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Genex signs up Queensland coal giant Stanwell for what will be Australia's biggest solar farm after a previous deal with Andrew Forrest's Fortescue was terminated.

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CEFC announces “landmark” investment to help decarbonise maritime ports in South Australia, focusing on the electrification of vehicles and equipment.

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Australia is producing 6x more gas than the regulator's predicted shortfall, says the Australia Institute in response to the latest scare campaign from the fossil fuel lobby.

The post What gas shortage? Fossil lobby warns of blackouts, but Australia has 6x more gas than it needs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia needs more longer duration energy storage to fix a forecast winter demand peak when renewable supply can be low.

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Albanese slammed by Greens and cross bench after refusing climate trigger at behest of mining lobby.

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Brendan Lang is an electrician from Melbourne who swapped his diesel guzzling tradie ute for a Tesla. He calls his business Get off Gas and this week he provides answers to household electrification questions.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: A Q&A on household electrification with Tesla-driving sparkie appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW's new Consumer Energy Strategy aims for 1 million homes and small businesses kitted out with solar batteries by 2035, crucial for a no coal grid.

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Significant milestone claimed as tests validate first use of vanadium electrolyte produced at Perth facility in a functioning battery.

The post Milestone for vanadium flow battery technology after electrolyte tests for Australian project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar continues to reshape the grid, with record levels of large scale curtailment, even as coal plants dialled down to their bare minimum.

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The US climate movement must support a candidate that celebrates fracking and the growth of a domestic fossil fuel industry, because the alternative is Donald Trump.

The post Why Harris v Trump is the everything-but-climate election appeared first on RenewEconomy.

W.A. government seeks expressions of interest in four new transmission corridors to deliver huge amounts of wind and solar to Australia's most fossil dependent economic region.

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Environmental approval for wind and solar farms have to consider habitat loss for precious species, but do not yet consider the biggest threat, which is climate change, or the benefits of reduced coal emissions.

The post Breeding grounds, flight paths and climate change: Getting balance right on wind and solar approvals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria's biggest electricity network has published its draft five-year plan for the 2026-31 regulatory period. And there's a lot going on.

The post Lots of EVs, even more rooftop solar, a gas exodus – and no sun tax: Network sets out 5-year plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla seeks buyer for South Australia virtual power plant, one of the first of its types in the world that has helped plot future of renewable grids.

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A solar and battery project proposed for a site surrounded by huge coal mines in the Hunter Valley seeks planning approval.

The post Bon dieu! Hunter Valley solar and battery project seeks approval for site surrounded by coal mines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A hydrogen investment pact with Germany will support new commercial supply and access to the European market for the emerging industry.

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Federal Labor has set out a new plan for Australia to produce at least 15 millions tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year by 2050.

The post Labor sets out greener hydrogen strategy, with big new targets and no room for coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

August 2024 becomes the first time fossil fuels (98.5% gas and 1.5% coal) fell to third place in the British electricity mix over an entire month.

The post Wind powers a record summer for renewable energy in Britain, record low for fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Amid the mouth-frothing nonsense from the gas industry and Murdoch press, the Allen government is pressing ahead with its gas substitution policy.

The post Victoria’s gas cooktop concession is hardly laudable, but it’s not a tectonic shift in policy, either appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The the world’s largest coal port has completed the installation of its first major rooftop solar system, delivering around $9,000 a year in electricity savings.

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