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Keith Pitt refuses to say whether he thinks battery storage is dispatchable, after blocking a government loan to a North Queensland wind and battery project.

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AEMO says record installations and growing pipeline of wind, solar and storage means Australia is well ahead of "step change" scenario.

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Country Women's Association votes overwhelmingly to oppose large-scale solar on prime agricultural land, and rejects call for urgent action on climate.

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Three months after announcing it was building the world's biggest offshore wind farm, it now wants to build the world's biggest floating wind farm.

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Ahead of the federal budget, ACF slams the Morrison government for a lack of spending on the environment and climate measures.

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CEP.Energy signs up RACV Solar as EPC partner on installation of 2.62MW solar, 4MW/10MWh battery storage at Narellan Town Centre in south-west Sydney.

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Building smart solar developments on canals can make power and water infrastructure more resilient while saving water, reducing costs and helping to fight climate change.

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Indonesia has announced a moratorium on new coal after 2023, but plenty more work must be done for the country to align with climate targets.

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EleXsys Energy, trading in Australia as Planet Ark Power, completes capital raise as it targets new markets for solar grid integration.

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AGL signs up contractor to advise on closure and demolition of Liddell coal generator, and fast-tracks closure of one unit because it is not reliable.

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Hawaii regulator approves massive three-hour battery to help wean island state off coal, but can the local utility build enough renewables to charge the project?

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Study warns universal reliance on hydrogen-based fuels could distract from main game of renewable electrification and lock in fossil fuel dependency.

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Renewable energy zones will unlock wind and solar and bring prices down, but gas faces challenges from more flexible coal and more renewables.

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Ambitious new commitments of state governments go some way to filling the void left by the lack of a national climate policy.

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Morrison government to gift more grants to the gas industry as a new UN report says cutting gas emissions key to limiting global warming.

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James Sturch from SolarEdge joins Energy Insiders to discuss latest inverter standards, what they mean for the household and the grid, and why they are key to the energy transition.

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Updated report from Texas grid operator shows that wind played only a very minor role in massive blackouts that hit the state in February cold snap.

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Video footage posted on LinkedIn this week shows Lotus Energy's Melbourne solar panel recycling plant in action – is it Australia's first?

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An historical court ruling in Germany has translated into notably ambitious new targets. But does it have the tech, the will and the policy to get it done?

The post Germany forced by court ruling to set world-leading net zero targets: Can it reach them? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Taylor promises $15 million to Darwin big battery, which is designed to support more solar and cut gas generation, and more funds for renewable micro-grids.

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