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Massive Tasmania wind farm approved – on condition it shuts down for five months a year
Huge Robbins Island wind farm gets green light from EPA, on condition it is shut down for five months each year to protect endangered parrot.
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Coal and gas capacity failures force operator to turn to industrial loads to manage supply
Major coal and gas outages - despite its capacity markets - has forced AEMO in a first-of-its-kind callout for more demand management in W.A.
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NSW declares first renewable energy zone with offshore wind in plan to replace coal
NSW formally declares new Hunter renewable zone that has already attracted interest from seven offshore wind projects and 35 big battery proposals.
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Empty promises of carbon capture usher through decades more coal from the UK
Justifying approvals of a new coal mine with the promise of CCS is like smoking cigarettes and gambling that a cure for cancer will exist by the time you need it.
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Vast Solar puts in huge sodium-ion battery order for Mt Isa hybrid power hub
Australian solar thermal technology developer puts in order for 13,500 sodium-ion batteries to form part of its proposed hybrid energy hub in Mt Isa.
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Squadron plans nearly a dozen big batteries in push for “firm” renewables
Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy has nearly a dozen big battery project proposals as the market focuses on "firmed" renewable power supplies.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Andrew Forrest’s big Australian power play
Squadron Energy CEO Eva Hanly discusses Squadron Energy’s surprise $4 billion plus purchase of CWP. Plus: Energy ministers come up with a storage plan.
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CSIRO says Australia can – and must – build its own silicon and solar cell supply chain
Major new report says domestic production of silicon is the first step to breaking Australia's dependence on overseas markets and meeting its huge solar power goals.
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Two big Australian solar projects get green light after securing $540m in funding
Lightsource bp says it will be the biggest solar developer in Australia after securing funding for two new large solar farms.
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Germany launches first auction for green hydrogen imports
The German government has launched a €900 million auction scheme for green hydrogen imports.
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Adults are back in the room, with policy that paves the way for cheaper electricity
Storage mechanism paves way for grid decarbonisation at the speed and scale required as we leave behind our unreliable, ultra-expensive thermal power fleet.
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Coalkeeper killed off as Labor states embrace Matt Kean’s auction and underwriting plan
Energy ministers have dumped one bad Coalition idea and embraced a good one from another Coalition government. Here's how the Capacity Investment Scheme will work.
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WA’s biggest solar farm tops list of best performing PV assets in November
The biggest solar farm in WA was the best performing solar project in Australia in November with a capacity factor of more than 37 per cent.
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Energy ministers agree to fast-track big batteries and long duration storage
State ministers support Bowen proposal for Capacity Investment Scheme and auctions and underwriting for "new renewable dispatchable" capacity.
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Net-zero extinctions: New EPA to play “tough cop” on emissions – but not all of them
Labor promises "no new extinctions" with tight new environment standards and an independent federal Environment Protection Agency. But not everyone's convinced.
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Adani taps little known Melbourne start-up to help deliver “world’s cheapest” green hydrogen
Melbourne-based company says it signs "significant" deal to develop electrolyser technologies with Indian energy giant's green hydrogen subsidiary.
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Last massive turbine goes up at Queensland wind farm – Australia’s tallest
RES marks installation of the last of Dulacca wind farm's 43 Vestas turbines, said to be the tallest installed in Australia, to date.
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Construction begins on WA’s first pumped hydro renewable microgrid
Construction begins on first pumped hydro project that will help form a local microgrid and boost reliability for a township in the south of the state.
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Capacity factors of wind, solar and rooftop PV beat coal and gas in world’s biggest isolated grid
Capacity factors for coal and gas fell below wind, solar and even rooftop PV in the month of November in the world's biggest isolated grid.
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Fossil fuel majors are reaping obscene profits: A simple levy could protect Australians from hyperinflation
We have done the math on the profits multinational fossil fuel corporations will book in calendar year 2022 on export revenues. The cost to Australia is serious.
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