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IEA report says Europe is leading global hydrogen electrolyser deployment, but Australia is gaining ground. What it needs is stronger policies and a more renewable focus.

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New IEA report finds that a small shift in energy policy ambition could see China's CO2 energy sector emissions plateau in the mid-2020s instead of 2030.

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Ingeteam has signed a supply contract with Green Light Contractors Pty Ltd. (subsidiary of Elecnor S.A.) for what is set to be, once completed, the largest solar farm in Australia.

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Fortescue aims for zero emissions steel production by 2040 as part of a new net zero scope-3 emissions target.

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Rooftop solar sends operational demand on Australia's main grid below 14GW for the first time, crunching the market opportunity for coal.

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Energy Transformed is a short podcast series brought to you from the team at Ashurst and RenewEconomy.

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A fully electrifed home powered by renewables will need less than 40% of the energy of its fossil-fueled counterpart. And save thousands.

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Matt Kean and his Tesla have done a wonderful job in convincing Dominic Perrottet to go green. But will the ideas stick when he becomes Premier?

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The fossil fuel industry has won a fight to enable the granting of offset certificates to carbon capture projects. It's so much worse than it sounds.

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Solar meets up to 106.1 pct of state demand in South Australia on Saturday morning, and later in the day rooftop solar alone reached 88.7 pct.

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Taylor gets extra ministerial responsibilities, and former IPA policy director Tim Wilson appointed assistant minister for energy and emissions reduction.

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Gerard Reid in Europe’s gas crisis, and NSW plans to replace coal with renewables.

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Taylor to reward carbon capture projects with potentially lucrative offset credits, channelling more subsidies to the controversial technology.

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Transgrid may be forced to buy a pair of ageing, dirty diesel generators - rather than investing in a world-leading renewable micro-grid - due to Australia's regulatory regime.

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Bango wind farm now has 10 operating turbines, as it continues a phased commissioning process.

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Renewable energy developer MPower secures grid connection for first of planned 20 solar farms.

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Genex chooses Tesla Megapack batteries for its 100MWh Bouldercombe project in Queensland.

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Gold Fields Australia and EDL won the Golden Gecko award for environmental excellence for their Agnew Hybrid Renewable project in Leinster, Western Australia.

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Senate oversight committee says controversial regulations that push ARENA into non renewable technologies, including CCS - be cancelled.

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Taylor and Pitt will spend another $250 million on controversial carbon capture projects - which may not be operational for almost a decade.

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