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Betting on a sinking ship: Nine banks provide key backing for massive and controversial offshore gas reservoir in Timor Sea – despite most pledging net zero targets.

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The 180MW Dulacca wind farm, featuring some of the tallest wind turbines ever installed in Australia, has officially sent its first power to the grid.

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One of Australia's biggest coal states is rapidly becoming a leader in big solar – but much more wind power and storage needs to come.

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New report reveals 2022 as highest year for new renewable construction commitments on record. And while there a fewer of them, big batteries are upsizing.

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One of Australia's oldest wind farms, a two-turbine project that has slashed diesel use on a remote Queensland island, is having a makeover.

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Recyclers call for national ban on throwing solar panels in landfill, with potentially millions of PV modules heading for waste each year.

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New video shows Vestas' massive 15MW offshore wind turbine prototype in action in Denmark after it achieved its nominal power rating earlier this month.

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Australia's biggest clean energy investors reveal 1.5°C plan for accelerated coal closures and massive spend in wind, solar, storage and transmission.

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Australia's 15 largest super funds have invested a total of more than $25 billion into new and expanding coal, oil and gas projects, new analysis shows.

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G7 agree to a big increase in offshore wind and solar capacity, but fall short of coal and gas phaseouts as Japan holds out for fossil fuels.

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New study adds to growing body of evidence that the economic benefits of climate action outweigh the costs.

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The Greens say a gas tax that “actually works” could raise $94.5 billion in the coming decade, in new push for reform of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.

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A better way to "cook" solar cells leads Macquarie Uni researchers to an unexpected recycling benefit for which the group has a patent pending.

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Andrew Forrest secures land for proposed battery metals joint venture that seeks to break China's dominance of the key sector.

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A new attack on electrification by Australia's increasingly desperate gas lobby has been slammed as a "bad faith exercise" designed to mislead consumers.

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More big battery projects emerge as the world's most intermittent grid prepares for a future beyond fossil fuels.

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A recent report weighs up the best strategies for storing and transporting hydrogen, with some important notes for Australia's export superpower plans.

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Latest cost assessment from Lazard shows that wind, solar and storage win against gas in every metric - including firming - in world's biggest market.

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Dave Jones from Ember Climate on new study that shows fossil fuel generation will finally peak this year. Plus: Macquarie makes its mark on battery market.

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Albanese government dedicates $50m to Australia's pursuit of green hydrogen and metals, as new State of Hydrogen report reveals some colour blindness.

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