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Australia's main grid reaches more than 50 per cent renewables share on Tuesday, despite closure of seven solar farms and a major wind farm for grid maintenance.

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Vestas is to take full ownership of its offshore wind venture with Japanese corporate heavyweight Mitsubishi, with its eyes firmly on the green hydrogen future.

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A shake up in ACT ministeries, with chief minister Andrew Barr and Greens leader Shane Rattenbury splitting ministries for climate and emissions.

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Over fifty Australian businesses have now signed up to the Australian Hydrogen Council (AHC), signalling tremendous growth and optimism in the sector.

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With LNG worse for the climate than coal, Australia must adjust to the fact that its export markets are shrinking.

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This is an edited transcript of the Oct 29 episode of the Energy Insiders podcast, featuring China coal expert Ryna Cui

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Sonnen launches new rewards program in Australia, offering cash payments to battery customers participating in a new VPP providing grid stability services.

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The 50MW Bokpoort concentrated solar power plant in South Africa becomes first renewable project on African continent to complete a full week of continuous operation.

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Hyundai Australia issues safety recall for owners of Kona electric vehicles built between January 31 2018 and March 2 2020.

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Ardern appoints two Greens ministers, including for climate change, despite her landslide win that gave Labour majority government.

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Trump and Biden have wildly different Twitter attitudes towards climate and energy

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Many Australian restaurants and cafes admirably reduce their environmental footprint by minimising waste, but until atiyah, none have been officially recognised by Climate Active as being a 100 per cent, carbon-neutral business. 

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ACT Labor and Greens ink new power-sharing deal, including deal to phase-out gas by 2045, build large-scale energy storage and incentives for EV uptake.

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Leigh Creek Energy pushing brown coal gasification plant, that will target fertiliser and fossil hydrogen production.

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Queensland Labor secures a third term of government, with clean energy set to benefit from a promised investment boost.

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Renewables contribute more than 30 per cent of Australia's National Electricity Market for second month in a row.

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Renewables output in month of October beats both coal and gas for the first time in Western Australia as three major new projects come on line.

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South Australia signs new electricity supply deal with Garnaut's Zen Energy, and for the Cultana solar farm and Playford big battery.

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New analysis details the massive economic hurt for Australia if global warming left unchecked, but a shift to zero emissions could create 250,000 new jobs.

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French multi-national Engie ramps up push into Australia's clean energy sector, acquiring development rights to the $750m Hills of Gold wind project.

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