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Cubico and REP get state planning approval for 500MW Wambo wind farm, to be built with a four-hour big battery in south-west Queensland.

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Deep disruption: New report from futurist Tony Seba and RethinkX says transition to 100pct renewables possible by 2030, and the "super" surplus of wind and solar can be used to power transport and industry.

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Lacklustre climate policies will see Australia's industrial emissions surge for at least the next decade, analysts Reputex have warned.

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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern to ride in clean and green Audi-e-tron electric car, replacing government’s standard diesel BMW 7 series vehicles.

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Australian tech company works with CSIRO and UNSW to develop flexible self-charging battery which creates electricity from humidity in air or on skin.

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Fiji will become home to the largest solar farm of its kind in the Pacific, a 15MW project that will lower the country’s reliance on imported fuel.

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Dedicated community solar project developer Komo Energy launches crowd investment offer to grow the pipeline of community owned solar.

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BloombergNEF's new report suggest emissions peaked in 2019 and cheaper renewables than running fossil fuel plants in 2025.

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Local government approves 33MW Gilberton solar and battery farm, with hopes it will attract high-tech, low carbon industries to the northern Gold Coast.

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Australian company fined $500,000 for illegally importing a synthetic greenhouse gas that is thousands of times worse than carbon dioxide in its contribution to global warming.

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Marian Wilkinson weaves a narrative through decades of political ineptitude and cynicism, and the role of activists funded by the fossil fuel industry in stopping climate policy.

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Queensland Competition Authority urges solar households to compare electricity retailers, saying the best feed-in tariffs may not lead to the lowest bills.

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BHP to integrate renewables into nickel mine that may supply Tesla batteries, including an 18.5MW solar and battery system.

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High profile Australian investors tip $5m into Sydney start-up SunDrive, in support of its quest to make a new breed of cheaper, more efficient solar cells.

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Tesla Model 3 takes first position in 130 class of Targa West rally, almost 10 minutes ahead of a lineup of fossil-fuelled competitors.

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Community battery storage could make Australia's networks smarter and cheaper, and bring their technology into the same century as the clean energy transition.

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EU says electrification of homes, options for decarbonising transport and "energy justice" they key to meet its more ambitious emissions reduction targets.

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Japan joins China in announcing a net zero emissions target. This is a big deal for Australia, which depends on fossil fuel exports, but its political leaders are not listening.

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AEMO defends and explains its decision to impose new controls over rooftop solar PV, including having the power to switch off household solar when needed.

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Clean energy investors slam rule-maker's "perverse" changes to network access, saying they will result in delays, cancelled projects and higher costs.

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