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Australia in danger of missing massive opportunity in green hydrogen as capital, projects and people flee to US because of tax and production incentives.

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Australia experiences slight rise in emissions, as increased use of diesel and jumps in agriculture emissions offset gains from use of wind and solar in the grid.

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg joins protesters calling for removal of two wind farms found to have interfered with indigenous rights.

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Large solar farm in Victoria has more than 2,000 sheep acting as lawn mowers

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German industry and consumer groups hit out at grid plan to throttle EV chargers and heat pumps if supply is short.

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Australian flow battery maker says new interest from its home state, and from an IRA-charged US market, shows tide is turning for longer duration storage solutions.

The post Redflow inks deal with Queensland networks as focus shifts to “alternative” battery solutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers hope new discovery will help development of perovskite solar cells and more efficient energy storage techniques.

The post Corralling ions brings us one step closer to mastering tricky perovskite solar cells appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sunny side up: Oil giant bp and its Lightsource solar partner reportedly offer a share of their growing Australian solar portfolio up for sale as PV asset flip continues.

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Spanish developer unveils plans for a floating offshore wind farm in waters set to be declared as Australia's second official development zone.

The post New 1.7GW floating offshore wind project unveiled in Hunter renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Let's be clear – the Safeguard Mechanism changes alone do not constitute an industrial decarbonisation plan. But is throwing it out the answer?

The post Why tear down safeguard reforms when you can build them up? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New community battery unveiled in a suburb where almost half of all homes have rooftop solar – and a new round of funding announced.

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Do wind and solar projects affect frequency in the main grid? And how to they compare to other technologies? A deep dive into an essential grid service.

The post The NEMs frequency behaviour – how is it going with all this new wind and solar? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyAustralia slumps to billion dollar loss because its unreliable coal plants couldn't generate enough to cover its contracts. Maybe storage is a better idea.

The post EnergyAustralia turns to storage as unreliable coal sends it to billion-dollar loss appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New rules will see embedded network prices capped and low income earners able to access government rebates and bill help.

The post NSW considers ban on new embedded networks in suite of rule reforms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian thermal energy storage hopeful hits key milestone on track to using its silicon alloy bricks to replace fossil fuels in industrial processes.

The post 1414 hits molten silicon milestone on path to supplying green industrial heat appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Neara’s Jack Curtis on the new software that reveals how networks have double the capacity to host renewables and storage.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Game changer for networks and renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fund backed by billionaire green energy supporter closes first tranche of new raising to bankroll long duration battery storage and help kick coal out of Australia's grid.

The post Cannon-Brookes backed fund to deliver “coal plant-worth” of big batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ending the stalemate over how best to fix Australia's grid congestion problems not been easy. Here's how the alternative could work.

The post Locational marginal pricing is finally dead. Time to get smart about grid congestion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW declares the fifth and so far final renewable energy zone, with the latest to focus on offshore wind, storage and green hydrogen.

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Construction of new 252MW wind farm in Queensland to start soon after connection deal signed with transmission company.

The post Transmission company signs connection deal for 252MW wind project in new REZ appeared first on RenewEconomy.