RenewEconomy

Federal Labor unveils plan to dramatically boost home battery uptake in Australia, through a national scheme that would cut the up-front cost of installation by around $4,000.

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Siemens Gamesa has taken the top spot for the world’s most powerful wind turbine, after successfully installing it a test field in Denmark.

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Batteries become dominant player in Australia's most renewable state, providing more than one third of state demand in early morning peak.

The post Big batteries provide one third of state’s power needs, smashing records and “big banana” tropes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind and solar farm output jumped 12% in March quarter from the same period last year, and helped send market prices into negative territory more often.

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Engie's Laura Caspari explains why batteries are paired better with solar than wind, and why data centre load could unlock more renewables. Plus: News of the week.

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Italian and Japanese joint venture declares Australia is the "place to be" for renewables after sealing deal for control of local wind and solar developer.

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Tuvalu climate minister says Coalition plans to abandon bid to co-host COP31 creates "uncertainty" and undermines Australian regional diplomacy in the Pacific.

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Coal’s “very slow death” is well and truly underway, with 2024 data revealing the lowest amount of new coal-fired power capacity in two decades.

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Large wind project returns to the planning portal after a six year hiatus with fewer but bigger turbines, and a battery.

The post Wind project rejoins planning queue with fewer but much bigger turbines, and a battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Another huge BESS could be coming to NSW, with a standalone four-hour battery proposed for the heart of the state's dying coal industry.

The post UK developer proposes $800 million, 1.6GWh big battery in heart of NSW coal country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal Labor's Developer Rating Scheme is a step in the right direction, but doesn’t bridge the renewables information gap we’re seeing across rural and regional Australia. 

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NSW says it has finalised contracts for Australia's first renewable energy zone, but wind and solar industry is still waiting on news of who has access to the grid.

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Election Watch: The Coalition has resorted to claiming that gas is solid, to appease a fuming fossil gas industry. It is not working.

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SEC chair says Victoria needs at least another two gigawatts of committed capacity to cover the 2028 closure of one of its last remaining coal plants.

The post Victoria needs at least another 2 GW of committed capacity before next coal closure, says state energy chief appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of the world's biggest specialist investors in renewable energy says Trump tariffs could be good news for Australia's green energy transition.

The post Why Trump’s tariffs shock could be good for Australia’s green energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Jim Chalmers says Labor will unveil its plan to support the uptake of home battery storage "in coming days."

The post Labor will announce home battery rebate in “coming days,” says federal treasurer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As Kia launches its new EV3, head of product Roland Rivero discussed the companies grand plan. Plus: The Driven team discuss the latest EV news.

The post The Driven Podcast: Kia takes on the Chinese EV giants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report underlines why Australia's National Electricity Market is not fit for purpose, and sets out "easily-implemented" reforms to get it up to speed quickly.

The post From Video Ezy to Netflix: Report offers three easy reforms to get NEM back to the future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Another battery joins the grid at the site of an existing coal fired power station, as new charging and discharge records are set across the NEM.

The post Another big battery joins the grid as charging and discharging records fall across the country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Weirdly, the Coalition keeps openly admitting to the exact reasons why Australia needs to ditch gas ASAP.

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