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Fortescue to lead "stampede" into renewables with stunning plan to build more than 235GW of wind and solar capacity and a green hydrogen industry.

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Retail giant Woolworths Group joins RE100 initiative with pledge to power all of its operations with 100 per cent renewable electricity within just five years.

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Australian researchers unveil a new artificial intelligence platform that fast-tracks the development of cheaper and more efficient solar cells.

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ASX-listed Altech Chemicals to collaborate with Spanish company on silicon-based battery materials hailed by Tesla as the next big thing in Li-ion technology.

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Prominent Labor party figures say Joel Fitzgibbon's exit from shadow cabinet is an opportunity for Labor to demonstrate its true climate policy credentials.

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Former heads of the CEFC and ARENA issue joint call for Morrison government to abandon "flawed" plans to open up the CEFC to fossil fuel investments.

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Norway's EV revolution is massive, but what more needs to be done to cut transport emissions?

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If Biden can wrest free of the Obama-era gas curse, it's going to be a massive and unprecedented win for climate. Then we can really begin the celebrations.

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New IEA report says renewables immune to impact of Covid-19, but not to policy failures - but will still overtake coal within five years as number one source of generation.

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CEFC injects nearly $A10 million into Zhengrong Shi's Sunman, which is rolling out lightweight and flexible solar technology.

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Pilot Energy enters JV deal with fellow Perth resources outfit Triangle Energy to further plans for a 1,100MW offshore wind farm, plus onshore wind and solar.

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On cue, the Coalition has deployed its favourite scare tactic in response to new global pressure on emissions – and even recruited some new muscle.

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With wind and solar now the cheapest sources of energy, Australia would benefit from a switch to 100% renewables, with gas not needed as transition fuel.

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Key Model 3 and Model Y sightings, along with imminent expansion into Singapore, signal changes are afoot for Tesla in Asia Pacific region.

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The NSW government has hit on a magic formula for climate policy, but a dive into the details of its plans show there is more to be done.

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Revenue from the Tesla big battery at the Hornsdale Power Reserve fell by half in the third quarter – compared to the same quarter a year earlier – as the market from frequency control and ancillary services contracted, and as the country’s biggest battery took time off to complete its recent expansion. Figures released by...

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The biggest solar farm to be built in Australia outside of its two main grids in nearing completion, and miners are already counting the savings.

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Goldwind inks deal with TransGrid for the connection and construction of connection assets for 79-turbine Coppabella Wind Farm.

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The defeat of Donald Trump and the green push by NSW leaves Scott Morrison virtually friendless - at home and abroad - in his resistance to zero emissions targets.

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The reaction to New South Wales' $32bn renewable energy plan has been swift and overwhelmingly positive, from all sides of industry and the political spectrum. Well, almost...

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