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As state energy ministers met to discuss the future of the grid, records tumbled again with renewables reaching a share of 61.7 per cent.

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Regardless of whether Morrison and Joyce can come to a deal, investors are already shifting trillions of dollars in preparation for net zero.

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Renewable energy associated technologies like robots that crawl along turbine blades will drive the global robotics market to a value of $A15.8 billion by 2050, a new report has found.

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The world’s largest floating offshore wind farm has begun producing and supplying power to the Scottish national grid.

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Former PM Turnbull and mining billionaire Andrew Forrest launch new body to advocate for green only hydrogen sector, both slamming CCS as a failure.

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Pool prices are consistently below zero in the middle of the day, a strong signal for battery storage, and for coal generators to learn to dance.

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ESB solutions appear driven by fear of the "dunkelflaute" - wind and solar droughts. But we need to think differently about the modern grid.

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AGL gets planning approval for a 50MW battery at Broken Hill, but its fate may still depend on network and storage choices by Transgrid.

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Sun Cable expands to a solar project of up to 20GW and up to 42GWh of battery storage, as it gains approval from Indonesia for a sub-sea cable.

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EnergyAustralia brings forward closure date for 1,400MW Mt Piper power station, as it commits to exit coal by 2040.

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The 209MW second stage of the Murra Warra wind farm in western Victoria is claiming rights to the largest wind turbine in Australia, for now.

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Analysis: AER' owns guidelines say court actions should be focused on blatant, ongoing or serious disregard for the law. Is that Hornsdale?

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Angus Taylor to receive push back from energy ministers over contentious energy market reforms, as states and territories resist 'coalkeeper' plan.

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The Victorian EPA and three coal power generators taken to court over alleged failures to regulate emissions, in key test of Victorian climate laws.

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There are many options to manage the energy transition that don’t involve capacity payments.

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The 120MW Gangarri solar farm in Queensland overcomes a troubled construction history to produce its first signs of generation.

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NSW energy minister Matt Kean on why he chose a Tesla Model 3, the state’s EV and renewables vision, and getting out of coal.

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Regulator takes Tesla big battery at Hornsdale to court over its alleged failure to deliver promised FCAS services when the country's biggest coal unit tripped.

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Kon Flaherty from Green Energy Technologies in Queensland shows how to find a point of difference in an increasingly crowded solar market.

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China deals "killer" blow to Australian coal exports, Biden doubles global climate finance, while Morrison announces he has a plan for a plan.

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