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Finances secured for development of first stage of massive solar and battery project that will total 4.1GWh once all five phases are completed.

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Solar farms aren't necessarily just about low carbon electricity. They can also help reverse biodiversity decline and could deliver benefits for nature and climate.

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Australia's 20th century energy system needs to transform to handle the rapidly changing demands being made of it. "There is no silver bullet. What we need is silver buckshot."

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New deal promises to safeguard the future of the state’s struggling Boyne aluminium smelters as they transition from coal to renewables.

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Origin trebles profits from electricity markets and joins other big utilities in promising more investment in green energy. But the focus is less on renewables, and more on storage and market control.

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A 285MW wind farm once blocked by the federal environment minister is now heading into construction as a 100% publicly owned asset – bought with the help of Queensland coal royalties.

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Origin Energy says the Eraring coal generator, which will stay open to address "reliability concerns", is prone to trips when needed most.

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Essential Energy says it could connect more than 8GW of large-scale renewables “right now” using the existing NSW electricity distribution network. But the rules prevent it from doing so.

The post Faster, fairer, cheaper: Regional network says renewables gap could be filled quickly, if the rules allowed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor introduces Future Made in Australia bill, but Coalition says it will oppose it and the Greens want guarantees fossil fuels won't be funded.

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Investigations into the turbine blade failure at the first commercial offshore wind farm in the US point to a manufacturer fault that "should have been detected."

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Australia's biggest coal generator celebrates success of its first big battery, and says waiting for nuclear to replace its coal assets will put it out of business.

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Another electric van is about to enter Australia's nascent market, but they are already hugely popular in Europe. Here's why.

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AGL snaps up battery and solar project developers with more than eight gigawatts of capacity in development.

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The biggest single wind project in Australia - at least for now - has obtained its registration and entered the grid management system.nn-

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Mounting solar on walls and over highways could help reshape the grid, cut costs, and reduce reliance on fossil fuels and nuclear.

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Two huge WA renewable hydrogen projects – including one that proposes to install up to 26GW of solar and wind – have been awarded major project status by the federal government.

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Deal signed to demonstrate first Perth-made five-hour vanadium redox flow battery at an off-grid mine site.

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Two new reports shine a light on the conditions necessary to unlock the full potential of neighbourhood batteries for consumers.

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Using large cargo drones to transport equipment to offshore wind turbines is taking just a fraction of the time of conventional methods, and reducing costs and emissions.

The post Heavy-lift cargo drones are now being used at offshore wind farm in world first appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans unveiled for massive 5 gigawatt wind project in north Queensland, which would be easily the biggest on Australia's main grid.

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