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Jon Jutsen on the challenges facing householders going all-electric, and what's needed to scale up.

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Star of the South says the clock is now ticking for the Victoria government to finalise the transmission connections for its first offshore wind zone.

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Offshore wind industry says international project cancellations are a "few one offs", but says strong targets will help build scale and lower costs in Australia.

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The regional bloc is focusing on protecting its supply chains for domestic clean technology manufacturing industries, but also has an eye on Australian projects.

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“We’ve got big plans to invest in even more of these big fans to help wean ourselves off polluting gas," says Octopus Energy CEO.

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BNEF report finds Japan can decarbonise using mature technologies like wind, solar and electric vehicles, and with minimal need to rely on green hydrogen.

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One of Australia's first commercial green hydrogen projects - next to a large wind farm - has been scrapped because the electrolysers are too far from customers.

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Neoen announces a boost in size for the biggest battery in Queensland, and the biggest battery in Australia to be located next to a solar farm.

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Carlton Power gets planning permission for what would be the world’s largest battery energy storage project at the site of a former coal-fired power plant.

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A sense of urgency and increasing pressure to achieve clean energy goals were the key messages being communicated at the recent Energy Next exhibition.

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Australia’s renewable resource potential is vast, but will we actually become the world’s biggest energy exporter?

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Investment fund seeks to get around connection issues by building a "hive" of small battery units to create a linked system of 200MWh, starting in the Hunter Valley.

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New report warns of huge costs of delaying closure of coal fired power stations - and suggests ministerial targets, long duration flow batteries and more commercial rooftop PV.

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Australian Energy Market Commission seeks feedback on how best to apply an emissions reduction objective into energy market rules.

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Why would you close a coal generator early, unless you had to? It's like Christmas for coal plants, thanks to government decisions and planning delays for new renewables.

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Bowen says recent events show that it is too late to avoid the climate emergency, but efforts should be made to avoid the worst.

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Endeavour Energy launches sestern Sydney’s first community battery and will invite residents to join the program to ‘rent’ a portion of the battery for $15 per month.

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Coalition turns its anti-renewables rhetoric on to rooftop solar inverters and the threat of Chinese makers as it ramps up its push for nuclear.

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Federal Labor lowers benchmark rate of return on investment for green bank from "unrealistic" levels set by successive Coalition governments.

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Generation begins at the first of the biggest turbines to be installed in Australia, at the biggest wind project in NSW.

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