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New research on electricity market volatility compares 43 markets including in the Americas, Europe, Asia and New Zealand. An Australian state takes the title.

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NSW announces interim CEO and investment mandate for newly formed "green bank", with the focus on big and community batteries, pumped hydro and VPPs.

The post NSW green bank to target batteries, pumped hydro and VPPs to fill gaps in transition from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As an analyst, themes generally tend to emerge and hold court for a while. A few years ago it might be grid forming inverters, two years ago it was wind costs. This year, one of the ITK themes is the role of DER, or distributed energy resources. This note is not even a drive off […]

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Victoria government's SEC chooses company best known for gravity storage technology to build conventional battery for newly acquired project.

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Two of the five Australian banks remaining in the Net Zero Bank Alliance are sending mixed signals about their future involvement after Macquarie pulled out.

The post “War on woke banks:” Macquarie joins mass exit from net zero alliance. Will Australia’s Big Four follow suit? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Greens get busy "Dutton-proofing" federal Labor's flagship clean energy policies to stop them being tweaked to support coal, gas or nuclear by a Coalition government.

The post No coal, gas or nuclear: Greens cut deals to “Dutton-proof” Labor’s flagship renewable policies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW agrees deal for crown land to be used for massive wind and battery storage project in south-west of state.

The post NSW strikes land deal for massive new wind and battery storage project in south-west appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Companies join forces to bring cutting edge floating solar technology to the Australian market, to meet demand for renewable energy and sustainable water supply.

The post Floating solar tech that harvests clean power and water heads to Australia under new deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A move by the Northern Territory government to strip two environmental groups of funding and push through sweeping reforms to expand fossil fuel extraction is a sign of what’s to come under any future Dutton government, those groups say. The NT Environment Centre (ECNT) and the Arid Lands Environment Centre (ALEC) were stripped of $100,000 […]

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Plans to install a big battery energy storage system outside a small regional town in Queensland queue for federal environmental approval.

The post Plan for very big battery near very small town joins queue for federal approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany starts multi-year campaign to measure wind speeds around 280 kms off the North Sea coast to prepare the expansion of wind farms in the area.

The post Germany to viability of building wind projects up to 280 kms off the coast appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Origin focused on new big battery projects and some renewables, but is also looking to gas as it negotiates its way through the accelerating transition to green energy.

The post Origin eyes wind, solar, batteries – and new gas plants – as higher cost of coal clips energy earnings appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In this webinar brought to you by GridBeyond, we discuss the rise of the demand side, and the driving forces, emerging trends, and policy frameworks influencing the future of energy systems.

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The politics remains shaky, but strong investment in solar, wind and energy storage in the final quarter of 2024 has put Australia back on track for renewables target.

The post Surge in solar, wind and battery investment sets pace for 82 pct target. Can Australia keep it up? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Director of RE-Alliance, Andrew Bray, says local energy hubs could bridge the gap between government, industry, and local communities.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Renewables must fit communities, not the other way around appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gold Fields awards contract for a wind farm that will help deliver a more than 70 per cent renewable energy supply to a gold mine project in outback WA.

The post Gold Fields awards contract for another wind farm at remote WA gold mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL CEO says Australia's biggest baseload generator has no plans for "always on nuclear," but is investing heavily in flexible assets including heaps of big batteries.

The post Biggest coal generator has zero appetite for nuclear in a market where grid flexibility is king appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fortescue has published an open letter calling for the Australian government to commit to the end of fossil fuel use entirely.

The post Fortescue accelerates “real zero” campaign amid grim times for climate action appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL details plans to lock in another 1.4 gigawatts (GW) of grid scale battery storage projects over the coming year, in the race to transform its electricity mix from roughly 80 per cent coal to firmed renewables.

The post AGL targets 1.4 GW of new big batteries to firm renewables and cash in on price volatility appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla officially opens Shanghai Megafactory in China, where it will produce its Megapack batteries and serve regional markets, including Australia.

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