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Network to pilot “disconnected microgrids” – comprising mostly renewables - that will cut links to main grid and deliver, cheaper, cleaner and more reliable power.

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Emissions, logistics and pure economics all pose strong arguments against Santos' Barossa gas project in the Timor Sea. And CCS won't help.

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Rather than showing leadership, Morrison has allowed the Nationals to dictate the terms of a net zero target. An error that could cost Australia billions.

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Government purchases of carbon offsets remain low, with the secondary market now offering almost double the price for Australian Carbon Credit Units.

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Gareth Ridge from Zenobe energy on the battery needs for mass electric bus charging. Plus: Rio and Forrest big green manufacturing plans.

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Plans to pilot a UNSW-developed “hydrogen storage” solution across tens of sub-5MW solar farms have been underwritten by the Commonwealth Bank.

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Battery storage to get boost from another landmark reform after AEMC dumps failed "do no harm" rule on system strength.

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Australia's richest person has produced some strange numbers to demonise solar and batteries, as Murdoch media presses nuclear button on renewables.

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The speech that Scott Morrison could give in Glasgow, holding a lump of coal in one hand, and a lump of silicon in the other.

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Transgrid and Zenobē Energy join forces to deliver Australia's most sustainably advanced, electrified depot in NSW – a critical first step 100% electric buses by 2030.

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The owners of Australia’s ageing and increasingly decrepit coal generators have known for some time what a duck curve looks like. They may never have imagined, however, that it would grow this steep this quickly (see red line in graph above). AGL admitted this year that it had been caught by surprise by the growth […]

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AEMO's latest quarterly energy report highlights more negative pricing events, and an average daytime price in Victoria of zero over two months.

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"200kW in a box:" Orders open for 5B Maverick, the latest iteration of the Sydney company's plug-and-play solution for rapid deployment of big solar.

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Leaked documents show Australia trying to water down influential UN-backed climate report, as Morrison government refuses to release its net zero modelling.

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Gupta plans to launch massive Greensteel investment in Whyalla, with possible involvement of Fortescue, as Morrison prepares to head to Glasgow.

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Buying from investors, intermediaries and corporates have caused the price of carbon credits in Australia to double in the past 12 months.

The post Australia’s carbon credits leap above $33 a tonne in new surge appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sydney Trains transitions its network to zero net emissions, after inking a deal with Red Energy to buy renewable energy certificates.

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Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes pledge another $1.5 billion towards renewables and philanthropic projects helping cap global warming at 1.5°C.

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Iberdrola announces £6 billion investment in 3GW offshore wind energy hub to kick off UK's aim to build 40GW of offshore wind to meet net zero target.

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Australia ranked last among developed countries for climate action, due to its poor track record on emissions and its ongoing dependence on fossil fuels.

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