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Federal government's HomeBuilder package slammed as “wasted opportunity” to push for basic efficiency measures that could slash living costs and emissions at the same time.

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Energy Transition Hub under threat of closure as union calls on Melbourne University to back climate and clean energy issues, and stop taking funds from fossil fuel industry.

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

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That very sunny place, Great Britain, sourced 11.5 per cent of its grid demand from solar in the month of May, and burned no coal. Contrast with Australia.

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The proposed 2,000MW Star of the South project – what would be Australia’s first offshore wind farm – says it can cover the loss of an early exit of Yallourn, one of Victoria’s three remaining brown coal generators. Yallourn was not scheduled to close until around 2032, although the Australian Energy Market Operator has now...

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Sales of fossil fuel cars plunged again in Australia last month, but plug-in and hybrid sales increased, pointing to fundamental change in the market.

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Newcastle-based SwitchDin secures $5m from global PV giant Q-Cells, which will use the Australian technology to offer vertically integrated distributed renewable solutions.

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Covid-19 finally having some impact on Australian rooftop solar market, but May installations were still the third highest month on record.

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Draft bill seeks to amend Germany's offshore wind energy target to an impressive 40GW by 2040 and raise its existing 2030 target to 20GW, up from 15GW.

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Victoria could easily avoid a predicted gas shortfall by investments in reducing demand, and switching to electric appliances, instead of expanding new gas supplies.

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Small but significant climate step forward for China with reports Beijing has moved to exclude “clean coal” technologies from a list of projects eligible for green bonds.

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Scientists, engineers and tech researchers slam Australia for being off-track to meet its weak emissions targets, saying more must be done.

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Rooftop solar installations remained strong in Q1 2020, but the effects of Covid-19 expected to hit both small and large renewables projects.

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BMW i3 owner shares superbly low running costs for electric vehicle coupled with 28kWh rooftop solar system, after two years of ownership.

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UPC and AC Energy launch $777m bid for listed Australian renewables company Infigen Energy, one of the country's most established independent players.

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How quickly should Australian developers and installers embrace new solar technologies in their projects? Solar technology efficiencies always seem to be increasing. How did we get here and what does it mean for bankable, bifacial projects in Australia? What can we learn from the international solar supply chain and technology deployment trends? What considerations should...

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The completion of Robinvale solar farm marks the launch of WePower’s blockchain-based energy tokenisation platform that promises to open up energy procurement to small businesses.

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Stunning cost reductions in solar and wind power continue, with countries urged to replace 500MW of existing coal to deliver billions in savings.

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Goldwind Australia's 530MW Stockyard Hill wind farm is sending power to the Victorian grid from the first of its 149 wind turbines.

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Magnis Energy, part of a consortium planning to build a lithium-ion battery cell “giga-factory” in Queensland’s north, has tapped investors for $1.5m.

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