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New report identifies which fossil fuel companies and lobby groups are exerting the greatest control over the federal government on climate policy.

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Australia has easily beaten its previous record for the share of renewables on its main grid, reaching 58.3 per cent  just after noon on Thursday – and also setting a new record for the share of wind and solar in the grid. The new record, according to data from OpenNEM, was set at 12.30pm, and […]

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New documents reveal that gas company Santos paid for a specially chartered flight for Keith Pitt to attend a company media event in Darwin.

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Benoy Thanjan, CEO and founder of Reneu Energy and host of the Solar Mavericks Podcast, spells out the similarities and the stark differences in how Australia and the US are adopting solar.

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Australia's eternal quest to protect its fossil fuel industry has caused an incredible and embarrassing international climate policy incident for the hosts of COP26.

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RES and Energy Estate propose a 900MW wind, solar and battery project, part of a plan for 2GW of renewables to support major industrial loads.

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Virtually all of Australia's coal reserves must go unburnt, and global fossil fuel use must peak 'over next decade', new research finds.

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A mobile plug-and-play solar plant will help power greener hydrogen production at the world’s largest open pit platinum mine, and fuel the world’s largest HFC mining truck.

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How the federal government strikes a balance between ‘genuine abatement’ and ‘commercial participation’ will be a focus of new credit mechanism.

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Engie’s head of green mobility in Australia on the company’s plans to be a major supplier of EV chargers and its interest in V2G.

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Wind farm proposed for Tasmania's Central Highlands trims turbine numbers, but local opponents say it is a "token" gesture.

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Surging interest in renewable hydrogen is reigniting debate over biomass for energy: Is it a legitimate source or an environmental disaster?

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Angus Taylor's claims of a $1.3 billion saving from a capacity market for fossil fuel generators are based on a model that doesn’t exist.

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The world’s first fully recyclable wind turbine blades have rolled off the production line, ready to be tested at a German offshore wind farm .

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Press Release RedEarth Energy Storage (RedEarth) is proud to announce its BlackMax Solar Power System as the first-ever Australian-made off-grid battery energy storage system (BESS) to be approved by Australia’s Clean Energy Council (CEC), making it the most advanced and compliant Australian-made off-grid system on the CEC list. After experiencing exponential growth over the last […]

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In the next few months South Australia could become the first gigawatt scale grid in the world to meet all its demand from rooftop solar.

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Rooftop solar sends minimum "operational demand" to a new low in WA's main grid, some 10 per cent below the previous benchmark.

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Plans to export Queensland-made renewable hydrogen to South Korea are being weighed in a memorandum of understanding between Ark Energy and Port of Townsville.

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Investment experts say coordinated and comprehensive climate policies needed for Australia to seize full potential of energy transition.

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WA Labor government announces tens of millions in new funding for the state’s renewable hydrogen industry, including a $50 million fund.

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