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A private transmission line has been proposed as the most effective way to facilitate thousands of megawatts of new renewables capacity proposed for NSW New England REZ.

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AI Group says it's worried an ambitious target could mean Victorian businesses will lose out to less ambitious NSW and Queensland.

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Plans for a post-2025 redesign of Australia's main grid delivered to Angus Taylor - but will the Morrison government actually deliver much needed reforms?

The post Do or die moment for market re-design as Taylor takes control of process appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW energy minister Matt Kean says the future of coal mines beyond the remit of new zero emissions advisory board, which is one reason why Turnbull was dumped as chair.

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Facebook signs contract to take electricity from Singapore floating solar farm to help power a nearby data centre.

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A massive swing towards net retirement of coal power is an excellent sign, but China continues to build new plants. What happens next?

The post China’s coal plant boom offsets record coal retirement in US and EU appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RES plans to build a 100MW solar farm in the NSW Yass Valley region get green light after the heavily contested project granted final approvals.

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ACT's network utility warns local consumers face higher bill for 100% renewable electricity - as locked in wind and solar prices offset wholesale price falls.

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Electric cars and aircraft among technologies in line to benefit from Swedish structural battery breakthrough using ultra lightweight carbon fibre materials.

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Perth-originated Bombora partners with TechnipFMC to demonstrate a 6MW hybrid wave and offshore wind generator on a shared floating platform.

The post Floating wind and wave power project to use Australian wave technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar owners will not be forced to pay every time they export to the grid under proposed rule change on rooftop.

The post A step towards ‘More Sun for Everyone’ and a fairer energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull pulled from NSW net zero advisory role just days after appointment, after calling for a halt to new coal mines.

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Cheaper transport costs means that green ammonia is likely to be a thing well before green hydrogen at large scale.

The post Ammonia may be the crucial first step towards the green hydrogen economy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Though there's still far to go, 2020 ended up being a record-breaking year for renewables after predictions of a COVID-19 downturn. What comes next?

The post New report hails the decade of renewables as 2020 hits capacity record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Batteries are a lot faster to permit and build than gas, have dramatically less impact on the environment, and provide a range of other grid services.

The post California to install 1.7GW of battery storage in 2021 to boost grid supply appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to its employees, too.

The post Sydney factory to share excess rooftop solar power with employees appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hydrogen could help bring more than half of the world's emissions down to zero, but to reach that potential it needs batteries to fail, new analysis finds.

The post For hydrogen to dominate the low-carbon world, batteries must fail appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two German hard coal power stations and one small-scale lignite plant will stop selling electricity by the end of 2021.

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WA is the most affluent and highest per capita carbon emitting state in the world. Its failure to cut emissions will be multiplied by other who will not act because Australia refuses to.

A clean electricity grid is a ‘no net cost’ means of enabling clean transport and  ‘clean green’ production.

The post McGowan government sees gas as WA’s future electricity source appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A record-breaking 3GW of new rooftop solar installations in 2020 pushed the total renewable energy mix in Australia to almost 28 per cent.

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