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Bomen solar farm collects $1 million in liquidated damages after fault that took the facility off line for three weeks in January.

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WA government chips in funds to help establish coast off Albany as the southern hemisphere's first testing site for wave energy generation technology.

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Empire Energy's path to securing a $21 million grant to drill for gas in the Beetaloo Basin started with a $4,500 Liberal Party fundraiser.

The post Timeline to gas grant: Empire paid $4,500 to attend Liberal fundraiser, before site visit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Grattan calls for $10 billion industrial transformation future fund to start "bending the curve" on industry emissions.

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Cutting edge battery storage technology designed to provide crucial grid services traditionally delivered by fossil fuel plants will be showcased in Tahiti.

The post Kokam battery to act as “virtual synchronous generator” in Tahiti, edge out diesel appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW government launches new platform to match-make renewable hydrogen producers and industry, sees "massive role" for new technology.

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Leading investment group says Australia is being starved of capital for the energy transition, and the regulatory bodies do not appear to know it.

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Solar exceeds coal output as renewables set new record share of demand in Australia's main grid.

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National Electricity Market could be fractured by the split among states and industry over the design of reforms designed to bring it into 21srt century.

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The idea of net zero has licensed a recklessly cavalier “burn now, pay later” approach to climate action which has seen carbon emissions continue to soar.

The post Climate scientists: Net zero concept is a dangerous trap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tristan Knowles from the Asia Development Bank on the surprisingly quick transition to renewables.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Replacing coal with renewables in south-east Asia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gas company Empire Energy funded a trip for Angus Taylor and a range of prominent Liberal party figures and donors to its Beetaloo Basin project.

The post Guess who joined Angus Taylor on Empire-funded fracking gas trip to Beetaloo Basin appeared first on RenewEconomy.

States have led on Covid-19 response, now they need to step in again to save the NEM reform process from the clumsy mishandling of the federal government.

The post Energy reforms are adrift and consumers and the planet will pay appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Forty community batteries will be mounted on power poles as part of a $11 million trial in Victoria to store excess solar power and boost reliability.

The post Hanging batts: 40 pole-mounted community batteries to boost grid reliability appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The number of negative pricing events jumped to nearly 5,000 in past year as rooftop solar reduced demand and coal generators tried to avoid shutting down.

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This Clean Hydrogen Ladder summarises where clean hydrogen is sure to be part of a net zero future and where there are better solutions.

The post Reality check: Where green hydrogen will be part of net zero future – and where it won’t appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research finds “swoosh” sound made by wind turbines is likely to be more noticeable – and more annoying – to nearby residents during the night.

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Lead contractor on 200MW solar farm confirms $9.7 million write down, as legal dispute now envelopes inverter supplier.

The post Contractor confirms $9.7m write-off on Sunraysia solar farm, pursues inverter supplier appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The fossil gas industry could plan to wind down as consumers move past fossil fuels. Instead, it has launched a (sometimes comical) public-relations offensive.

The post “Households want gas?” Fossil fuel industry telling tales as it fights for its future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New analysis suggests the costs of capacity payments to coal and gas plants could lead to electricity price increases much greater than the carbon price.

The post Taylor’s favoured coal subsidy could reach $7 billion and hit households appeared first on RenewEconomy.