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Wood Mackenzie reports predicts that a Trump victory at the upcoming US election will forfeit four more years in the fight against climate change. A Biden victory, however...

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Clean Energy Investor Group will ramp up policy advocacy efforts with the appointment of Simon Corbell as its permanent chairperson.

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US research predicts $A4 trillion-plus will be invested in global renewable energy sector over what analysts say will be a “crucial” decade for the industry.

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New study from Dutch electric vehicle expert Auke Hoekstra shows electric cars are better at reducing CO2 than thought because old studies used outdated data.

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Coloured perovskite light-emitting inks hold all sorts of promise for solar technology, but the real opportunity is to develop highly efficient cells beyond the efficiency of silicon.

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Alinta looks to add wind energy and more batteries to Pilbara grid, as it also decides to spend $95 million to make its gas generators faster and more efficient.

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NERA offers seed funding for 'hydrogen technology clusters' to accelerate commercialisation and skills building within Australia's hydrogen industry.

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Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility backs 10MW solar and battery power station south of Darwin, and a neighbouring gas plant.

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Victoria kicks off new VRET auction process that will take its own operations to 100% renewable and will seek 600MW of new solar and wind farms.

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The ACT government will build the first all-electric hospital, allowing it to run entirely on renewable energy.

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Labor to oppose efforts by Coalition to push CEFC into fossil fuel projects, as energy minister Angus Taylor gets wires crossed on the corporation's gas investments.

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Four more electric vehicles are now available to Australian drivers, including the longer range Nissan Leaf, the Kia e-Soul, the Fiat 500e and Peugeot E208.

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BHP signs five year renewables deal with CleanCo that will deliver half of the power needs for its metallurgical coal mines in Queensland.

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Expansion of the so-called Tesla big battery at Hornsdale in South Australia is complete, and it will now begin to provide crucial inertia services to the grid.

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Solar the most popular source of new generation in one-third of countries, as renewables represent 75 per cent of new capacity added in 2019.

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Oil major Total topartner with Macquarie Group’s Green Investment Group in a 50/50 partnership to develop a portfolio of five large floating offshore wind projects in South Korea.

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Australia's only government-backed accreditation program for renewable electricity sales, GreenPower, unveils new branding as it seeks to tap into business interest.

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Grid demand hit a record low in W.A. over the weekend, and set new winter lows in other states as rooftop solar continued to eat into market share.

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The switch to renewables is delivering the promised energy trifecta - lower prices, lower emissions, and grid reliability.

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Genex prepares to commence construction on Kidston pumped hydro project before year end, after solving a solar farm software bug that dented revenues.

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