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Tasmania declares it now produces enough renewable electricity to meet 100 per cent of its needs, with wind turbines at Granville Harbour coming online.

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The appointment of Anna Collyer as chair of the AEMC has been broadly welcomed, with the energy law expert to embrace a rapidly changing energy market.

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GE signs an agreement with One Stop Warehouse, one of the biggest players in the Australian photovoltaic market. Customers will soon be able to purchase GE solar inverters from One Stop Warehouse.

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We talk to UQ’s EV specialist Jake Whitehead about the impact of the proposed electric vehicle road tax, and look at the contest of ideas between NSW and Canberra, and more big battery and green hydrogen announcements.

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Global Power Generation names Danish wind giant as turbine supplier, installer and OEM for two major wind power projects it is developing in Victoria.

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University of Queensland research into effect of taxing electric vehicles finds without introducing buying incentives will slash sales by 25% and increase emissions by 40%.

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Three UNSW researchers elected as Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering, including Renate Egan for her pioneering work

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Vestas Ventures to fund early-stage start-ups in energy storage, grid flexibility, green transport and industry, and advanced materials. 

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Canavan and Joyce lead the Nationals two day "caravan for coal" in the Hunter Valley, calling for new coal generators and saying bad things about wind and solar.

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The Energy Security Board's post-2025 NEM redesign could laydown the path to an effective decarbonisation of Australia's main electricity grid.

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CEFC strikes $125m deal with TransGrid to deliver new network infrastructure, helping to fund Snowy 2.0's connection to the main grid.

The post CEFC chips in to help fund transmission links for Snowy 2.0 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Stanford researchers develop ultrafast perovskite manufacturing process which is cheaper and four times faster than traditional manufacturing.

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Market operator sees no breach of the reliability standard this summer thanks to the more than five gigawatt of wind and solar additions in last 12 months.

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New modelling suggests battery storage, rather than a new gas generator, would be a lower cost replacement for Liddell power station.

The post Renewables and batteries, not gas, the best solution to Liddell closure, new report says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transcript from the EV Transition Webinar on How to charge your EV at home & on the road with NSW energy minister Matt Kean. You can watch the webinar here. SPEAKERS Steve Amor, Pete Thorne, Giles Parkinson, Carola Jonas Giles Parkinson  00:00 Hello, and welcome to this webinar. It’s another webinar in our series of the EV...

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Charging an electric car is easy – find out how and why.

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The famous MG brand - now China owned - has launched its first electric car in Australia and has big ambitions. We talk to MG Australia’s head of development, and take the MG ZS EV for a drive.

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Australia’s renewable hydrogen ambitions boosted as Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries buys stake in local project developer, H2U.

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Victoria to maintain a ban on nuclear power, after parliamentary inquiry finds no justification for repealing a prohibition. Liberals object.

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Leading energy sector lawyer and innovator Ms Anna Collyer has been announced as the new Chair of the Australian Energy Market Commission.

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