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UPC and AC land debt finance for first 400MW of their massive solar and battery project in NSW, part of plans to replace capacity of Liddell coal generator.

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Australia's Electrical Trades Union slams "brutal" text message sacking of 230 workers on a Queensland solar farm as laying bare the ugly side of the national solar industry.

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Amazon to buy half the output of the 759MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm to help power the company’s operations across Europe.

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With periods of negative electricity demand expected as early as next year, AEMO seeks urgent rule changes to prevent settlement systems falling over.

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Redflow secures deal to install at least 56 zinc-bromine flow batteries at remote Optus mobile base stations as part of a government-backed bushfire resilience initiative.

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Vestas unveils world’s new largest offshore wind turbine, a 15MW behemoth with a massive swept area in excess of 43,000m2.

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Tesla may sell an electric "Model 2" hatchback on the global market this year, but first must face regulatory battles in China.

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AGL promises a rethink in strategy as demand for battery storage and EVs "takes off" and as the outlook for coal generation dims.

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The West Australian Liberal climate plan has huge gap, but a surprising ambition to clean up the grid and reach 100 pct renewables by 2030. Is it just to save the furniture?

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Owners of Vales Point power station turn down $8.7 million grant, blaming the Morrison government for taking too long to approve funds for turbine upgrades.

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A new report from the IEA shows that solar is likely to be the star of India's future energy system, but plenty of tricky policy is needed.

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Tanworth Regional Council pens a nine-page submission in opposition to Engie's 400MW Hills of Gold wind farm – and a new anti-wind acronym is born.

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Murdoch press and coalition backbenchers embrace lazy work from Liberal party aligned think tank, designed to scare regional communities over zero carbon targets.

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Electric carmaker Tesla invests 8% equivalent of its cash holdings in bitcoin, and said it may accept bitcoin from customers in the future.

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New research suggests fossil fuel pollution could be responsible for as many as one-in-five deaths globally, much higher than first thought.

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A lack of meaningful climate policies could see Australian exports slapped with significant new carbon border taxes from Europe.

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Last carbon capture and storage (CCS) coal plant in the United States will shut down indefinitely from June after operators deemed it no longer economic.

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The amount of wind and solar allowed into the South Australia grid at any one time to be lifted significantly as new synchronous machines come on line.

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AEMO names a UK-based Australian and an expert in renewable and grid transformation as its new chief executive.

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Another refinery closure sharpens focus on Australia's reliance on oil imports and Angus Taylor's unwillingness to accelerate EVs.

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