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FRV lands "green loan" from ING to finance new 90MW solar farm in NSW.

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NSW government fast-tracks planning approvals for 600MW Oven Mountain pumped hydro project with Critical State Significant Infrastructure designation.

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Rooftop solar and battery storage to play central role in WA energy transition, but the state's new 20-year blueprint does not include stretch climate targets.

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Tilt Renewables says Dundonnell wind farm gradually resuming production as investigations continue into what caused a blade to fall from one of its massive turbines.

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A new CSIRO assessment suggests climate change could compromise the Morrison government's plans to reduce emissions through storage in 'soil carbon'.

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Solar power met 100 per cent of South Australia's demand on Sunday for the first time. It won't be the last.

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Investor group says size of Australia's green investment opportunity could total $1 trillion by 2050, if governments embrace a net zero by 2050 target.

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K&L Gates LLP have released The H2 Handbook, a first-of-its-kind, extensive review of the legal, regulatory, commercial, and policy issues that will impact and shape the future of hydrogen.

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New research suggests New Zealand's Cook Strait could be used as a source of tidal power, if the cost of the technology can be reduced.

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A new Climate Council report says renewable energy zones, clean manufacturing and renewable exports provide political leaders a chance to create thousands of new jobs.

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With a track record of 360 MW awarded, four projects and a robust pipeline of another 320 MW, GRS has become one of the leading EPC contractor of solar farms in Australia.

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The new Warradarge wind farm north of Perth will be one of Australia’s best performing, with a capacity factor of around 50%. Bright Energy’s Tom Frood explains why, and we look at the latest network news.

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Australia's first utility-scale solar farm is now four times bigger after the addition of a second stage using bigger solar panels and tracking technologies.

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Small scale rooftop solar PV installations are heading towards 3GW in 2020, despite Covid-19, and we talk to April Crawford-Smith about Australia’s biggest solar garden.

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Green Mountain Power says its expanding network of energy storage systems - including Tesla Powerpacks and Powerwalls, has saved customers about $US3 million so far in 2020.

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An Energy Queensland network trial focusing on accommodating more, and smarter commercial solar has quietly shown the way on how it may work for consumers.

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Construction begins at Australia's biggest wind and solar hybrid projects in South Australia, another key step towards state Liberal government target of net 100% renewables.

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Ground-breaking solar, battery and gas microgrid built to power remote W.A. gold mine is complete and cutting fossil fuel consumption by up to 13%.

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Labor promises $20 billion for a Rewiring the Nation Corp to underwrite the rebuilding of the grid underlined by AEMO's 20-year planning blueprint.

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Tesla Energy and PG&E have begun installing the first Tesla Megapacks at the 730MWh Moss Landing battery energy storage project in central California.

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