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Yallourn's closure will take a chunk out of Victoria's electricity supplies, but a deep pipeline of new wind and solar projects will make up the gap.

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Sterling and Wilson appoints own subsidiary to continue work on Shell's Gangarri solar project after previous contractor went into receivership after dispute over payments.

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Major new report warns coal, gas, nuclear and hydro plants are being “severely” over-valued, and are more expensive to run than previously acknowledged.

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NSW tips $70 million into a hydrogen hub in the Hunter Region, Queensland appoints a hydrogen taskforce and the federal government names a hydrogen advisor.

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The Tesla big battery at Hornsdale was Neoen's biggest money spinner in the past year, and the company plans to have big batteries in every state.

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Two recent reports have concluded that Small Modular Reactors carry enormous risks and will probably never be as cheap as their advocates claim.

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We analyse the closure of Yallourn, the response from Angus Taylor, and are joined by The City of Newcastle’s Adam Clarke on how the coal city is transitioning to clean energy.

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Massive Goyder South wind, solar and battery storage project in South Australia gains planning approval, with first stage to begin construction later this year.

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The energy industry has decided that coal is out and wind, solar and big batteries are in. The biggest road block is the federal energy minister.

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The European Parliament has given a bold tick of approval to a proposal to start taxing imports from countries without a carbon price, like Australia.

The post Europe votes in favour of carbon border tax, could hit Australian exports appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Big global pension funds have a huge and growing appetite for renewables, but they need policy stability, and Australia's policy chaos is scaring them away.

The post Funds have $1 trillion to spend on renewables, but are scared of Australia’s policy chaos appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Palaszczuk Government has appointed a specialist hydrogen team of industry experts to unleash Queensland’s hydrogen potential and the thousands of jobs that will flow from it.

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The Sydney Local Government Area that is home to anti-wind crusader Tony Abbott is now powered almost entirely by wind.

The post Northern Beaches Council goes 100 pct renewable, puts wind up Abbott appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gas import terminal in Victoria may not be needed as new analysis suggests energy efficiency programs could eliminate predicted gas shortfalls.

The post Environment groups say Victorian gas import terminal not needed after gas use cuts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ESB chief Kerry Schott warns Taylor against market interventions following Yallourn closure announcement, saying such threats are "not helpful".

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Yallourn closure will be quickly followed by others, and Taylor's response shows the Coalition government has nothing to offer and doesn’t even understand what's happening.

The post Angus Taylor has failed as a politician and energy minister. He should be moved on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nearly 100GW of new wind capacity was commissioned in 2020, with GE and Siemens overtaking Vestas as the biggest turbine makers.

The post Global wind capacity grows by nearly 100GW in 2020, GE takes lead appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bill Gates venture fund leads funding round H2Pro, which is developing a potential game-changing low cost green hydrogen technology.

The post Bill Gates backs $1/kg green hydrogen water splitter technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Yallourn's early closure highlights a dawning realisation cropping up around the world - no grid needs coal. We can be rid of it quickly.

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New calculations show the 2028 exit of Yallourn from Victoria's electricity mix could be fully offset by home energy saving measures recently funded by the state government.

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