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Federal Labor must make crucial decisions on role of gas – and powerful fossil fuel lobby – or miss the opportunity to electrify Australia, Greens say.

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Gigawatt-scale solar projects planned for China’s Gobi Desert and other arid regions could have significant positive climate impacts, scientists find.

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CEC and Acciona call for extension to federal Renewable Energy Target as Australia struggles to compete in the global clean energy race.

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Sundrive, a solar innovator backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes, says Australia can become a solar manufacturing powerhouse as it maps out plans for 5GW of PV capacity.

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New energy minister Penny Sharpe praises work of Matt Kean and says she is looking to accelerate the state's renewable and storage roadmap.

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Australia is looking to solve a major landfill problem as a quarter of the country's farms approach the end of their design life.

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New report says fossil fuel subsidies to hit record $57 billion, just a year after so-called "climate election".

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Bowen says agreement has been reached with states over scale and timing of first storage auctions under new capacity mechanism.

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The French power company plans to use batteries to suck up transmission capacity left dormant by the Hazelwood coal plant closure.

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The biggest winner of the first NSW renewables and storage auction says the contracts protect investors from unexpectedly low wholesale prices.

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Ratch Australia kills plans to use land in Victoria's coal heartland to build a 70MW solar farm.

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From a scientific standpoint, the kind of climate denialist claims that come with every cold snap are absurd. So why are so many people susceptible to this type of disinformation?

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EY Net Zero Centre report says Australia needs "clear-eyed policy" and targeted government support to seize $40bn a year decarbonisation opportunity.

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Snowy Hydro reveals more big delays and cost blow outs in troubled Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project, now not likely to begin full production until late 2029.

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Renewable energy covered about half of electricity consumption in Germany during the first three months of 2023.

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Queensland registers a big leap in the share of large scale solar in its grid, with its peak now higher than South Australia and NSW.

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UNSW incubator wing to provide seed investment, mentoring and industry access for six Australian start-ups that demonstrate significant climate impact.

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Brad Hopkins from AEMO Services discusses the stunning results of the first NSW generation and storage tender, and what it means for the market.

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Victoria’s independent safety regulator has banned supply of a local manufacturer's small wind turbines following a series of "dangerous incidents."

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Lots of reading for Chris Bowen as public consultation on Australia's second official offshore wind development zone attracts just shy of 2,000 submissions.

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