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ACCC report puts economic benefits of rooftop solar up in lights. But where are those bill savings coming from? And what does the answer mean for future solar homes?

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Coalition's 198 page Intergenerational Report dedicates 119 words to climate mitigation, and says almost nothing about the risks of global warming.

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Germany fast tracks climate targets in response to court ruling on intergenerational justice. But left wing parties insist trajectory is still too slow.

The post Germany fast-tracks zero emissions to 2045, lifts interim targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian battery maker announces fund-raising round to leverage increasing customer interest in its zinc bromine flow technology, including for grid-scale applications.

The post Redflow announces capital raise as it eyes massive US battery market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Collector wind farm gets the all-clear to run at full 227MW capacity, after passing final hold point tests.

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Scott Morrison's defining failure as prime minister is his inability to treat any crisis as urgent. That has caused failure for climate and Covid.

The post Scott Morrison’s climate and Covid19 policy: It’s not a race appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Resistance is not futile, as Alan Finkel might have us believe. There are so many reasons why climate action can and must go much faster.

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UK government has made historic climate promises in the past year, for which it deserves credit. But it has been too slow to follow these with delivery.

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Adani's Carmichael project struck coal this week, 10 years behind schedule. It must now try to flog one of the dirtiest of fossil fuels to a world that has moved on.

The post Adani strikes Carmichael coal, but does the world even want it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMC moves to reject bid by large-energy market incumbents to centralise the control of medium-scale wind and solar projects.

The post AEMC proposes to reject bid for greater market control over small generators appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new discussion paper proposes an alternative model for the electricity supply chain it calls the democratic grid. Effectively, it flips the old centralised model upside down.

The post Designing DERtopia: How do we get to a decentralised, democratic grid from here? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

“So many opportunities”. Anika Molesworth represents farmers who want action on climate. But Barnaby is back. Plus: Bidding wars in electricity markets.

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Morrison’s problems on climate policy, hard enough before this week, have just increased substantially. As has the internal dilemma the Nationals face on the issue.

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The latest episode in the process of trying to present Bitcoin as if it's not only clean but vital to clean power development is particularly bad.

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Homes will high energy efficiency ratings will benefit from discounted home loan finance, in a partnership between lender Firstmac and the CEFC.

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A set of four second-life 32kW/32kWh batteries which started life in Nissan EVs were used for the 130kWh battery project, co-located at a 1.2 MW solar park in Tudela. 

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There's little chance Australia's government will make a high-quality net zero target, but increasingly there is work showing exactly what a good target looks like.

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The 50MW lithium-ion battery is the first component of a major hybrid storage hub that will combine lithium-ion and vanadium redox flow systems.

The post UK connects its first grid-scale “big battery” in Oxford appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plunging costs of solar could prompt coal plants in India, China and much of Europe to be shutdown early, delivering another blow to Australia's huge thermal coal export industry.

The post Building new solar now cheaper than keeping existing coal plants open: BNEF appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New GOP group claims Republicans care deeply about the Earth, but insists fossil fuels can be a major part of the global solution to climate change. Sound familiar?

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