest 2030 emissions targets are looking harder each quarter as the country's obsession with gas offsets gains in the grid from renewables.

The post Gas led calamity: The shocking failure of Australia’s climate efforts over two decades appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Latest data shows wind and solar having a big impact on coal, gas and emissions, but the Australian switch to big diesel SUVs is eliminating most of those gains.

The post Wind and solar strangle coal and gas, but diesel SUVs are killing us all appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We are talking about a delay in the closure of Eraring as if it is our only option for secure and reliable power in NSW. It is not. For two reasons.

The post There are smarter and cheaper alternatives to keeping Australia’s biggest coal plant open appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tom Geiser from Rondo Energy puts the case for heat batteries and their role in hard to abate sectors. Plus: Coal giants get a taxpayer funded lifeline.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Are heat batteries the next big thing? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

WA government says bp is a step closer to making a final investment decision on plans to turn its former oil refinery into a green hydrogen hub.

The post Kwinana green hydrogen hub edges closer at site of former oil refinery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Big chunk of federal microgrid funds will be dedicated to the “unique challenges” facing Indigenous communities that rely on costly and polluting diesel.

The post First Nations the focus as new microgrid funding seeks to ditch diesel appeared first on RenewEconomy.

First of 21 shiploads of turbine parts for the massive Golden Plains wind farm in Victoria have been unloaded at Geelong Port, ready for delivery.

The post Huge wind turbine parts arrive at port for delivery to Golden Plains appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ideology is trumping honest debate in the push for nuclear SMR. Australia's leading business daily is a case in point.

The post AFR’s sloppy journalism makes a nonsense of its case for nuclear SMRs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We need all the storage we can get on our grid – of all types and sizes. But community batteries are the ‘Swiss army knife’ of modern power systems.

The post Home, neighbourhood, grid-scale batteries: What’s the difference and why does it matter? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW Labor are laying the groundwork to make the worst decision possible on Eraring. How did it get so bad, so quickly?

The post Labor’s taxpayer-funded Coalkeeper 2.0 is an avoidable disaster for the climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New CSIRO spin off says its ground-breaking electrolyser tech requires 30 per cent less electricity to make green hydrogen than competing technologies.

The post CSIRO spins out new hydrogen tech that uses 30 pct less wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The shift to renewables will not be cheap, the Intergenerational Report confirms, but it won’t cost nearly as much as it did to set up Australia’s fossil gas industry.

The post Shift to renewables will be cheaper than cost of setting up gas industry, says Chalmers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW Greens call for climate act that sets a net zero target for 2035, as the Labor government ponders extending the life of the country's biggest coal fired generator.

The post Greens push for 2035 net zero target in NSW as Labor sweats over Eraring closure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Equinor officially opens the largest floating wind farm in the world, with plans to bring this technology to Australia - hopefully not to power oil and gas rigs.

The post World’s largest floating wind farm has opened – but it’s powering oil and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We talk to early adopter and self confessed “energy nerd” Andrew Wilson about the key lessons he has learned from four years with home solar and storage.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Confessions of a solar and battery nerd appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two years of simulations show that very close to 100% renewable electricity is affordable and feasible for Australia’s main grid, using just a few hours of battery storage.

The post A near 100pct renewable grid for Australia is feasible and affordable, with just a few hours of storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar developers have been invited to pitch for 100MW of new capacity in the Top End, but the projects will need to come with their own grid forming batteries.

The post Top End puts out call for 100MW of solar, but they must come with grid forming batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Clean energy industry leaders call on NSW government to rule out a taxpayer funded extension to the operating life of Australia's largest coal plant.

The post “Massive retrograde step:” Renewables industry says “no case” to extend Eraring appeared first on RenewEconomy.