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Two years after his appointment, energy minister Angus Taylor is holding up the clean energy transition by keeping everyone in the dark.

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AGL Energy to become first Australian company to sign up to EV100 initiative, committing to transition 400-strong vehicle fleet to electric vehicles.

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Kaluza goes live with new UK-first grid flexibility service which combines smart home devices including vehicle-to-grid (V2G), EV charging, and household batteries.

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Portugal's second solar PV tender for 700MW lands “another world record for the lowest price for solar PV equivalent to $18/MWh.

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Aldi pledges to source 100% renewable electricity for its Australian operations by as early as 2021, after rolling out almost 32MW of solar and signing two wind offtake deals.

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CEC warns against repeat of a Tony Abbott-style renewable energy witch hunt as federal Coalition announces a review of Australia’s rooftop solar industry.

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Australian researchers have called for a 'Coal Elimination Treaty', arguing governments must be actively planning for a coal phase-out.

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Today the Clean Energy Council announced the winners of the Annual Awards, and Allume Energy has won the Innovation Award.

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Power Ledger aims to create a Renewable Energy Certificate marketplace in Thailand and the broader Southeast Asian region.

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Vestas signs up to supply turbines for massive Shetland Islands Viking wind farm – the UK’s largest and most productive onshore wind project, to date.

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First Solar says its 141MW Luz del Norte solar PV plant in Chile will be world’s first utility-scale PV facility licensed to deliver ancillary grid services on a commercial basis.

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Spark Infrastructure excited by ISP and REZ plans that are set to create massive new opportunities, including a $1 billion renewables portfolio.

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Queensland’s largest electricity generator, Stanwell Corporation, signs deal for the 450MW first stage of the Clarke Creek wind farm.

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Melbourne-based company Rectifier Technologies unveils its first two-way EV charger, that will allow drivers to not only charge an EV, but also sell excess power back to grid.

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RenewEconomy founder and editor Giles Parkinson receives outstanding contribution award from Clean Energy Council.

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Contractor on Sunraysia solar farm says delays could extend to March next year and the legal battle over costs for much longer.

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Regulator proposes compromise with wind and solar farms on mechanism to avoid sudden withdrawals of capacity during negative pricing events.

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New report finds pollution from Australia’s 22 remaining coal power plants is causing hundreds of premature deaths a year, thousands of chronic respiratory illnesses.

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Santos accused of mispresenting the source of new economic modelling of Narrabri project as decision on planning approval looms.

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JinkoSolar has signed a contract with Shanghai Electric to supply approximately 1 GW of solar modules for Phase V of the DEWA Solar Park

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