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SMA has closed a contract with Sterling and Wilson for the 162MW Columboola Solar Farm, the second largest solar farm in Queensland, Australia.

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Former PM Malcolm Turnbull eviscerates Scott Morrison and Angus Taylor's stance on climate, saying Morrison over-channelled Trump.

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A 230m tall Vestas wind turbine tower has collapsed in northern Sweden, in latest of series of accidents and malfunctions involving the Danish giant's hardware.

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CWP Renewables and the Swiss-based money manager Partners Group to merge the bulk of their Australian assets and will target more than two gigawatts of new wind, solar and storage.

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Australia's coal and gas lobby has come out all guns blazing against the New South Wales government's renewable energy transition plan.

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Renewable energy sources were the sole source of new capacity added to the US grid between June and September.

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Investors say the Morrison government's refusal to adopt a zero emissions target is holding back investment and the transition away from fossil fuels.

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Australia's next big emissions projections are due soon. Renewables will do the heavy lifting, but how will the gap to Paris be filled?

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Transcript from the Energy Insiders podcast interview with NSW energy minister Matt Kean.

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Outgoing AEMO CEO Audrey Zibelman delivers a parting message to policymakers: We can't afford to just keep whinging about the state of energy policy.

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NSW energy minister Matt Kean tells summit he is focused on delivering cheaper electricity to households. Angus Taylor says he wants to export the most gas.

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In a bilateral agreement, the federal and Victorian governments will provide up to $200m in underwriting support for the Victoria to NSW Interconnector (VNI) West project.

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Agl flags another big battery with up to four hours storage, this time in Victoria at the Loy Yang A brown coal generator.

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Queensland zinc refinery Sun Metals commits to 100 per cent renewables, and will reach 80 per cent by 2030 in what is considered a turning point for Australia.

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Welcome to Australia, the land Down Under where the policies are Arse-End Up. We don't tax the burning of fossil fuels, we tax those trying not to.

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As Victoria unveils an Australia-leading package focusing on solar, batteries and energy efficiency, the Solar Coaster nearly sank in deep waters off the coast of NSW.

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UNSW will lead a study designed to test the viability of establishing a renewable energy-based hydrogen supply chain between Australia and Germany.

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Solar and wind projects in NSW and Victoria warned of further constraints after modelling by Transgrid discovered new risk of "voltage collapse" in region.

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Morrison may be considering abandoning plans to use a controversial Kyoto surplus to meet his 2030 target, but it won't be enough to win friends on climate.

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AEMO names former Ausnet boss as interim CEO after departure of Audrey Zibelman.

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