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Queensland government fast tracks new "state of the art" renewable energy training facility, complete with onsite wind turbine and solar farm.

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Two big solar and battery storage projects will replace a 522MW coal generator due to retire soon in Nevada.

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Vattenfall to trial a solar farm that will be combined with Dutch strip farming practices for organic crops.

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Head of solar developer sues against the construction of an offshore wind farm, apparently because he is worried about the view.

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Responsible governments should be demanding an explanation of why supposed customer and welfare advocacy has gone so badly off the rails.

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Spark Infrastructure to open its books to suitors after KKR consortium lifted its bid for the network and renewables investor to $5.2 billion.

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Karl Brown from Instyle Solar on the myriad of challenges to overcome.

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Scientists call for three-pronged action on emissions after new research finds Covid-19 did little to slow climate emergency.

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Australia's biggest battery is ready to begin production with its Tesla Megapacks, but Elon Musk has warned of looming supply crunch.

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Two leading energy experts slam a survey by an industry-funded consumer body on the "solar tax", saying respondents were misled.

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The federal government will fund 20 microgrid projects, to boost strength of regional grids during natural disasters and increase renewables use.

The post Twenty micro-grid projects get funding, including communities hit by bushfires appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian researchers achieve new efficiency milestones for next generation perovskite solar cells, turning to a common dietary supplement.

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Two large-scale solar and battery storage projects proposed for Victoria’s Gippsland region underwritten by a “landmark joint venture.”

The post CEFC, Octopus join forces to deliver Gippsland solar and big battery projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar exports are subsidising others, and we should stop treating this technology as if they were big fossil fuel generators.

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Owners of Stockyard Hill confirm the project has passed its first hold point, but gives no indication when full operation might be achieved.

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A dispute between one of Australia's major contractors and the owners of one of the biggest solar farms in NSW is at a standstill.

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Transgrid CEO Paul Italiano announces sudden resignation from the transmission company.

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As countries prepare to return to international negotiations on climate, Australia will find itself lumped in the club of fossil fuelled rogues.

The post Xi Jinping, Bolsonaro, Putin and Morrison: The four leaders resisting global climate action appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New spinning machines about to join South Australia's grid will allow the maximum output of wind and solar farms to be dramatically lifted.

The post Old style tech to give major boost to Australia’s shift to wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

China is looking isolated as the last enabler of global coal-fired power projects.

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