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Health experts call on governments to recognise climate change as a health emergency that requires urgent action – and claims more lives than Covid.

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About 10,000 South Australian households had their rooftop solar switched off on Sunday. They probably didn't even notice the intervention, and certainly not their place in Australia's grid history.

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Dirty deal? Victoria won't disclose details of 'secret' agreement with EnergyAustralia over Yallourn closure, with speculation it is paying to keep it open.

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Solar farms in Queensland say tuning inverters is solving grid problems at a fraction of the cost of synchronous condensers some project developers have been obliged to install.

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How can new coal burning projects be justified in 2021? Using the transformational powers of hydrogen and the empty promise of CCS!

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Nationals leader Michael McCormack repeated a range of climate myths on ABC's Insiders, suggesting there's a long way to go to net zero.

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Renewables supplied six times more power than gas generators over the most recent Australian summer, the Climate Council reports.

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QEM, the developer of the Julia Creek shale oil project in Queensland, wants to use green hydrogen to process raw oil into usable fuel.

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Havoc in South Australia grid as fire sidelines biggest gas generator, sending prices soaring, and AEMO steps in to take out rooftop PV to deal with plunging demand.

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LG Electronics Australia has announced that Markus Lambert will be stepping down as General Manager, Solar and Energy.

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The iron ore billionaire says he wants to start making emissions-free steel in Australia, and will be carbon neutral by 2030.

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AEMC signs off on new rules to prevent wind and solar projects deliberately turning down their output to avoid low or negative electricity prices.

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The NSW government could wield new powers to block projects that lose community support, to preserve confidence in the state's Renewable Energy Zones.

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AGL-backed Powering Australian Renewables fund leads $2.75 billion agreed bid for Tilt as the country's biggest coal generator seeks to accelerate its shift to renewables.

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London-based developer plans to leverage its proposed Raglan solar project near Gladstone to add a big hydrogen electrolyser and battery storage facility.

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Sydney start-up UPowr to apply behavioural science techniques in study into how to boost participation in solar and storage orchestration initiatives.

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A global program tracking green spending by countries puts Australia at the bottom of the pile for its tiny share of clean stimulus.

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European homes need heat. And the cheapest, lowest emissions way to get there is to use heat pumps powered by renewable electricity.

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OECD's new head is not a climate denier: The reality is much worse: he understands the threat, but has actively worked to make it worse through his policy actions.

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VivoPower International PLC has recently been awarded a contract to complete all electrical works for the 200 MW Blue Grass Solar Farm located near the town of Chinchilla in the Australian state of Queensland.

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