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US company Erthos says it has signed a memorandum of understanding for a 107MW project with a yet-to-be-disclosed US developer.

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Another proxy advisor swings in behind Mike Cannon-Brookes' preferred AGL board nominees, putting renewed pressure on the current chair.

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Live at the All Energy Conference, Nigel chats with Ric Brazalle from Green Energy Trading.

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New research suggests longer-lived PV modules may be key to reducing the amount of materials and manufacturing needed meet global demand for solar.

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BlueFloat and Energy Estate unveil 900MW offshore wind project in New Zealand, the first of 5GW of planned capacity.

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Every week it appears there is another major step forward in discovering how to shift more renewables around Australia's main grid.

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New study analysing 42 years of data shows that wind and solar droughts are relatively short and shallow, and 100 per cent renewables is very doable.

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Victoria accelerates neighbourhood batteries program to maximising uptake and storage of rooftop solar, and deliver it back to the communities that supply it.

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Critical Metals wants to become Europe’s first licensed lithium producer to supply a fast-growing EV supply chain.

The post Australian miner aims to jump-start European lithium mining for growing EV market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

German officials give green light for country's largest floating solar power plant to be built on man-made lake in former coal mine.

The post Former open-cast mining area to host largest floating solar PV plant in Germany appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A small wind farm is dismantled to make way for an expanded coal mine in the midst of the European energy crisis.

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Vestas produces its longest ever wind turbine blade, but as turbines get bigger the number of orders for wind energy in Europe is shrinking.

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Rooftop solar takes more volume away from retail markets, but Origin gains from big business wind and LPG windfall.

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State government commissions a full feasibility study to find out what it will take to start building wind turbines in WA.

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Emissions are still rising, pledges to 2030 put the world on track for 2.5C of warming but fossil fuel demand is nearing its peak.

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Another new study has again highlighted the damage to health from the world’s continued dependence on fossil fuels and its impact on the global climate. The seventh annual global report of the Countdown on Health and Climate Change, published in The Lancet, highlights a number of crises, ranging from food insecurity, infectious diseases, heat-related disease, […]

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Renewables continue rapid growth in US grid, now well ahead of coal and nuclear and chasing down fossil gas.

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Australian public financial capital initiatives will pay a fundamental role in accelerating the development of critical mineral supply chain value-adding projects.

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Australia makes surfboards, so why not turbine blades? We definitely need a national strategy to deliver on our ambitious state renewable plans.

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Renewables set new record for instantaneous share of main grid generation on Friday, with wind and solar alone also setting a new benchmark.

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