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Public consultation begins on development of connection points and transmission lines to connect Australia's first offshore wind farms to the national grid.

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Investors say government should keep out of ownership of mature technologies, but assistance welcomed for new tech like storage, hydrogen and offshore wind.

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Ørsted signs deal to carry out a detailed assessment of combining offshore wind farms with liquid air energy storage.

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Rooftop solar ate everyone's lunch on a mild Easter holiday, sending grid demand to record lows but also causing unheard of levels of renewable curtailment.

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GMR Energy announces "early works" agreement for its big standalone battery on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.

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World's largest solar and battery project has inked a deal to supply 24/7 renewable power to Darwin-based critical minerals supplier.

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CEFC to invest up to $80 million into an ambitious private equity fund designed to drive down the emissions of middle market companies.

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NSW insists all options open for Eraring coal generator, but likely new owner Brookfield warns against keeping it open longer than needed.

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CSIRO report wrongly gives the impression that storage is somehow difficult. Storage is a solved problem, and affordable solutions already exist for most applications

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The role of fossil gas in the firming market will reduce with more battery storage, pumped hydro, wind and solar. And that will be good for spot prices.

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Greens and Murdoch media say Safeguards deal is the end of new coal and gas. The share market disagrees because - for all the political posturing - there is flexibility in the deal.

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Rewiring Australia's Saul Griffith tells government putting hydrogen at the centre of Australia's energy future makes no economic or thermodynamic sense.

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Australian manufacturer begins using recycled rubber from tyres, conveyer belts and safety boots as feedstock for the production of lower carbon steel.

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Lithium silicon sulfur battery pioneer Gelion urges federal government to focus on Australian tech as it develops national battery strategy.

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Energy Efficiency Council's Rob Murray-Leach on landmark report on new ways of thinking about the grid. Meanwhile, new NSW energy minister worries about lights going out.

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Paris plans to use 2024 Olympics as a showcase for urban climate adaptation, including proposals to deal with 4°C of warming.

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NSW plays host to half of the top ten performing wind farms, all of whom performed better than the Liddell coal generator about to close down.

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Flow Power says "smart" solar farm on old racecourse is Australia’s first fully operational utility-scale DC-coupled solar and battery system. 

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Australian solar innovator 5B begins construction of its high-volume, scalable, and mostly automated manufacturing and assembly line

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Massive 1.65GW offshore wind project gets jump on its NSW Hunter zone competitors, taking first step on environmental approvals.

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