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Senate agrees to landmark inquiry into the impacts of greenwashing on both consumers and the environment, and how best to stop it.

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Australia is about to take a big, constructive step on climate change policy: we will have a carbon price for the industry sector, under the safeguard mechanism. It comes nine years after the Abbott Coalition government abolished Labor’s carbon price. The safeguard mechanism lay as a sleeper for many years – legislated in large parts […]

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After making its first foray into Australian renewables last month, Ingka Investments has bought three NSW solar farms – two under operation and underway.

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Shell makes its first big battery investment anywhere in world in deal with Macquarie for massive project near Melbourne.

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Fortescue signs renewable supply deal for 300MW green hydrogen and green ammonia facility in Norway.

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EU agrees to set new target of 42.5 per cent renewables by 2030 - a share of overall energy use, not just the grid.

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Global energy technology giant unveils its newest offering, to transform the way transmission and distribution networks operate on increasingly renewable grids.

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European aerospace firm wins grant funding to design and test hydrogen-propelled jets capable of supersonic flight, including Sydney to Frankfurt in 4h 15m.

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The solar, battery and electrification giant – which set up shop in Australia last year – will make its own panels in Germany. Why not in Australia, too?

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Reliability panel looks to change the definition of risk to take account of changing supply (wind and solar), changing weather, and political capital.

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Australia's main grid has too much solar and not enough wind. And the reality is that wind plus transmission is cheaper than solar plus storage.

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Home battery installations charted a 55% increase in 2022, a new record and the sign of a turning point for consumer energy independence.

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FFI steps up with renewables and green hydrogen proposal after Hydro Tasmania deal falls through to supply Dolphin tungsten mine.

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"The stakes could not be higher." IRENA declares global energy transition “off-track” and in need of massive investment by 2030 to be successful.

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New report shows approval of all new coal mines would be equivalent of keeping all Australian coal plants open for another 129 years.

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Combining five generators into one gives Palisade a meaty bank book to spend on new renewables projects.

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Network operator says electric vehicles and their ability to act as a battery on wheels, or Swiss army knife, can lower costs for grid infrastructure.

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Australian battery manufacturer tapped to supply its "non-lithium," zinc bromide flow batteries to a "wide array" of customers in US.

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Tindo Solar is exporting its Adelaide-made high quality rooftop panels to Vietnam, with a new order finalised this week for shipment to Ho Chi Minh City.

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WA government-owned utility takes stake in local solar outfit to help shift its 34 microgrids and 117 remote communities to renewables.

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