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Independent MP Helen Haines on pushing Labor on climate, and taking the lead on community energy.

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New report details the parallel step-change in construction activity – and jobs – that will be generated by the “meteoric transformation” of Queensland's energy network.

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US investment giant BlackRock plans to invest at least $1 billion in big battery projects in Australia after buying out Melbourne-based develoeopr Akaysha.

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French renewables developer Total Eren unveils plan for 2GW of large scale solar in the Northern Territory, supporting a 1GW green hydrogen electrolyser facility.

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Rooftop solar, a sunny winter's day and mild weather sent minimum demand in Australia's most coal dependent grid to record low on Sunday.

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Ørsted sets new benchmark for suppliers to use 100 per cent renewables by 2025, saying it is essential to meet 1.5°C target.

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As BHP seeks to open a new metallurgical and thermal coal mine, the long-term outlook for Australian coal exports is looking increasingly clouded.

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Australia's biggest steel maker has been making a handy profit from its solar farm contract, thanks to high electricity prices.

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Ministers and the clean energy industry have celebrated Friday's key decisions that clear path for switch to renewables, but still many details to resolve.

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Plans to build a 300MW solar plant with 3.6GWh of storage capacity get Crown Sponsorship from the SA government for development approval.

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If Queensland acts strongly now, it can become a dominant player renewable energy exports and secure its future energy independence.

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Copenhagen Energy, an aspiring Danish renewable energy developer, has unveiled a second massive 3GW offshore wind project off the coast of Western Australia, this time off the coast of Kalbarri, some 500kms north of Perth. The unveiling of the Midwest Offshore Wind Project follows that of the Leeuwin offshore wind project to the south of […]

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Energy ministers agree to put emissions into energy objective, and have "taken control" of the capacity mechanism work previously managed by ESB.

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New report shows Australia's record gas exports are driving up emissions, at a time when the carbon budget must be reined in hard.

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MPower says it has completed its acquisition of a "fringe-of-grid" large-scale solar and battery storage project in far north Queensland.

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Plans emerge for a massive wind farm and big battery proposed for construction in the South-West Renewable Energy Zone in NSW by Spark Renewables.

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All-Energy Australia, Australia’s largest clean energy event, is taking place this October in Melbourne to continue supporting the industry’s growth and to help accelerate Australia’s transition to a renewable energy future. 

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Hertz vice president Eoin Macneill on the Polestar 2 EVs now available at most airports. Plus: Model Y and Atto 3 deliveries break supply deadlock.

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David Leitch from ITK Services and co-host of Energy Insiders, joins Nigel to discuss the machinations of the energy market.

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Solar PV plus battery storage has become the favoured mix of hybrid plants in the US, but there are 20 different hybrid configurations.

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