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RenewEconomy unveils its pumped hydro energy storage map of Australia, the latest in a series of energy map resources.

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Hydrostor says the economic benefits from its proposed 200MW compressed air storage facility in Broken Hill will be huge, if it can be built.

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Queensland to look at new 1,000MW pumped hydro energy project as it accelerates its energy storage push after the Callide coal explosion.

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NSW coal mining industry could disappear entirely by as early as 2042, while EV take-up could hit 5 million registered vehicles by 2050s.

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Gupta's GFG Alliance withdraws generation licence applications for South Australia's biggest solar project and a big battery.

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Australia and other rich countries are pushing gas projects over wind and solar in global south, but will likely end up as stranded assets.

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CSIRO and Ampol launch new hydrogen storage start-up aiming to deliver zero emissions storage to off-grid and remote applications.

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The wind power industry is making gains in its quest for full recyclability, but there is still much to do.

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Climate Change Authority chair Grant King says there is a "secret society" that is pushing to remove Australia's ban on nuclear power.

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2020 was a strong year for renewables uptake in every Australian state and territory, but are some of the biggest states moving fast enough?

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ElectraNet gives approval for its part of new transmission link from South Australia to NSW, expected to unlock huge wind and solar projects.

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Solar overtakes wind and renewables overtake gas, as new data suggests 2020 could be the turning point for Australia's clean energy transition.

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Gas and coal producers are profiting from the "scarcity" created by the Callide explosion and the early winter sunsets. Will Angus Taylor claim responsibility?

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Nexif reportedly seeking buyers for its Australia assets, which includes the biggest wind project in South Australia.

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New Energy Solar finds buyer for two Australia solar farms and will now focus on US, where it sees more supportive policies.

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Ampol shareholders likely to get big payments following Morrison government's massive fossil fuel subsidy for oil refiners.

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Environment and research groups says emissions from Australian coal sold to Japan almost equals Australia's entire domestic emissions.

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Renewable energy supplied just over half of Spain’s electricity demand over the month of May, boosted by second-biggest wind market.

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Latest data from SunWiz shows Australia's rooftop solar market is back on track in May, with the exception of some "worrying" figures coming out of NSW.

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Officials did not tell Keith Pitt the Kaban Energy Hub included a battery, before he vetoed a $280m loan on the basis the project wasn't dispatchable.

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