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Engie marks a "gratifying, full-circle moment" as it starts construction of its first large-scale renewables project in Victoria since it exited coal in the state.

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Wind and solar developers are being met with "outrage" in regional communities, as political uncertainty and the nuclear debate take a toll on social licence.

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South Australia has gone from near zero renewables in 2007 to a planned 100 per cent renewables share just 20 years later. The head of the state's transmission company explains how.

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Financial support is hoped to help ease the burden of repeated brownouts that are continuing in outback NSW towns isolated from the national power grid.

The post Transgrid under fire as NSW unveils support package for outback town crippled by power cuts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla says a million EVs will have limited impact on the grid and will help soak up excess solar. Right now, the company is often paid to charge its EVs because of negative prices.

The post Tesla says one million EVs would barely make dent on Australian grid, and mostly soak up excess solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It has been politically incorrect to tell the truth out loud in Australia. It’s time for carbon pricing and the arguments against it are weak.

The post Let’s tax carbon: Why the time is right for a second shot at carbon pricing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An end of life wind turbine nacelle has been repurposed as a tiny house, offering an interesting solution for the 10,000 nacelles yet to be decommissioned.

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How do buyers and sellers of renewable energy assess whether projects will deliver positive social and environmental outcomes?

The post The best renewable projects should not be just about price, and being responsible should not be a pipe dream appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nuclear energy is a dangerous distraction from the real decisions facing Australia, the Electrical Trades Union warns members ahead of the Queensland election.

The post Union slams “false hope” in nuclear push, warns energy jobs at risk appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Part of the deal for the Wattle Creek solar battery project includes a testing pad for new technologies such as semi solid state batteries, and work on agri voltaic.

The post Goulburn solar hybrid to include side hustle as testing site for semi solid state battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Cost of the ACT's 100 per cent renewable scheme has gone negative again - the fourth time that consumers have received a pay pack as higher bills affect the rest of the country.

The post Cost of ACT’s 100 per cent renewable energy scheme goes negative – again! appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Spain-based developer to add a big battery to an existing solar farm in Queensland marking its first hybrid solar and storage project in Australia. A second one will soon follow.

The post Spanish giant to add big battery to Queensland solar farm as PV operators choose to go hybrid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's next storage tender - the country's biggest - will have key design changes, but still will not include VPPs or demand response.

The post New guidelines issued for Australia’s biggest storage tender as authorities wrestle with hybrid issue appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Power is expected to be restored - for the second time - to outback towns in western NSW after a back-up system brought in to temporarily fix a major outage failed.

The post Remote towns suffer another blackout as back-up generators trip, smaller units stolen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nuclear proponents are simply delaying the move towards clean and cheap energy as Australia's environment runs out of time, a climate leader says.

The post “Delay-mongers:” Climate boss Kean lashes nuclear supporters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian energy storage developer Enervest signs up Swiss giant Energy Vault to its plans to build a big battery with one gigawatt-hour of energy storage capacity in north-western New South Wales.

The post “Small company doing big things:” Gigawatt-hour battery plan signs up Swiss giant, Energy Vault appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Singapore grid gives conditional approval to import electricity as part of SunCable's massive Australia-Asia PowerLink project in major step forward to $30 billion project.

The post SunCable: Singapore gives nod to imports from world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fortescue Metals places order for what will be the biggest battery in Western Australia's Pilbara mining region, with five hours of storage capacity.

The post Fortescue presses go on “challenging” five-hour battery project, biggest yet in the Pilbara appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia continues to set records in solar power, but it has dropped out of the top 10 countries in new installations as the rest of the world surges ahead.

The post Australia drops out of world’s top ten countries for new solar installs for first time in three decades appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia is being urged to follow other countries and encourage smarter air con systems that can deliver savings to homes and the overall grid.

The post Australia needs smarter air con systems to save money for homes and the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.