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Queensland says its watching NSW REZ plans with interest, and remains committed to wind, solar and green hydrogen.

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UK investment firm United Green makes first entry into Australian market with 50 per cent stake in 300MW Rodds Bay solar farm.

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It may take only six years for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars to be replaced by electric. Here's why.

The post The Osborne Effect: Why new car sales will be all electric in six years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

First large vehicle-to-grid trial in Australia will look to unlock potential of EVs as mobile batteries, and the potential to provide a resource five times the size of Snowy 2.0.

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As somebody who held a senior position at Defence until very recently, the latest strategy update is incredibly disheartening to read. It barely mentions one of Australia’s greatest security challenges – climate change.

The post Federal government’s defence strategy update the weakest on climate in a decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Decarbonising Europe’s remaining coal-reliant countries could pave the way for a vital green recovery from the global COVID-19 pandemic.

The post Rapid coal phase-out could drive European green recovery: Bloomberg appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Western Power to pilot new energy management platform for 'flexibility services', boosting renewables penetration and supporting network strength.

The post Western Power taps Schneider for new ‘flexibility’ platform using solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Six Tesla Megapacks with 15MWh combined capacity installed on UK grid in JV between Fotowatio Renewable Ventures and British renewables developer Harmony Energy.

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ASX-listed ClearVue inks deal to have its solar glass units integrated with the ultra-energy-efficient building component system of leading US construction materials company.

The post ClearVue opens solar window to trillion-dollar US construction market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Iberdrola receives clearance from the Foreign Investment Review Board, and board endorsement, for takeover of the ASX-listed Infigen Energy.

The post Spanish firm Iberdrola receives FIRB clearance for $864m Infigen takeover appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla turns 10 as a listed company, and becomes the most value car company in the world as investors dial in the end of the ICE age for Big Oil and Big Auto.

The post It’s taken Tesla just 10 years to end Ice Age for Big Auto and Big Oil appeared first on RenewEconomy.

State policies boost confidence in clean energy sector to highest levels, despite Covid-19 disruptions and lacklustre federal energy policy.

The post States give clean energy sector big confidence boost in absence of federal policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A map of existing generation plants in South Australia, including wind, solar, gas and battery storage. But no coal or hydro.

The post Graph of the Day: Map of South Australia generation – wind, solar, batteries, gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar developers look to downsize their projects to avoid complex connection rules that have delayed and added costs to many large scale projects.

The post Solar developers downsize to dodge complex and costly connection rules appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Japan looks to shut down or mothball 100 ageing and inefficient coal generators over the next decade.

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Swansea University’s 120 kilowatt-hours (kWh) Redflow battery installation is now commissioned and operating, storing and supplying renewable energy on a microgrid that powers the Swansea University Active Building demonstrator.

The post Swansea University deploys Redflow batteries for renewable energy Active Building demonstrator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new research hub will work to improve the safety and reliability of energy storage technologies, including batteries.

The post Deakin Uni leads research hub looking beyond lithium for next generation batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia ranks second last in world for climate action in the latest assessment of progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals, beaten only by Brunei.

The post Australia ranks second worst in world on climate action, outside top 50 on clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gallium-doped M10 standard silicon wafers (182mm) and Smart Soldering technologies deliver high power performance and long-term reliability.

The post LONGi releases “Technical Brief” for its new Hi-MO 5 module for ultra-large power plants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A map of existing generation plants in NSW, including coal, gas, biomass, solar and wind.

The post Graph of the Day: Map of NSW generation – wind, solar, hydro, coal and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.