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UNSW's Baran Yildiz on how Australia's millions of rooftop solar systems and other consumer energy assets are being integrated into the grid. Plus, a Tesla Powerwall to go with your Bunnings sausage? And other news of the week.

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Australia’s plans to open new gas fields and recent approval for three massive coal mine expansions has seen it slip two places in this year’s global Climate Change Performance Index.

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Origin announces expansion of Eraring battery, ensuring that the site of the country's biggest coal generator will host the biggest battery.

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One of Europe's biggest energy companies is shift its attention away from large scale solar projects to onshore wind and hydroelectricity and battery storage.

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Horizon Power has officially started the 12-month pilot of a long duration vanadium flow battery to prove whether or not the technology will stand up to the hot, arid conditions.

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New data shows unemployed people are also turning to rooftop solar to have certainty about electricity bills. PV is not just for rich people, says Kaveh Khalilpou from UTS.

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South Australia flags new mechanism to underwrite gas generators to ensure it has enough back up for its net 100 per cent renewables target, putting it at odds with federal plan that excludes fossil fuels.

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Victoria's SEC emerges as buyer of Victoria solar and battery project that was named a winner of its VRET tender but never got built.

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Spanish energy giant says it received "strong interest" in green bonds issued to help underwrite the expansion of its renewables portfolio in Australia.

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Melbourne-based shared solar pioneer secures $3.8m to drive local manufacturing of its SolShare technology, which helps unlock solar for apartment residents.

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The federal government has pushed through EPBC approval for a Victoria solar and big battery project in Victoria in just 20 days.

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Australia's likely first offshore wind project has cut its turbine numbers as the machines get bigger, but has also raised the blade gap to the ocean floor to protect birds.

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Renewables growth from 2015-2025 is on track to cut Australia’s electricity sector emissions by nearly 40% in a decade, equivalent to emissions from all the nation’s cars, commercial vehicles and planes.

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The world’s largest onshore wind turbine, a 15MW behemoth capable of powering 160,000 households with blades nearly the length of the MCG, has been powered up.

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EnergyCo, the authority charged with the rollout of the NSW government's renewable energy zones and its infrastructure, is seeking a new CEO.

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Queensland Investment Corporation joins a Big Four bank and federal green bank in latest fundraising round for Australia's largest dedicated climate technology fund.

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Europe's newest and most powerful nuclear reactor – delivered more than a decade late and nearly four times over budget – is proving a headache for grid operators now it's finally up and running.

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New study will gather real life data on how rooftop solar and other consumer energy assets are being integrated into the grid – what's working and what isn't.

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A shipload of wind turbine blades is on its way the site of a remote gold mine in Western Australia to help power it alongside a 528 5B Maverick solar arrays.

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China has installed 210GW worth of renewable energy through the first three quarters of 2024, with renewables now taking a 35 per cent share of total grid output.

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