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QEM, the developer of the Julia Creek shale oil project in Queensland, wants to use green hydrogen to process raw oil into usable fuel.

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Havoc in South Australia grid as fire sidelines biggest gas generator, sending prices soaring, and AEMO steps in to take out rooftop PV to deal with plunging demand.

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LG Electronics Australia has announced that Markus Lambert will be stepping down as General Manager, Solar and Energy.

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The iron ore billionaire says he wants to start making emissions-free steel in Australia, and will be carbon neutral by 2030.

The post Fortescue to produce green hydrogen from 2023, and targets green steel appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMC signs off on new rules to prevent wind and solar projects deliberately turning down their output to avoid low or negative electricity prices.

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The NSW government could wield new powers to block projects that lose community support, to preserve confidence in the state's Renewable Energy Zones.

The post Social licence emerges as critical issue for renewable energy zones, NSW says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL-backed Powering Australian Renewables fund leads $2.75 billion agreed bid for Tilt as the country's biggest coal generator seeks to accelerate its shift to renewables.

The post AGL leads renewable power play in agreed $2.75 billion bid for Tilt appeared first on RenewEconomy.

London-based developer plans to leverage its proposed Raglan solar project near Gladstone to add a big hydrogen electrolyser and battery storage facility.

The post UK developer eyes Gladstone for big solar, hydrogen, and storage project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sydney start-up UPowr to apply behavioural science techniques in study into how to boost participation in solar and storage orchestration initiatives.

The post How to convince households to offer battery storage to boost the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A global program tracking green spending by countries puts Australia at the bottom of the pile for its tiny share of clean stimulus.

The post Australia ranked worst in world on Covid recovery spending on green options appeared first on RenewEconomy.

European homes need heat. And the cheapest, lowest emissions way to get there is to use heat pumps powered by renewable electricity.

The post Electricity will beat hydrogen in the household price war appeared first on RenewEconomy.

OECD's new head is not a climate denier: The reality is much worse: he understands the threat, but has actively worked to make it worse through his policy actions.

The post Mathias Cormann: OECD will now be led by a clean energy and climate wrecker appeared first on RenewEconomy.

VivoPower International PLC has recently been awarded a contract to complete all electrical works for the 200 MW Blue Grass Solar Farm located near the town of Chinchilla in the Australian state of Queensland.

The post VivoPower International PLC announces contract for 200 MW Blue Grass Solar Farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Yallourn's closure will take a chunk out of Victoria's electricity supplies, but a deep pipeline of new wind and solar projects will make up the gap.

The post AEMO says 19GW of new projects lining up in Victoria to replace dying coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sterling and Wilson appoints own subsidiary to continue work on Shell's Gangarri solar project after previous contractor went into receivership after dispute over payments.

The post Problems deepen at Shell’s Gangarri solar project as contractor in receivership appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Major new report warns coal, gas, nuclear and hydro plants are being “severely” over-valued, and are more expensive to run than previously acknowledged.

The post Over-valued fossil fuel assets creating trillion-dollar bubble about to burst appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW tips $70 million into a hydrogen hub in the Hunter Region, Queensland appoints a hydrogen taskforce and the federal government names a hydrogen advisor.

The post NSW tips $70m into Hunter hydrogen hub as coal closures loom appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Tesla big battery at Hornsdale was Neoen's biggest money spinner in the past year, and the company plans to have big batteries in every state.

The post Neoen aims for big batteries in every state following success of Tesla big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two recent reports have concluded that Small Modular Reactors carry enormous risks and will probably never be as cheap as their advocates claim.

The post Small modular reactors not the solution, says German nuclear authority appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We analyse the closure of Yallourn, the response from Angus Taylor, and are joined by The City of Newcastle’s Adam Clarke on how the coal city is transitioning to clean energy.

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