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The declaration will allow Energy Australia to urgently divert the Morwell River away from the Yallourn coal mine, which is at high risk of flooding.

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Australia's environment minister has rejected a court finding that she has a duty of care towards young Australians on climate. It's unsurprising.

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AEMO's Daniel Westerman says there is a "paradigm shift" in the WA grid thanks to rapid uptake of solar, but battery storage will help manage the change.

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Labor's Chris Bowen brandishes a solar panel in Parliament, telling the Morrison government not to be afraid of renewable energy.

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Resources giant Rio Tinto will explore the use of renewable hydrogen in alumina production, as part of a $1.5 million study.

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Aldi has become Australia's first supermarket chain to source 100% renewable electricity for its operations – and has done so six months ahead of schedule.

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Solar developer Fotowatio Renewable Ventures will build its first battery in Australia with a hybrid solar-storage power plant near Dalby in southern Queensland.

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The finalists in the 2021 Clean Energy Council Awards have been announced.

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A plan to build a 250MW Canberra Big Battery attracts strong interest for the biggest aggregation of distributed batteries in the country.

The post ACT says it receives 42 proposals for ground-breaking Canberra Big Battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An 80MW solar and battery project proposed for Victoria’s Gippsland region by group looking to establish an Australian Renewables Academy in Sale.

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A new report finds some yawning gaps between the deployment of renewables and what's needed to meet climate targets.

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Australia's funding for climate research has shrunk to nearly nothing since LNP took power. Now its directing what little is left to fossils, and it's a sad moment for ARENA.

The post Australia’s energy R&D is a mess: Putting fossil fuels in the driver’s seat won’t help appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Macquarie concludes $140 million debt deal for solar tower and parabolic trough portfolio in Spain.

The post Macquarie invests $140m in Spanish solar tower and parabolic trough projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Mocean Energy puts its first wave energy conversion prototype, Blue X, to sea at a test site at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney.

The post New Scottish wave power technology takes to the seas for initial tests appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ARENA announces new funding for industrial emitters as Labor and Greens seek to halt changes that would direct money towards Coalition's preferred technologies.

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Solar Choice buys out majority stake in huge 2000MW solar development project in Queensland, now with an eye on the green hydrogen market.

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“Other people see it as a problem, we see it as an opportunity." WA Labor's Bill Johnston says state's 1.3GW of "mum and dad" rooftop solar investments is one of the state's leading assets.

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QCC report says many state owned government coal generators may never regain profitability in the face of increased competition from renewables.

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To meet Paris targets, world must phase down existing fossil fuel production. Happily, renewables are more than ready for the challenge.

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Renewables achieved record share of global electricity production in 2020, but fossil fuels still supply 80% of world's energy needs – the same as 10 years ago.

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