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CEFC pledges another $200 million to provide discounted loans to ANZ customers for solar panels, recycling, energy efficiency and electric vehicles.

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EnergyAustralia posts big loss and receives $1 billion cash injection from parent after coal problems cripple results, but hope lies in battery and pumped hydro plans.

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The US Senate has passed a landmark climate bill - the biggest in its history, although a fraction of what Joe Biden wanted to do.

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Greg Balkins from Transit Systems was not sure what to expect when the first electric buses rolled out on Sydney routes. It turns out he needn’t have worried - they have performed far better than expected, and the passengers, drivers and mechanics love them.

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Hydrogen has emerged as the great white (or green) hope of the clean energy transition due to its potential use in decarbonising hard-to-abate industries like shipping, steel production, and even transport. These sectors are tricky to electrify. Cargo ships for example, can’t necessarily recharge battery supply in the middle of the ocean, and cutting emissions […]

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A new breakthrough in research on polymer electrolyte chemistries that can be used with metals more abundant and less expensive than lithium.

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Kidston solar farm tops the ranking of best performing Australian solar farms for the fourth month in a row.

The post Graph of the Day: Kidston leads again as best performing solar asset in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia is paying a high price - in terms of fuel bills, health impact and energy security - because of the scare campaigns against fuel efficiency standards.

The post Carbon tax on wheels? The overwhelming case for Australia to go electric appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The needle is moving in the Indo-Pacific region towards collaboration, multi-lateral support and action that can provide multiple pathways to decarbonisation.

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The world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farm, located off the coast of the Netherlands, has begun generating electricity.

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Wind energy reaches one third of total output in Australia's main grid for first time, up from a maximum 12 per cent just four years ago.

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The first batteries in WA's biggest storage installation to date installed, using CATL technology.

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Industry angry and frustrated at the failure of the ESB to develop a credible policy, they say investments at risk and question the future of the body.

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A huge day for renewables as Albanese government starts process to declare Gippsland, in Victoria, as Australia’s first zone for offshore wind development.

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More than half of France's nuclear fleet are offline, its power prices are through the roof, and it faces a long-term supply problem.

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The problems we face today with gas prices and supply are a result of decisions made almost 30 years ago that have been systematically ignored by governments.

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A huge 1000MWh battery proposed for site of former coal fired power station near Lithgow gets NSW planning approval.

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Passage of the climate bill is important but largely symbolic. Now it's time to go in hard and make sure it matches the science.

The post Climate target will soon be law, the task now is to go hard to catch up with science appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans for a huge wind farm and big battery in Victoria’s south west have resurfaced, as developers await development approval following environmental effects statement.

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"Makes little sense:" Even the coal generators are unhappy with ESB capacity market proposal.

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