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Genex announces plans for big battery at Rockhamption, and locks in share deal with J-Power as it seeks to finalise equity financing for its Kidston pumped hydro project.

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RES and Macquarie land finance and a buyer for the second stage of the huge Murra Warra wind project in western Victoria.

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Gas industry is spending large sums of money on PR and marketing campaigns, astroturfing and front groups to oppose initiatives aimed at curbing direct gas use.

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Global coal capacity has declined for the first time, with coal plant retirements outpacing new plant construction during the first half of 2020.

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The last of the 51 turbines at the Warradarge wind farm north of Perth in Western Australia has been installed, in what will be the second-biggest wind facility in the state.

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Chevron becomes latest oil major to sign up for large scale wind and solar operations to help power some of its facilities, including in Australia.

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Australian “hot climate” li-ion energy storage hopeful wins federal government backing for plans to become the nation’s first utility-scale battery manufacturer.

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Victoria Labor delays for a second time its decision on interim emissions reduction targets for the state, citing focus on curbing the spread of Coronavirus.

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Australia's two largest renewable energy export projects, planning 25GW of wind and solar between them, see the growing Asian market as more than big enough for both.

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Covid and rooftop solar take another big bite out of Origin Energy's electricity business, as its main coal generator pushed close to minimum operational limit.

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AEMO's Integrated System Plan is a fine piece of work, but may lack bite in the absence of support from Angus Taylor, and with Australia's backward regulatory regime.

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Australian zinc-bromine flow battery maker Redflow resumes trading on the ASX – and releases its highest annual sales revenue since 2012.

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A Biden presidency could herald a new era for climate action, while placing immense pressure on the Morrison to actually to something on climate change.

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AEMO says severed constraints on nine solar farms in Queensland only likely to be a rare event, and if too many coal plants are sidelined.

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Australia's car fleet - if fully electric - could provide as much storage five Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro schemes. Here's why.

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A new "super hybrid" facility will combine offshore wind with a floating solar park, short-term battery storage, and a green hydrogen electrolyser for additional storage.

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Morgan Stanley ups its bull case valuation for Tesla to more than $A700 billion. And if Musk is only half right about value of Tesla Energy, that makes a trillion-dollar company.

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Canberra couple documents the journey in buying long range Nissan Leaf - a variant of popular electric car not offered in Australia by the car manufacturer.

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Tesla chair welcomes AEMO's Integrated System Plan message that batteries will be a cheaper and better option to support renewables than gas, as grid leaves fossil fuels behind.

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US energy giant AES takes stake in Australia's 5B that will help it roll out its innovative solar technology already marked for the world's biggest solar project.

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