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Hysata, an Australian start-up claiming the world's most efficient and lowest cost green hydrogen electrolyser, raises $42.5 million for its first pilot plant.

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Relief after backflip by coal Senator and billionaire Joe Manchin paves way for new bill that promises to slash US emissions by 40 per cent.

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If we are to lower energy bills and meet our climate targets, then households and communities must move to the centre of energy and climate policy.

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NSW plans to roll out additional "firming" tenders to cope with increased demand driven by electrification and the switch to electric vehicles.

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Plans have emerged for 150MW wind farm in Western Australia's wheatbelt region.

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The federal government warns the Australian gas industry it is losing its social license after the release of a damning report from Australia’s competition watchdog.

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Solar and storage developer Genex says no to the overtures of Atlassian co-founder and a private equity fund run by former Macquarie bankers.

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Constraints on wind and solar are at the lowest level in more than three years.

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Neoen concedes problems with module deliveries at Australia's biggest solar project, but says it should be complete on schedule.

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Queensland sets new output record for large scale solar in middle of winter, but its growth in renewable production has stalled compared to other states.

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Origin reports windfall gains from gas generation, a $2.2 billion hit from the electricity market crisis crunch, and is still seeking coal to feed its biggest generator.

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If Australia legislates its climate targets and then misses them, what happens? The CSIRO "future world" report reminds us the outlook is grim.

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Tightening safeguards is sound policy, but misses easy pickings from electricity and transport, and risks being rendered pointless by new coal and gas projects.

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Neoen trebles earnings from its Australian big batteries, helped by new Victorian Big Battery and the volatile markets.

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Transgrid and AEMO make case for VNI West as best option for linking north-west Victoria and south-east NSW, promise nearly $700m in net benefits.

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For the first time, big batteries made more money out of energy arbitrage than they did out of frequency control markets.

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Hydro power is not supposed to cost much, and last quarter it was rarely used but set the price nearly half the time - at an average of more than $300/MWh. Why?

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AEMO says fossil fuel crisis makes it clear Australia needs to accelerate its shift to wind, solar and storage to deliver cheap and reliable energy.

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RES switches on synchronous condenser to support the second stage of the huge Murra Warra wind farm in western Victoria.

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Transgrid completes $236m QNI upgrade to increase the flow of electricity between the two states and reduce network constraints.

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