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Santos indicates its decarbonisation efforts continue to creep forward, but told investors it will replenish and sustain its large-scale fossil fuels projects into the 2040s.

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Australian clean energy software provider exits stealth mode, with $1.1 million in funding to help expand its team and hit the market.

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For all the talk of climate catastrophe and state government targets, some coal companies still think they are going to be burning coal for power in 2050.

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ACEN Australia hits go on construction of Stubbo solar farm, with approvals for a big battery, after securing a connection to the grid.

The post Construction begins on 400MW solar farm in central-west NSW, with battery to follow appeared first on RenewEconomy.

France announces another four reactors are broken and won't be operating over winter, sending power prices soaring and increasing fears of blackouts.

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Calix will use government grant to study substituting hydrogen for gas to produce green steel and provide low carbon pathway to major export.

The post Australia helping fund homegrown effort to commercialise green iron, steel industries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian company behind plans to develop 1.6GW renewable "hydrogen valley" in NSW Hunter region signs up key new partner to the cause.

The post Energy Estate signs MoU to find “missing link” to low-cost renewable hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

COP27 is all about implementation. But where things will unravel is around compensating developing countries for loss and damage from climate change.

The post COP27 First Day: Climate backsliding and buyer’s remorse appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Senate Estimates hears "hydrogen ready" gas plant will start out using fossil gas only, and to get to 30% green hydrogen will require a retrofit of new equipment.

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Report finds Australia has fallen well short of its climate finance commitments, joining other major western economies to fall tens of billions short.

The post Australia named among major economies not paying “fair share” of climate finance goal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The world’s first commercial offshore floating solar plant has been commissioned off the east of China, integrated with offshore wind.

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Snowy Hydro's interim CEO tells Senate Estimates of the extent of delays and cost over-runs of the massive Snowy 2.0 project.

The post Snowy finally confirms pumped hydro project over budget and behind schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coal mines will help Australia meet a COP26 methane pledge but developing countries are gearing up to make loss and damage the cause de jour of COP27.

The post Australia praised for methane reductions, but should be prepared for uncomfortable COP appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian start-up developing long range electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft technology, and another focusing on solar panels on planes have won federal funding.

The post Solar plane and electric vertical take-off and landing technologies win Australian grants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop PV and large scale solar producer nearly 60 per cent of generation for first time, sending grid demand to record low and eating further into coal's lunch.

The post Solar nears 60pct of grid generation for first time, taking biggest bite yet out of coal’s lunch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's ossified institutions may not have the vision to make the changes our energy markets need. For consumers, that would be a terrible tragedy.

The post Electrical storm: Is it time for a reset of Australia’s energy market?  appeared first on RenewEconomy.

European countries stand accused of climate hypocrisy as they buy up the world’s fossil fuel resources to secure domestic energy supply.

The post Energy hungry EU must regain the trust of poorer countries at COP27 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

How is it that a technologically advanced society could choose to destroy itself by failing to act to avert a climate catastrophe?

The post A technologically advanced society is destroying itself. It’s fascinating and horrifying to watch appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW expands second renewables tender to include more long duration storage and firming capacity to deal with early closure of coal fired generators.

The post NSW ramps up storage and firming needs before closure of country’s biggest coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany sets new offshore wind capacity target of 70GW by 2045 – a substantial increase from previous targets.

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