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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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5B’s Chris McGrath joins us to talk about 5B’s new acquisition and gigawatt scale deployment plans. Plus: Confusion over DC Isolators.

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The Clean Energy Council is proud to announce the 15 recipients of the 2021 Chloe Munro Scholarship for Transformational Leadership. The eponymous scholarship was set up in recognition of the enormous legacy of the late Chloe Munro AO, to continue Chloe’s legacy and support the next wave of female leaders in Australia. Throughout her lifetime, […]

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Australia's biggest battery - and one of the biggest in the world - officially opened near Geelong, just 12 months after contract signed.

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Two South Australian trail blazers – one in Australian solar panel manufacturing and one in panel recycling – join forces to address the national PV waste problem.

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AGL and Fortescue plan to transform Hunter coal plants into massive green hydrogen hub with wind, solar, storage and manufacturing.

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Questions raised around claimed emissions reductions at massive Morrison government backed CCS project, that may increase fossil fuel use.

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AEMO outlines tender timeline for the wind, solar and storage that will replace NSW's ageing coal fleet.

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An Australian start-up will deploy its innovative hydrogen-to-heat technology, potentially paving the way for the decarbonisation of food production.

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MPower says success of network battery trial with Endeavour Energy paves way to add "grid-forming" batteries across portfolio of small solar farms.

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Modular solar innovator 5B buys Adelaide-based solar mounting specialist as it bulks up to deliver "ultra low cost" solar at a massive scale.

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Bluescope signs MoU with Shell to work on renewable hydrogen project that would help decarbonise the Port Kembla Steelworks.

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Alinta unveils plans to build 1,000MW offshore wind farm near Portland to help deliver 100 per cent renewable energy supply to local aluminium smelter.

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Chris Bowen says Labor ready to fight Coalition on climate at next election, and issued a debate challenge to Angus Taylor.

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First deliveries of parts of the massive Vestas turbines that will make up the 157MW Kaban wind farm in north Queensland arrive in port.

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