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The Labor budget lacks ambition to leverage massive decarbonisation opportunities – and fails to deliver substantial social dividends through gas tax reform.

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory says an “unprecedented ramp-up" of solar production capacity will be crucial to the global effort to avoid climate catastrophe.

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Perth-based hydrogen tech company Hazer Group signs MOU with French giant Engie to build the first Hazer production facility in Europe.

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Western Australia unveils stunning plan to build more than 50GW of new capacity, with a focus on solar and storage, to meet electrification and green industry needs.

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Labor gives $2 billion to support a gigawatt of green hydrogen electrolysers, $1.3 billion for household efficiency, but is coy about funds for capacity mechanism.

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Queensland sets a new wind output record as the state plays catch up with the rest of the country.

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As Australia's big battery fleet continues to grow, developers and owners are starting to unlock more of the big stack of services they can bring to the grid.

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The rollout of wind, solar and storage is too slow. We need more transmission, and more action from state governments, and NSW in particular.

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Grid-forming inverters were once limited to micro and isolated grids, but are now rolling out in mega scale applications where they role in not well understood.

The post Grid forming inverters find their place on big grids: Can they do what they say? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BlueFloat Energy calls for community feedback on Eastern Rise offshore wind farm, as it prepares to seek environmental approvals for the NSW project.

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The inauguration of a high altitude onshore wind power testing mast in a coal mining region in Germany offers new promise for industrial green power.

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The there are good ways to use wind and solar and bad ways. And much of it comes down to where green hydrogen is applied.

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Installation begins on Bundey substation which will be home to the state’s largest electricity transformers and play key role in new renewable highway.

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Following Canada’s lead, the US Inflation Reduction Act supports First Nations as equity owners of major energy projects. Australia has an opportunity right now to get the settings rights.

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Germany outlines plan to add 150GW of solar by 2030, including agri and floating PV. Meanwhile, gas use slumps by nearly one quarter in a year.

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Hornsdale big battery lands new contract for fast frequency response, as wind gains boost quarterly revenue and a solar farm takes a break in negative prices.

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Gas companies have long been gaming the resources rent system, but copying the Norwegian scheme would have vast benefits.

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Rooftop solar growth hit a 12 month low in April, according to new data from SunWiz, with total installations for the month slumping 23% compared to March.

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Queensland dominates the large scale solar rankings in April, while the best performing wind assets were spread around the country.

The post Graph of the Day: Top 20 wind and solar assets in April appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable energy curtailment isn't going away yet grid infrastructure upgrades are years off, so batteries acting as "virtual lines" could be the answer.

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