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SEA Electric announces launch of first locally-assembled volume-produced electric trucks, the SEA 300 and SEA 500.

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Chris Bowen tells forum in Canberra that Labor is the only one capable of taking Australia to zero net emissions, and sees important role for gas.

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A new report on the global supply of finance to fossil fuel companies shows Australia's big four banks are doing terribly.

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Households may soon be taxed for solar exports sent back to the grid, but the rule maker promises this will eliminate current constraints on exports and make the system fairer.

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Climate Change Authority tells inquiry that it has not been asked to model a zero emissions pathway for Australia.

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Singapore now host to one of the world's biggest floating solar farms.

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Contact Energy hires consultants Roaring40s to help develop a pipeline of large-scale wind farms in New Zealand over the next six years.

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Genex turns to its shareholders to raise $110m needed to build its flagship Kidston pumped hydro project, while ARENA chips in with a new $47m grant.

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AGL gives green light to 250MW Torrens big battery in South AUstralia, although storage will initially be for one hour rather than the four hours originally flagged.

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A global stocktake of net zero targets finds many lack substance and short term ambition, leading to greenwashing and marketing deception.

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Tesla has warned its soon-to-be released Tesla Semi electric trucks will be too wide for Australian roads unless current rules are changed.

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SA Labor opposition promises to build a renewable hydrogen electrolyser plant and storage facility, which it says could stop rooftop solar from being switched off.

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Department officials say failure to deliver 'bankable feasibility study' into Collinsville coal plant would be a legitimate outcome of $4m government grant.

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Snowy Hydro CEO expresses love for gas, telling senate estimates a new gas generator at Kurri Kurri won't be competing with big batteries for market share.

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Australia’s first offshore wind project narrows down route for overland – but underground – transmission line to connect 2GW of wind power to Victorian grid.

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Renewable policy is getting better in Australia's states, but is it enough to cancel out federal inaction?

The post Will Australia’s states save the day on climate and the clean energy transition? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL lodges planning application for a 200MW/800MWh big battery to be built at the site of the Loy Yang brown coal generator in Victoria.

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NSW government seeks feedback on proposed network access models to manage network connections in the state's Renewable Energy Zones.

The post NSW mulls grid access arrangements for new wind, solar and storage projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Huge hybrid solar and battery project is expected to produce 1,800,000 megawatt hours of electricity a year.

The post Construction begins on Australia’s biggest solar and battery hybrid in New England appeared first on RenewEconomy.

States continue to do the heavy lifting on a clean energy transition, as Morrison ignores chance for a clean energy recovery, WWF scorecard shows.

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