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Green stimulus focusing on solar, batteries and electric buses could revitalise Australian manufacturing and create more than 100,000 new jobs.

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Round one winners of $50.4m Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund include microgrids for indigenous communities, farmers, regional towns and industrial parks.

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US healthcare giant Cigna makes $45m investment in Brisbane-based EV fast charger maker Tritium.

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Victoria’s DELWP presses hold on new targets for energy efficiency incentive program, says targets for 2022-25 and amendments to lighting scheme imminent.

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One of the simplest ways to reduce transport emissions is converting machines that run on the combustion of fossil fuels to machines that run on green electricity.

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The new plant will process up to 300,000 tonnes of residual waste from across Perth, a much-needed solution to the state’s landfill problem, which is at risk of contaminating drinking water.

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Windlab shareholders overwhelmingly approve Andrew Forrest backed takeover offer, as Infigen Energy pushes back on its own takeover offer.

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Australia’s climate debate has transitioned from obsessing over coal to obsessing over gas. And this week the ABC gave it an unchecked platform.

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German's $A210 billion stimulus package contains steps to further the country's landmark energy transition, including a focus on green hydrogen and electric vehicles.

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Finding the glue for room-temperature superconductors is the next million-dollar question in the quest for sustainable, net-zero emissions energy supplies.

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Telstra, one of the biggest energy consumers in the country, is back in the market looking for new wind and solar projects to help get it to its 100 per cent renewables target by 2025. Ben Burge joins Energy Insiders to give his take on the Australian PPA market, as well as explain the “thumbprint”...

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Hawaii leads way in "deep" battery storage, with 16 new grid scale battery projects confirmed including one with eight hours storage.

The post Hawaii leads way in long duration battery storage on road to 100% renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Walcha Energy tests market interest in massive renewables and storage project in northern NSW - the biggest in Australia's main grid.

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ARENA receives a flood of applications in response to $70m hydrogen funding round, highlighting the enormous interest in renewable hydrogen.

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As the Australian rooftop solar market continues to boom, Stefan Jarnason from Solar Analytics joins the podcast to discuss the new monitoring guide, and why it’s good for consumers.

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JinkoSolar Tiger Pro Series has received world’s first IEC 61701 Ed. 3 (FDIS) certification for salt mist corrosion test issued by TÜV Nord AG.

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Covid Commission chair Nev Power reveals body did not assess potential conflicts of interest in taskforce recommending expansion of gas industry.

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The NSW government triples its targets for government fleet EVs, will look to guarantee access to charging infrastructure in new buildings.

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CORRECTED: Blueprint Institute, co-founded by former Coalition ministerial advisors and backed by ex-LNP ministers, calls for renewables to be central to post-Covid recovery.

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WA government tells Chevron to account for millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions released from Gorgon project as result of CCS delays.

The post Chevron faces $100m bill for excess emissions after WA government refuses CCS waiver appeared first on RenewEconomy.