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Italian energy giant Enel to treble its renewable energy capacity by 2030 and fast-track its exit from coal power to 2027.

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Switch to five-minute settlements on Friday will favour fast technologies such as battery storage over lumbering end-of-life assets such as coal plants.

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Stanwell profits surge as CS Energy deals with Callide C failure, in a volatile year for Queensland's state owned coal plants.

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5MS will encourage investment in battery storage, but it will also bring create risks for renewable generators.

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Stage one of the new Project EnergyConnect transmission link gets NSW planning approval, set to underpin the South-west REZ.

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The expected growth of solar capacity needs long-term solutions. Right now, grid operators have to resort to curtailment as the last resort.

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World's biggest single solar project in UAE trials Tesla battery system as it looks to bulk up storage capacity.

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Turnbull says Morrison's absence from COP26 will send a message about his priorities, slamming the "nonsense of a gas led recovery."

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US developer Arevon signs deal to buy six gigawatt hours of Tesla Megapack battery storage for US projects.

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Rooftop solar nears 100% of South Australia demand, as AEMO prepares PV shutdowns and regulator acts on Taylor’s solar review.

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Nuclear power has been stagnant for three decades. There is one big difference with the situation 30 years ago: the reactor fleet was young then, now it is old.

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Quinbrook to build biggest solar and battery storage installation in UK.

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NSW's success in embracing a clean energy future comes by doing the things the Morrison government refuses to do.

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Iberdrola to begin construction of 190MW solar farm in south-west NSW after sealing purchase from RES Australia.

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Software group Flux Federation believes there has been a turning point in EV adoption in Australia, and V2G technologies are poised for mass adoption.

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New report finds green export industries like renewable hydrogen, green aluminium, and critical minerals, could triple the value of existing fossil fuel exports by 2050. 

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NSW to slash emissions by 50% by 2030 and become a renewable energy superpower, as state Coalition underlines divide with federal counterparts.

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NSW government to support households and businesses shift energy use out of peak periods with new Peak Demand Reduction Scheme.

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TransGrid will fast track spending on a key network upgrade in south-west NSW that will support wind and solar projects – even before it has obtained regulatory approval.

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Five years after its blackout, South Australia has the highest share of wind and solar, is the only state without supply shortfalls, and has reduced bills.

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