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Aluminium smelters are being advised that they can act as "giant batteries" for the grid, hastening the clean energy transition and locking in their own future.

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Done well, post-Covid government spending can make Australia’s economy more productive, improve quality of life and help the low-carbon transition. Here's how.

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Independent MP Helen Haines leading regional groups arguing community energy – including wind, solar and battery storage – should form major plank of Covid-19 recovery plans.

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Our modelling shows that storage of up to 10 hours still leaves gaps in demand and spilled supply. Something else is needed.

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Tesla says Model 3 most efficient car on market, easily beating fossil fuel cars on emissions, with even bigger savings coming with autonomy and "robo-taxis".

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South Australia speaks out against proposed delays to five-minute settlement, in a new battle between established incumbents and new energy market players.

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Queensland government backs development of Barcaldine Renewable Energy Hub, which will include a solar farm, a big battery and potentially a biosteam turbine generator.

The post Queensland keen on big battery to support new regional solar and storage hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The US could shift to a 90% clean electricity supply within just 15 years, a new study has shown, and reduce wholesale power prices by up to 10% in the process.

The post Cheap renewables could deliver 90pct clean grid in US by 2035, and cut costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Boral and the University of Technology Sydney have formed a five-year partnership to accelerate product innovation, and the research, development and commercialisation of low carbon concrete.

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The UK has now gone two months without coal generation: Here's a visual journey through the collapse of an industry.

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Wind and solar additions surged to a new record in 2019, but experts warn that more will be needed to achieve Paris Agreement goal of zero emissions.

The post Global wind and solar additions set new record in 2019, but more needed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Audi announces pricing and specifications for all-electric e-tron SUV and e-tron Sportback in Australia, billing it as a "new era of mobility".

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Nikola says Australia will be one of first markets for hydrogen-powered Badger ute, as its market value surges past that of Ford and FCA.

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Norway is a leader in electric vehicles, but also in the extraction and sale of fossil fuels. How do the two conflicting stories add up?

The post The great Norwegian paradox: oil expansion and electric revolution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMC approves demand response mechanism for wholesale market, one of the most fundamental changes to NEM design in decades, rejecting calls for delays.

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W.A. wind farms dominate list of best performing wind projects in Australia in 2019, but it is the improvements in co-located wind projects that point to technology lift.

The post Why W.A. is emerging as the new hot spot for wind energy in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Arup and Acciona lead winning tender for $1 billion all-electric Brisbane Metro bus fleet.

The post Contracts awarded for Brisbane’s $1b all-electric Metro bus project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers develop self-adjusting solar window, that can automatically balance energy output with need for natural light into buildings.

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An Australian-first Eco Smart Off-Grid kitchen is set to open in Melbourne later this year.

The post Zero carbon off-grid kitchen to open late 2020 in an Australian first appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Adani Green Energy awarded world’s single largest solar development contract to develop 8GW of solar projects over the next five years.

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