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Enel Green Power and Energy Vault want to use recycled wind turbine blades in an innovative, long-duration energy storage system.

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Securing community buy-in for new transmission network projects will be crucial for success of Renewable Energy Zones, the RE-Alliance says.

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New Norwegian initiative should allow project sponsors and investors to access investment capital cheaper than otherwise available in the market.

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A 1600MW coal generator closes for good after just six years, and will now be repurposed to produce green hydrogen from wind energy.

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NSW offers grants to help secure 3GW of pumped hydro projects in time for next wave of coal fired power station closures.

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Rule changes will make it easier for big wind and solar projects to be built in stages, and for projects to share connection points to the grid.

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Neoen confirms that Australia's biggest battery project is midway through construction near Geelong as Tesla Megapacks are lifted into place.

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We test drive the second electric offering from Mercedes in Australia - the EQA 250.

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Federal Court orders federal environment minister must consider the risks posed to Australia's young people when granting approvals to coal projects.

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Australian carbon credits tipped to jump to $50 per tonne, riding surge in corporate demand even as federal government sits idle on climate policy.

The post Australia’s de-facto carbon price at record high, may reach $50 per tonne appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar systems are getting bigger, thanks to business interest, but the market still remains tough, and complicated.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Why the solar coaster never stops appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regulator spells out four ways that rooftop solar and distributed energy benefit the grid.

The post Four ways rooftop solar and household batteries can help the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Construction begins for a 1.5GW project off the coast of the Netherlands, the first offshore wind farm to be built without subsidies.

The post “New chapter:” Construction begins on first subsidy-free offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nearly three years after it was built, the world first solar, wind and battery hub at Kennedy is finally sending power to the grid.

The post “World first” wind, solar and battery project finally starts production after 3-year wait appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Grid connections and an unhelpful federal government cited as major reasons for plunge in investor confidence in clean energy to a big low.

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Keith Pitt slammed for $21m handout to Liberal party aligned gas company, to fund accelerated drilling in the Beetaloo Basin.

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AGL to mothball unit at Torrens B gas plant, as the growth of lower cost renewables and storage push ageing gas plants out of the market.

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CopperString 2.0, the proposed high voltage transmission network to connect the State’s North West to the National Electricity Market, is expected to be “shovel-ready” by October.

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Australia's fossil fuel-based electricity oligopoly is being slowly broken down by the influx of wind and solar, regulator says.

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CSIRO to lead a $5 million international research collaboration to advance emerging technologies crucial to low emissions hydrogen industry.

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