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The soon-to-depart Audrey Zibelman and the newly re-appointed Kerry Schott make clear that the clean energy transition in Australia will be rapid.

End-of-life issues for solar panels set to be focus of research projects sharing in $15 million of ARENA grant funding.

Trials in South Australia and Victoria to test "dynamic exports", giving power to networks to manage rooftop solar exports and removing static export limits.

New research published this week highlights the “untapped potential” of combining floating solar PV projects and hydropower plants.

RWE to collaborate with German large-scale storage developer CMBlu Energy to investigate the use of salt caverns as large-scale flow batteries.

Installers blamed for rooftop PV failures when bushfires separated grids, but coal plants also did the opposite of what was required and even the Hornsdale battery missed its mark.

Investors say the Morrison government's Technology Roadmap is not a replacement 'for a coherent national climate policy', or a lack of 2050 target.

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Renewables reach 30% of main grid in September - the first time for a whole month above this level - and 66% in South Australia as coal and gas hit new lows.

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Morrison says more gas needed because battery technologies can't firm renewables at scale. Energy experts disagree.

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Committed wind and solar projects will take renewables share to about 42% by 2025, and add enough new capacity to force closure of up to three coal generators.

The post Enough new wind and solar locked in to kill three coal generators by 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Cheap and abundant solar means Australia 'perfectly placed' to lead global renewable hydrogen industry, with prices below fossil fuels within reach.

The post Why green hydrogen could be cheaper than fossil fuels in just a few years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Preliminary data shows culprits from last month's load shedding were not variable renewables, but the sudden loss of a big fossil fuel generator, and human error.

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As battery and pumped hydro developers try to figure out the storage equation for Australia's grid, there is still not enough focus on demand management.

The post Seasonal energy storage is a tricky issue for our renewable future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes issues fresh plea to governments to not underestimate the pace of change in clean energy technologies.

The post Cannon-Brookes says Hornsdale battery proof that technology change will be rapid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla to design new, original electric vehicle models at Shanghai and Berlin, as industry estimated to reach 30 million new EVs a year by 2026.

The post Tesla Model 2? Musk reveals new EV plans and predicts 30 million EVs a year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The future gets described in confusing ways. Things that are likely, improbable and impossible are constantly muddled. As RenewEconomy has documented for a good part of the past decade, the recent history of clean energy has sat in the middle of this muddled language. Many have peeked into the future, and declared the rapid growth...

The post A rapid Chinese energy transition is far more feasible than you might think appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hear how to make the leap to smart, sustainable transport in this first in a series of webinars to discuss the global transition to electric vehicles.

The post Webinar: The EV transition – Policy and practice appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Turnbull says there is no such thing as cheap gas on the east coast of Australia, because of the cost of getting it out of the ground.

The post Turnbull says gas is “bonkers”, Australia may have to face frontier carbon taxes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Former UK climate minister John Gummer says Australian politicians still haven't accepted that climate change is happening and that they have a responsibility to act. 

The post “Australia is not an exception:” Gummer slams climate go-slow in Canberra appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Victorian Government is helping local businesses use more renewable energy technologies that reduce electricity costs, create jobs and support clean power.

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