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Doug Lewin, from the Energy Capital podcast in Texas, explains how a massive storm triggered unprecedented investment in solar and storage in the oil state. Plus: News of the week.

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A giant battery project that will help get the national capital get off gas and reach its net zero target has won development approval.

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Texas has around the same population as Australia and double the grid consumption. And it's been able to add renewables and storage at a rate Australia would envy.

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Amid the big push to orchestrate consumer energy resources, we talk to Andrew Blaver about the successes and dud notes of Western Australia's Project Symphony.

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Federal Labor tips $250 million into upgrading and expanding the electricity grid in the Northern Territory, as it races to get to 50 per cent renewables.

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Virtual power plants, community batteries and flexible industrial loads could soon compete directly with coal and gas plants and big batteries, as part of proposed rule change that promises to slash energy costs.

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Fortescue starts production from its first solar farm as it insists its "real zero" target by 2030 remains on track, despite the timeline shifting on its green hydrogen plans.

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Experts say around 1700MW of aging wind generation in Australia could be repowered to deliver 6GW, using just a third of the turbines. But there are issues to address.

The post Repowering old wind farms could treble capacity, using a lot less turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dutton dismissed report on nuclear SMR by the highly respected Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, saying he is not interested in the views of "fanatics."

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Origin to double size of Eraring battery, adding a more than four-hour second stage to help soak up solar at the site of Australia's largest coal generator.

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Government data shows China has already installed more than 100GW of new solar capacity this year, bringing the total to more than 700GW.

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Farmers want to force renewable energy developers to maintain the agricultural productivity of farming land, and to pay more for hosting.

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One hundred Tesla Megapacks trucked in for installation at landmark battery project in north-west Victoria.

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Efforts by network companies to control operation of mid-scale batteries has big implications for the energy market and energy affordability. 

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More than 2.6 million people live in apartment buildings. What if they want to buy an EV and charge it? Jeff Sykes from Solar Choice explains.

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Newly approved four hour battery is located near 1.6GW of wind, solar and other BESS projects that are either underway or operating in Queensland.

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Big solar and battery project - flagged as first hybrid to be connected to Victoria's transmission lines - says it has AEMO connection approval.

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The influence of big batteries on the grid doubled in morning and evening peaks, and revenue also grew, helped along by being paid to charge when prices fall below zero.

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Australia could stake a massive claim on the world's booming critical minerals market, a report has found, but only if policymakers, researchers, mining firms and investors act quickly.

The post CSIRO says Australia must act quickly to secure share of global minerals market for wind, solar and EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Cold weather, record demand, less wind, coal outages and a big dependence on gas combined to send average market prices jumping higher in the latest quarter.

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