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Even despite a rare win in the Supreme Court recently, US coal plants will continue to close down. Here's why.

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Andrew Forrest gives Fortescue Future Industries a billion dollar budget to land first deals in his grand green hydrogen strategy, and the first manufacturing plant.

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Administrators say Enova Energy has avoided liquidation through an arrangement with fellow retail upstart Energy Locals.

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The Sunshine state posts a new record for renewables in the middle of the winter, thanks to the growing contribution of wind energy.

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Lliam Ricketts from Supply Partners explains what’s going on upstream with the solar supply chain. Recorded at Energy Next.

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Spanish energy giant Iberdrola reveals it has its eyes on potential offshore wind projects in Australia.

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Garnaut's Zen Energy secures long term off take with newest solar farm in South Australia on behalf of a local business buyers group.

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Energy and climate minister says Climate Bill is most important for its message of "stable, clear and coherent and necessary policy."

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Owner of Australia's biggest coal generator supports split auctions in proposed capacity market, as UK proposes its own split market for renewables.

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Albanese says he does not support a ban on new coal and gas because it would be replaced by other producers and Australia would lose. Let's unpack that.

The post Albanese dissembles on Australia’s fossil fuel exports, and he knows it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Mining giant BHP begins installation of panels at solar and battery project that will help power nickel mining operations in WA's Northern Goldfields.

The post Solar panels go up at BHP’s first major off-grid renewable energy project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pakistan abandons 300MW imported coal-fired power plant and pushes instead for a solar power plant of the same capacity.

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In a wind-ranging call for more ambitious climate action, California governor calls for goal of at least 20GW of offshore wind in 2045.

The post California seeks target of 20GW offshore wind by 2045, no new fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's grid takes another big step towards 100pct renewables with approval for Tesla big battery to deliver inertia services for first time at this scale.

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Australia's massive pipeline for new coal and gas projects will cause more emissions than avoided by Labor's climate policies. This is very bad.

The post New coal and gas projects will erase Albo’s climate gains several times over appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK is investing money to work out how to use space-based satellites to capture solar power and send it back to earth to boost its energy security.

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Since being gutted by the Coalition, the CCA is no longer a beacon of sound policy guidance. Which begs the question, what does Labor hope to hear from it?

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ACT's Big Canberra Battery project will open to tenders in August, as the government works on how its promised energy storage "ecosystem" will take shape.

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Genex says its proposed wind farm of up to 200MW, and the new Bouldercombe battery leave it well placed in increasingly volatile markets.

The post Takeover target Genex touts new wind and storage as good bet in broken market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria to start banning embedded networks from the start of 2023, with the exception of buildings run on 100% renewables.

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