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A hybrid 360MW solar farm and two-hour big battery – and with a first of its kind grid connection agreement – has been cleared for construction in Victoria.

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To realise its full offshore wind potential, Australia will need to overcome a raft of challenges – and adopt the lessons learnt by more mature markets.

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The first month of spring has delivered multiple renewable energy records for Australia – and served as a reminder of how important big spinning turbines will be in the future energy mix.

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New report says AEMO's 2024 Integrated System Plan is far from being a signal for greater investment in gas, with the role of gas generation on the grid being rapidly eroded by cheaper, better alternatives.

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Energy Insiders – a RenewEconomy Podcast · Even hydro is moving beyond baseload Retiring Hydro Tasmania CEO Ian Brooksbank reflects on the changing nature of grids, the role of hydro, Battery of the Nation and building wind farms in the right place. Plus: Shutting down coal. Pylon is a proud sponsor of Energy Insiders Evergen […]

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Australian solar innovator says first order for solar cladding shows the value the market is starting to place on energy efficient smart building solutions.

The post “Pivotal moment” for ClearVue as it lands first order for solar cladding on iconic Perth building appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Perth-based Altech Batteries switches on prototype sodium-chloride solid state battery in Germany.

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A new report warns current investment policy towards China is blocking access to a "green capital tsunami" vital to Australia's plans for solar and battery manufacturing.

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Early campaign moves suggest energy will be a key policy battleground in the Queensland election – and that Labor and the Coalition will divide the state down party lines over climate and renewables.

The post Coal extension and public power retailer set battle lines for Queensland’s energy election appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A wind and battery project is going straight into the EPBC process for federal approval.

The post Do not pass go: South-west NSW wind project sent to get federal green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Aspiring renewables and storage company to be chaired by former WA premier says it "shocked and surprised" to miss out on a lucrative state capacity contract, but intends to have another go with federal scheme.

The post Battery hopeful licks its wounds after missing out on capacity credits as grid shortfall erased appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany can achieve annual savings of up to €4.3 billion ($A6.4 billion) by establishing offshore hydrogen production on two energy islands, a report says.

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The owner of one of Australia's biggest coal generators has shut down one of its units for six hours in a trial to see how the technology can dance around the huge and growing solar duck curve.

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Final bids for the biggest tender for wind and solar capacity closed last week, and it seems that those with big battery proposals may have the best chances.

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The StB Giga Factory has started making the equivalent of about 30,000 lithium iron phosphate home battery systems a year, with plans to scale that to 2GWh a year by 2030.

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Wind farms proposed for development in Queensland will have to meet a number of new environmental, logistical and acoustic criteria, as part of an ongoing review of the state's renewable energy planning rules.

The post Nature, noise, rehab: Queensland tightens wind farm planning rules in renewables regulation overhaul appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The instantaneous share of renewable energy in Australia’s main grid has reached new highs for the second day in a row, steadily nudging out fossil fuels in preparation for the day that coal generation might be switched off completely, as occurred in the earlier today. As Joshua Hill writes here, the last coal-fired power generator […]

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When compared to fossil fuel and nuclear options, solar PV’s global costs in 2023 were 56 per cent lower, while onshore wind’s costs were even lower.

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The UK was the first country to build a coal fired power station and has now become the first major economy to exit coal power.

The post Last coal power station in UK shuts down, bring coal era to end after 143 years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Local communities are getting behind what is expected to be Queensland’s first Renewable Energy Zone (REZ), following over 1,000 in-depth conversations centred on delivering better local outcomes.

The post Local communities back state’s first renewable energy zone to offer future beyond coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.