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Largest solar and battery storage project in the Western Pacific will meet more than 25% of Palau's electricity needs.

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A pilot suggests $400-$800 in annual network upgrade savings for each EV owner who lets a third party control their charger.

The post Jemena sees big rewards for vehicle to grid services – big risks to unmanaged EV charging appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Citipower's Greg Hannan says DNSPs are looking at a future where batteries can often provide a cheaper alternative to traditional network services.

The post “We need more batteries:” Networks look beyond poles and wires for cheaper, smarter options appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transgrid maps out path to 100 pct renewables, including need to modernise control rooms and technology to cope with "cognitive overload" of a new inverter based system.

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Deep geothermal, the "sleeping giant of renewables," is stirring again in the UK with the launch of the first new project to come online since 1986.

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Monash University developed technology promises to deliver "cheaper, cleaner, faster" lithium – a critical mineral for battery technologies.

The post “Cleaner, cheaper, faster:” Australian tech promises dramatic boost to lithium production appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL COO urges governments to revive local manufacturing to prevent ports being choked with energy parts imports, and cited rising costs in wind energy and battery storage.

The post AGL says Australia must build its own wind and solar components as costs rise, ports choked appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Recent spikes in ocean heat content and average global air temperature have climate scientists scrambling to find the cause.

The post Global sea and air temperatures are spiking, ahead of El Niño. We should be very concerned appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Synergy boss says battery storage is a good replacement for the coal plants due to be shut by the end of the decade, as he unveils another 2000MWh battery project.

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Investors are willing to build offshore wind in German waters without state support, and will now even have to pay to be awarded a contract.

The post Bidders in Germany’s largest ever offshore wind auction forgo subsidies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New South Wales Labor commissions inquiry and report into feasibility – and in particular, the cost – of undergrounding the state's critical transmission infrastructure.

The post NSW hopes to bury transmission problem with inquiry into putting lines underground appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Cory Steuben from Munro Associates on the epiphany on EVs. Plus: News of the week including MG’s budget MG4, and Tesla’s charging coup.

The post The Driven Podcast: Tearing down electric vehicles appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Report highlights potential for Western Australia use its abundant renewables to become a major player in the world’s rapidly growing green steel supply chain.

The post WA charts global green steel opportunity with renewables and iron ore appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Managing Australia’s massive, “largely invisible” rooftop solar resource is one of AEMO's biggest challenges. Consumers will be a big part of the solution.

The post Rooftop PV is a major player in the grid, but remains largely “invisible” to market operator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Spain-based renewables specialist partners up with Australian developer on wind farm proposed for Queensland's North Burnett region.

The post Greenleaf signs up Spanish group for 166MW Queensland wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO says the green energy transition is not happening fast enough to meet 2030 targets, even though it says it is connecting projects "as quickly as we can."

The post “Not fast enough:” AEMO says renewable pipeline is huge, but stuck at the gates appeared first on RenewEconomy.

French based renewable energy and storage developer Neoen is to build a massive four-hour battery in Western Australia after securing a landmark contract designed to solve the growing solar duck curve problem in the world’s biggest isolated grid. Neoen is to build a 219MW, four hour (877MWh) battery near the coal town of Collie, the […]

The post Neoen and Tesla to build giant four-hour battery in landmark deal to squash solar duck appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Want to go electric? There's now a conspicuous mandated cost barrier standing in the way of a cleaner, safer, more affordable home.

The post Electrified homes are paying for the gas death spiral appeared first on RenewEconomy.

German brown coal giant unveils plans to convert one of its remaining generation sites into green energy hub with 14GW of renewables, plus storage.

The post German coal giant unveils green baseload hub to replace fossil fuel generation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The 374 tonne piece of kit required a 128 wheel trailer built in France and a 900km journey to move it from Port Adelaide to Buronga in NSW.

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