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AEMO’s Alex Wonhas and Nicola Falcon discuss the draft ISP, the early departure of coal, and managing a renewables grid.

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Bowen says a Labor government will stick to its climate targets and will press on without legislation if parliamentary fight gets "too political".

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"No fossil fuels, CCS, blue hydrogen or nuclear:" Stanford University professor Mark Jacobson demonstrates grids powered by wind, water, solar and storage.

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Hydrogen Superpower scenario sets out a "monumental" shift in Australia's energy supply that aligns with 1.5°C. Don't rule it out.

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More than 20 per cent of solar output could be curtailed in a future grid, because oversizing solar would be cheaper than storage. But that doesn't count in hydrogen demand.

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Step change has become AEMO's core scenario to manage the grid, and it assumes a three fold increase in coal retirements by 2030.

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Renewables developer Total Eren partners with Gransolar to build solar and battery based microgrid in the Galápagos Islands.

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Questions remain around who will bankroll the tens of gigawatt-hours of battery storage needed for energy arbitrage in Australia.

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The decline of "baseload" has been predicted for many years, now South Australia is showing a grid can operate without it.

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Australian households could save billions in energy expenditure, while slashing emissions, by going electric and renewable.

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Morrison government slammed for deeply inadequate "climate policy pamphlet" and failure to break Australia's "dangerous" coal addiction.

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Genex strikes revenue sharing deal with Tesla, which will operate its Autobidder system at new Queensland battery that features its Megapack technology.

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World's biggest metals trader plans huge renewable hydrogen facility at Port Pirie to help improve the competitiveness of the local smelter.

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AEMO sets out a "must-do" list to fill in knowledge gaps of how to manage a grid heading for "uncharted operating conditions."

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A new Australian company called Nexsphere unveils plans to build an "over-the-horizon" wind farm of up to 1GW off the coast of north-east Tasmania.

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A tiny 7.4MW wind farm in Victoria’s Wimmera region has started power up, registering small amounts of power from its spot on the grid.

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Woodside sets $7 billion target for 'low carbon' energy investments, the oil and gas giant recognising there's money to be made in renewables and hydrogen.

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New analysis shows Australia achieving record highs for wind and solar, pushing emissions and prices down. But gas and oil remain well entrenched.

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Carnegie Clean Energy's Australian wave energy technology selected to compete in round one of a program designed to advance global wave power industry.

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Neoen reveals plans for another big battery in South Australia which could be even bigger than the Victorian Big Battery opened on Wednesday.

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