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To get out of Australia's climate funk we need to make climate policy loud again, and challenge Morrison's fantasy of a quiet and unambitious Australia.

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Vestas increases investment in Swedish wooden wind turbine manufacturer Modvion.

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Nigel Morris test rides the all-new electric Evoke, and talks to its distributors.

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AGL confirms details of planned business split, an emergency response from a business caught off guard by the pace of the clean energy transition.

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Covid outbreak forces Clean Energy Council to cancel Clean Energy Summit, which had been due to take place in Sydney in mid July.

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Conservative group says Germany could reach 100 pct renewables by 2030, and save $100 billion a year on energy imports.

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We interviewed 5 solar business owners and asked "what are the top 3 issues affecting your business?" Featuring Troy Ryan from the Solar Depot.

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The government's resources forecaster has significantly revised downwards their predictions of thermal coal exports. Is this the beginning of the end?

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AusNet reveals preferred route for its Western Victoria network upgrades, that it hopes will revive wind and solar investment in the region.

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Tesla says synchronous generation not needed in a renewable energy grid because battery storage can deliver the services and much of the storage required.

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Angus Taylor preferred coal subsidy has been rubbished by most of Australia's biggest coal generators, who say it will stop investment in new technologies.

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Taylor seeks new avenue to fund controversial technology a week after Senate blocked his attempt to expand ARENA's remit to include CCS.

The post Taylor wants CCS in Emissions Reduction Fund to help fossil fuel hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO considers more sophisticated, transparent solutions to maintaining minimum demand than simply shutting off rooftop solar

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Germany company and Kazakh government sign agreement to build 45GW of renewables capacity to power 30GW of electrolyser capacity.

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Alinta plans 90MW solar farm and a four hour big battery at Port Hedland to meet corporate demand for a low emissions power supply.

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The Morrison government has refused to release details of approvals for a controversial $3.6 million grant for a coal plant feasibility study.

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Labor says Australia's first offshore wind projects at risk, after Angus Taylor delays removal of regulatory blockages.

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The fine tuning of inverters at wind and solar farms in north Queensland shows that synchronous machines may not be needed in a future grid.

The post Groundbreaking solar inverter solution points way to grid free of fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EPA grants EnergyAustralia emergency approvals to divert river in bid to prevent Yallourn coal mine from flooding.

The post Yallourn powers up again as EnergyAustralia gains permission to divert river appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A drumbeat of worsening heatwaves is spreading across North America, and it's set to test a collection of already badly vulnerable grids.

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