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Florida Power and Light completes work on "world’s largest" solar-powered battery, the 409MW/900MWh Manatee Solar Energy Center.

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Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Future Industries to investigate the conversion of New Zealand oil refinery to green hydrogen production.

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Sembcorp to build Europe’s largest battery energy storage system in one of the UK’s leading process manufacturing clusters.

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Vestas confirms cost headwinds, and indicates we are moving away from the ever larger onshore turbine model towards a more modular approach.

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Peter Cowling, the head of Vestas in Australia, on the scale and speed, and challenges, of the renewables transition.

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New solar farm is using its inverters deliver voltage control at night-time for the local grid.

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Carbon offset projects may snub the Morrison government's Emissions Reduction Fund, as carbon credit prices surge to record highs in the open market.

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ESB starts over in search for a "capacity mechanism" in Australia's main grid, and is seeking a new round of submissions.

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Former PM Malcolm Turnbull says technologies needed for net zero transition already available, compares hydrogen produced using CCS to 'clean coal'.

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New Zealand creates new $4.5 billion climate resilience fund, to fund renewables and adaptation projects, using money collected from major emitters.

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Macquarie will join forces with European chemicals giant Nobian to build green hydrogen facilities targeting hard to abate industries.

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Global oil major continues long march to “new energy” with the acquisition from Macquarie of a major US utility-scale solar and big battery developer.

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Greenspot lodges development application for Wallerawang battery, and it hopes to have the first stage in operation in just two years.

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Nigel talks to solar retailers and installers about the highs and lows of the 2021 solar coaster, and finds out what's in store for 2022.

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How can cost-effective, reliable, zero emission electricity be provided? And how can we transition from fossil gas heating, hot water and cooking?

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UK's latest and biggest renewables auction round targets mostly offshore wind, but also has funds for solar PV and emerging energy technologies.

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Fortescue and Incited in talks to replace fossil hydrogen facility with renewables, in what would be biggest project of its type to date,

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Plans to build 340MW wind farm off north west tip of Tasmania face blocking move under Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage Protection Act.

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Alinta and Fortescue open largest solar farm outside of the main grids, and it accounts for 100 pct of daytime electricity needs of two nearby mines.

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Second stage of what will be the biggest wind farm in South Australia - at least for a time - has begun sending power to the grid.

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