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Coalition Senator takes aim at Australian solar innovators looking to tap into the Solar Sunshot program, accusing them of being "shell companies for rent seekers."

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Ausgrid want to put two large batteries in Sydney and Newcastle, as part of the company's first foray into big installations.

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Rosemary Grundy is on a mission to demonstrate that going renewable and electric is not only good for the climate, but makes financial sense.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Breaking even on solar, storage and two Teslas in under nine years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian-owned electricity retailing upstart Energy Locals is set to change hands, after Quinbrook agrees to sell the company.

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Snowy Hydro annual earnings double, helped by its ability to cash in on extreme pricing events such as those triggered by grid outages, and from higher power bills to consumers.

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NSW gives planning approval for amended proposal to boost rated capacity of a gigawatt scale wind project by nearly half with fewer but bigger turbines.

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There will be a small silver lining from BHP's shock closure of its Nickel West mine in Western Australia, with its unneeded renewable power to be sold into the local grid.

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New Queensland government says it received confirmation that the pumped hydro project it scrapped within days of taking office had suffered a cost blowout to $37 billion.

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Best performing wind farms split between north, south, east and west, but the solar results were more predictable.

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Developers are cutting generation from their projects and going with a battery-only approach. Solar is the most affected.

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Australia's main grid reached a record renewable share of 47.4 pct for October, while in South Australia wind and solar accounted for an average 85.2 per cent of state demand.

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The gas industry says we need more of the fossil fuel to prosper. Jarrod Leak, from the Australian Alliance for Energy Productivity, says that’s not true, and there are alternatives. Plus: News of the week.

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Queensland LNP to combine treasurer and energy minister role, as it moves quickly to stop work on giant pumped hydro project.

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Rooftop solar propels renewables to a new record share of the main grid, and pushes fossil fuel generation to a new low.

The post More records tumble as renewables hit new high and coal a new low appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Broken Hill is back on the grid, ahead of schedule. It wasn't quite Mad Max, but the outages and lack of resilience are highlighting calls for a complete rethink of the grid - starting with consumer.

The post Broken Hill fiasco shows why we need to rethink the grid, and turn it upside down appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind has had the biggest impact on lowering prices in peak periods. But we need more of it, even more than battery storage.

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The combination of solar farming and sheep grazing does not have a negative affect on wool production, and could even improve the quality of wool produced, new study finds.

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Danish giant is seeking approval to build a massive wind farm in southern New South Wales that would combine up to 348 turbines and two four-hour big batteries.

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Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy passes another planning hurdle for its proposed 700 MW wind farm and 1800 MWh battery project in NSW.

The post Forrest gets planning approval for $2 billion wind and big battery project in central west appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Review of company data shows Norwegian oil and gas producer downgraded estimates for CO2 stored at Sleipner gas field by almost a third.

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