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A new solar and battery project has escaped Victoria's VCAT process, but will still have to negotiate its way through federal approvals. green tick queue.

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Solar power will grow four-fold by 2030, overtaking nuclear, hydro and gas, and then coal by 2033. By 2050, it will produce more than all these technologies combined.

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Queensland could revert to coal central as calls grow for a power plan from the energised LNP, days out from voters heading to the polls in the Sunshine State.

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AEMO chief Daniel Westerman says the old paradigm of baseload power and peaking generation is no longer fit for the Australian grid, as renewables and storage eat away at markets once dominated by coal and gas.

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A groundbreaking community pilot hopes to identify the opportunities and challenges as household electrification is scaled up across the whole country.

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The timeline for the massive Australian Renewable Energy Hub timeline has been pushed out to 2029 for first power and 2030s for green hydrogen and ammonia production.

The post Start date for could be Australia’s biggest renewable energy hub pushed out to end of decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Construction underway on 150 megawatt, two-hour big battery in first stage of $2 billion series of solar and storage projects being built in the region by Amp Energy.

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Bowen boosts size of next CIS tenders to 10 GW of wind, solar and storage as Coalition digs in with plans to dismantle renewable zones and support more fossil fuels.

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Australia's main grid reached 75 per cent renewables for the first time on Sunday, propelled by rooftop solar which also sent coal power and grid demand down to record lows.

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Rooftop solar smashes its previous peak in Australia's most renewable state, setting a new record share of 112.9 per cent of state demand.

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Ric Brazzale from Green Energy Markets discusses what’s happening in key markets for renewables, emissions, efficiency and electrification. Plus, news of the week.

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Australian off-grid power specialist to deliver its biggest solar farm yet, as part of plans to power a remote Western Australia gold mine with more than 70% renewables.

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A new company offering solar and battery storage "as a service" for commercial and industrial customers has launched under the leadership of former SwitchDin CEO Andrew Mears.

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Labor has a whole list of great energy policy achievements, but it doesn't appear capable of selling them. We look at what they have done, and what they should do.

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Big generation companies seize on unplanned baseload and network outages to cause a spike in wholesale electricity prices in September, and reverse the long-term downward trend in some states.

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Wind and solar industry warns the market for renewable energy certificates could crash if Tasmania succeeds in its push for changes that could deliver windfall gains to its old hydro assets.

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Solar panel technology that keeps lights on around the world and batteries made from waste have been recognised at an awards gala.

The post Australian solar PERC pioneer wins technology innovation gong appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Massive wind and battery project attracts nearly 100 hundred objections, but none from locals and most from people who don't live anywhere near the project.

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NSW won't reduce the 8-hour definition for long duration energy storage and is setting both a new target and regulations to make this field more attractive to developers. 

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Pioneering and highly regarded instant solar quote comparison service, which started life out of a walk-in robe, has been snapped up by Big Three gentailer Origin Energy.

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