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"We owe it to our children and grandchildren." European Commission raises EU emissions reduction target from 40% to 55%, requiring huge increase in renewables.

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Genex secures site for 50MW/75MWh big battery in Queensland after securing a land access deal with network company Powerlink.

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Plans to develop of massive offshore wind energy islands in northern European receive boost as climate targets tightened.

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Hawaiian Islands utility will end the use of coal power generation and replace it with another 300MW of solar PV and almost 2GWh of energy storage. 

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The federal government energy and climate policy has turned into complete farce.

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To hit climate goals we need to accelerate deployment of mature technologies beyond the 'natural' rate of build. The technology roadmap doesn't do that.

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Researchers estimate smoke related health costs from summer bushfires at almost $2 billion, warning climate change will make the future worse.

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Turbine components begin arriving on-site at Acciona Energy's 157.5MW wind farm south of Mortlake in Victoria, ready for construction.

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SwitchDin, an Australian energy management software company, is positioned for an accelerated growth sprint with the appointment of Marc Sheldon in a newly created role as Chief Operating Officer.

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Energy Networks Australia CEO Andrew Dillon has announced the shortlist for the annual Energy Network Industry Innovation Award.

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Origin Energy restarts fracking in Beetaloo basin after Covid-19 triggered pause, a project that could cause Australia to blow through its carbon targets.

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Morrison's imminent technology roadmap is set to call for 'blue hydrogen', produced using fossil fuels, to compete alongside zero emissions green hydrogen.

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Tesla Megapack batteries used to help balance supply and demand in Britain’s electricity market for the first time, following the successful roll-out of a new IT interface.

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Latest Emissions Reduction Fund auction nets 7 million tonnes of emissions abatement, the best result in years, but questions remain around its role in meeting emissions targets.

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New energy retailer and leader in VPP (virtual power plant) energy trading, Discover Energy is delighted to announce a Saver Plan with LG Chem and GoodWe to incentivise new installs of LG Chem LV batteries and GoodWe solar inverters.

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"Gas chose Itself". Those who profess - like Scott Morrison - to be 'technology neutral' are scrambling for a way to dismiss the urgency of climate action.

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WA government wants to create a 1.5GW wind and solar hydrogen hub north of Perth, and has called for expressions of interest.

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Morrison back-flips on plans to build 1GW gas generator in Hunter Valley, conceding that a fraction of that was needed to replace Liddell. "I'm interested in doing," he said.

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JinkoSolar is the top manufacturer in Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition’s (“SVTC”) latest Solar Scorecard. 

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Rather than putting our focus on regulation which looks at safety, reliability and market mechanisms, we need to turn our attention towards innovation as our solution.

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