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UK invites mammoth offshore wind proposals in “biggest ever” renewables auction

Tue, 2021-09-14 11:42

wind turbineConservative UK government releases details of “biggest ever,” all technologies renewable energy support package, including a massive £200m targeting offshore wind.

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“No new coal:” Majority of coal projects abandoned since Paris but China is key

Tue, 2021-09-14 09:00

World edges closer to point of “no new coal” after widespread collapse of new coal proposals and growth of government commitments to end coal.

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Solar start-up 5B nabs AGL’s future business strategist as new technology chief

Mon, 2021-09-13 20:31

sun cable 5b solar northern territory optimisedAGL's head of future business strategy takes key role at a 5B, whose Maverick solar solution is marked for the world’s biggest solar project.

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Rooftop solar sends minimum demand to record low in coal dependent NSW

Mon, 2021-09-13 17:40

Rooftop solar sends operational demand to a record low in NSW, the state grid with the heaviest dependence on coal.

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Australian and global fossil fuel giants make $1 trillion bet against global climate efforts

Mon, 2021-09-13 15:31

Canva - Burning oil and gas from flare structure - optimisedAustralian and global oil and gas companies continue to pour huge amount of investment growing their production, defying global climate targets, new report finds.

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Australian solar innovator backed by Cannon-Brookes claims world efficiency record

Mon, 2021-09-13 15:28

Australian solar start-up founded in a garage and backed by billionaire investors included Mike Cannon-Brookes, claims new world solar efficiency record.

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Tesla calls for a 20 gigawatt storage target for Australia

Mon, 2021-09-13 14:30

Tesla calls for storage target of 20GW to help ensure enough dispatchable capacity is build to support a grid dominated by wind and solar.

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Fitzgibbon’s departure will free Albanese to take climate fight to Morrison

Mon, 2021-09-13 14:06

Shadow Agriculture and Resources Minister Joel Fitzgibbon. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch)Labor's coal contrarian Joel Fitzgibbon to leave parliament, just as Albanese promises to be in lockstep with the US on climate policy.

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Epuron pushes forward with huge wind farm in north Queensland

Mon, 2021-09-13 11:58

Epuron moves forward with what would be the biggest wind farm in northern Queensland, close to what was the state's only wind farm for nearly 20 years.

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Snowy 2.0 hit by another blow out in costs, and consumers will foot the bill

Mon, 2021-09-13 04:42

snowy hydroNew report questions assumptions over costs and benefits of new transmission link for Snowy 2.0, and why consumers will be lumped with the cost.

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Controversial incineration projects shifted out of Sydney in waste-to-energy plan

Fri, 2021-09-10 15:20

Waste-to-energy waste garbage trash - optimised wasteThe new NSW waste-to-energy plan shifts incineration projects out of Sydney and into the regions. Can it win support?

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Pole Position – Networks want more battery storage

Fri, 2021-09-10 13:43

One of 40 community batteries to be distributed as part of a United Energy trial in Victoria.Greg Hannan, the head strategy at three Victoria network owners, on why batteries will be hanging from poles, and the need for more storage.

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Gelion strikes Sydney manufacturing deal for “safe and durable” zinc-bromide battery

Fri, 2021-09-10 13:09

Inside the Gelion lab and testing facility - optimisedUniversity of Sydney spin off Gelion secures a deal to have its long-life and fire resistant battery technology manufactured in Australia.

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Infratil pivots to Asian renewables market, after $2 billion exit from Australia

Fri, 2021-09-10 12:40

Rye Park Wind Farm Tilt RenewablesASX-listed Infratil to make a may pivot to the Asian renewables market, after exiting Australia with the sale of Tilt Renewables.

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Matt Kean: We absolutely can cut out coal generation by 2030

Fri, 2021-09-10 12:13

NSW energy minister says "we absolutely can" end coal generation by 2030, and says he won't appeal a recent court case.

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Flexible PV: South Australia trials new solar export rules as it heads to 100 pct solar

Fri, 2021-09-10 10:22

South Australia to introduce flexible exports for new and upgraded systems as it seeks to manage the growing dominance of rooftop solar.

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Queensland’s first big standalone battery charges up for first time

Thu, 2021-09-09 18:25

The first big standalone battery in Queensland grid has begun charging and discharging in the first phase of is commissioning process.

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Court admonishment and site visits feature in wind turbine “nuisance case”

Thu, 2021-09-09 15:49

Commissioner rebuked by judge presiding over civil case that is being watched closely for its ruling on whether a wind farm can be considered a "nuisance."

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ARENA “getting up to speed” on carbon capture as it rolls out new investment plan

Thu, 2021-09-09 15:42

funding ASTRI ARENA project solar thermal CSIRO - optimisedARENA says it is still bringing itself "up to speed" on CCS technologies, as agency pivots to Angus Taylor's preferred technologies in new investment plan.

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Battery ships: Japanese company’s innovative plan to transfer offshore wind power

Thu, 2021-09-09 14:39

Japanese company plans to build autonomous battery ships to transfer offshore wind electricity to the main grid.

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