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It could cost a fraction of projected $200 million to transition federal government fleet, electric vehicle and energy consultancy firm Evenergi says.

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Signs of first generation from Genex's new solar farm in NSW, as it parts ways with lead contractor for Kidston solar farm in Queensland.

The post Signs of life at new NSW solar farm, with first generation entering the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pioneering in the match of trackers and ultra-high power modules, Trina Solar offers the new-generation of Vanguard trackers compatible with 660W, 600W and 550W modules, leading to increased power gain, reduced LCOE and optimized system value.

The post Compatible up to 660W modules, TrinaTracker Vanguard Series Receive IEC Certification appeared first on RenewEconomy.

High Court supports community group appeal against thermal coal mine expansion, saying previous decisions had been affected by "apprehended bias", including media coverage.

The post “Apprehended bias:” Community group wins High Court appeal against Queensland coal mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It's going to be a year of net zero talk. 2050 is a long time away, but net zero begins with the grid, and it must happen very soon.

The post Australia’s path to zero emissions starts with the power grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO told not to ignore the emerging role of 'prosumers', as it tries to get ahead of the technical challenges of the energy market transition.

The post ‘Don’t forget consumers’: AEMO told as it tries to meet engineering challenges appeared first on RenewEconomy.

What quantity of emissions would building new gas pipelines in Australia enable? A new report answers that question (It's a lot).

The post Chart of the day: The climate harm of Australia’s proposed gas pipelines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

More rapidly deployable standalone power systems are set to be rolled out across Western Australia, as part of a new joint venture aiming to slash network maintenance costs.

The post Horizon’s new solar and battery standalone power systems can be deployed in just 90 minutes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia gets poor rating on climate policies from BNEF scoreboard, and even worse rating on clean transport.

The post Australia’s climate policies rated worst of major developed economies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland secures deal with Japanese firm to investigate the production of solar-fuelled green hydrogen at the Kogan Creek power station.

The post Queensland considers solar-fuelled green hydrogen plant at Kogan Creek coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two-thirds of Victorians want to see electric vehicles supported, not taxed, according to a new EVC survey.

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The Andrews Labor Government is reducing the cost of energy for Victorians doing it tough, with a one-off $250 payment to help with their energy bills.

The post Cutting the cost of energy bills for struggling Victorians appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gas generation slumped to new lows in 2020, as high prices and the continued surge of wind and solar power squeeze the fossil fuel out of the market.

The post Transition fuel? Gas generation slumped sharply in 2020 as wind and solar surged appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fully operational wind and solar in Australia's main grid will almost double from today’s level in three years, adding an average of more than 500MW a month.

The post Next three years will be huge for big wind and solar projects in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two solar farms listed for sale in NSW experience production shortfalls as a result of inverter problems and a lightning strike.

The post Inverter issues hit NSW solar farms, just as owner seeks buyer offers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gina Rinerhart's Roy Hill iron ore mine to build a 30MW solar farm to cut emissions and reduce costs from burning fossil fuels.

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Morrison is gearing up to evolve his climate rhetoric, but leave his policy unchanged. That's a very big problem.

The post Morrison is offering more of the same: indefinite climate delay as time runs out appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BHP signs deal with biggest solar farm in Western Australia to supply half the electricity needs at its Kwinana nickel refinery, slashing costs and emissions.

The post BHP signs deal with W.A.’s biggest solar farm to supply half of refinery’s power needs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

OpenSolar and Plenti today announced an exciting new partnership that will integrate solar finance with powerful sales software.

The post OpenSolar and Plenti launch partnership to help make renewable energy more accessible for Australian homeowners” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil fuel companies again rank amongst the largest political donors, with the gas industry flexing influence over major parties.

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