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New "headroom" study suggests nearly 2 GW of extra wind, solar and battery capacity can be hosted in Australia's first renewable energy zone.

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Melbourne-based industry fund has tipped more than $2 billion into renewables over the past two years, but the investments have all been in overseas markets, not in Australia.

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Owner of the biggest wind farm in Western Australia says more than 1.7 GW of new capacity is planned across five different projects.

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Transmission giant expresses doubt about offshore wind, says big remote inland renewable zones away from population centres might be better idea.

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Just months after landing government support to keep its Eraring coal fired generator open, Origin cancels two solar projects due to "rising costs" and "unfavourable conditions".

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A network of battery-backed mini solar farms installed on Australia's commercial and industrial rooftops could help usher out coal, and remove the need for big transmission upgrades.

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Increasing amounts of technology means Australian schools are consuming energy at an ever-increasing rate. Rob Bruer, the co-founder and CEO of Solar Schools, outlines a case for installing solar and batteries in every school.

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Lightsource BP secures finance for its 168MW Kōwhai Park solar project planned for construction at the Christchurch Airport.

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Windlab CEO says fossil fuel driven wedge politics is one of biggest issues holding back Australia's shift to renewables.

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BNEF says Australia needs to spend $2.4 trillion out to 2050 to achieve net zero. But the spending is not that much different from business as usual.

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CEFC provides another $160m to help customers get lower cost loans to install rooftop PV, home batteries and do efficiency upgrades.

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Huge solar and battery project near Dunedoo clears another planning hurdle, but must still wait for federal government approval.

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Rooftop solar has achieved a record share of generation and sent operational demand down to new low in the country's most coal dependent state.

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New rules seek to help consumers get more out of their energy assets – but miss a major opportunity to boost competition in the retail sector.

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VicGrid CEO Alastair Parker has a job some would not envy, managing the planning of transmission lines and renewable zones in the state of Victoria. He joins the podcast to talk about transmission routes, battery storage, the option of going underground, and where things went wrong on social licence.

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Fortescue starts work on green metals plant that will make first green iron in Pilbara, as green hydrogen hub provides fuel for coaches and haul trucks.

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AEMO updates roadmap to solve engineering challenges to allow it the grid to run for periods on renewables only, with no burning of fossil fuels.

The post Australia lays ground for reaching 100 pct renewables with new engineering roadmap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Terrain Solar says it is handing over development of the Marulan solar farm and big battery project.

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Major sources of an environmentally damaging gas will be scrutinised from above when a group of climate experts launches a satellite with SpaceX.

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The solar farm was approved in 2019 when Neoen owned it and is now expected to be finished in 2026. Neighbours will get rebates on their bills.

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