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Floating offshore wind farms are becoming a commercial technology, but there are still technical challenges that need to be solved.

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ARENA CEO Darren Miller reappointed for another three years, as Taylor names former Rio Tinto executive to the board.

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AEMO's plan to make the grid ready for 100 pct renewables by 2025 has not gone down well with the federal Coalition government.

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The 2021 Clean Energy Council Award winners announced today shine a spotlight on the leaders of the Australian renewable energy industry and reward the organisations’ contribution to furthering the development of clean energy in Australia.

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Australian exporters to the EU face prospect of $80+ tonne carbon price under an ambitious EU plan to halve emissions by 2030.

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This is AEMO’s sunshot - an ambitious plan to develop and deploy the systems and technologies that will make 100 per cent renewables happen.

The post From coal to inverters, AEMO’s engineering vision is ambitious and necessary appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The vast majority of Australians are yet to engage with or be exposed to new ways of thinking about and using energy.

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AGL's next CEO says energy policy should be guided by customers – and says one-third of the coal generator's customers are "strong green."

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The fossil fuel industry has long used its influence on education to downplay climate threats. It's getting worse, and is even turning up at Questacon.

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AEMC unveils new simplified rules for distributed energy resources, and a new 'fast frequency response' to reward batteries for keeping the lights on.

The post New rules to reward batteries for keeping the lights on, and make hybrids a reality appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Network investor Spark unveils major push into renewables, with a 2.5GW wind, solar and storage hub in NSW and another 1GW of projects.

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New AEMO chief lists major transmission upgrades as some of the “hard realities” of the transition to renewables, as community push-back continues to build.

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ARENA to put $2 million into new initiative led by ClimateWorks looking at emission cuts in "hard to abate" industry sectors.

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Finnish tech giant Wärtsilä reveals its has started testing hydrogen power units, targeting a 900GW+ future market for zero emissions thermal generation.

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Government controlled committee rejects Zali Steggall's proposed climate bills, but two Liberals call for net zero 2050 target.

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WA to update its grid transition plan as rooftop solar becomes an even more dominant player in the market.

The post WA to update grid transition plan as rooftop solar heads to half of homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

1414 Degrees appoints long time oil and gas executive as its new CEO.

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Angus Taylor installs yet another fossil fuel executive to the board of a key government body - this time it's the Clean Energy Regulator.

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AEMO has again warned of "material" constraints and delays to wind and solar projects due to lack of capacity in key part of grid.

The post Wind and solar projects warned of “material” constraints in Victoria, NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

"Unchartered territory:" AEMO's Daniel Westerman wants Australia's grids to be able to handle 100 pct renewable penetration within four years.

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