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Blockchain will be used to certify renewable energy trading in a partnership struct between Australian Power Ledger and French utility ekWateur.

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Solar farm developers say the proposed big battery in Darwin is likely too small to do the job required, and urge shift to time of use tariffs for rooftop installations.

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The CEC hopes governments will maintain the clean energy sector's momentum, after a year of record investment and construction activity.

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Parliament's suspension means the Morrison government's key energy initiatives, including the $1 billion Grid Reliability Fund, are stalled, along with private investment.

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ClimateWorks CEO Anna Skarbek on her latest report identifying ways to rapidly decarbonise Australia’s economy. Plus: WA’s ground-breaking distributed energy plan, and falling power prices.

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New glass battery electrode patent by Goodenough-lead team could form part of new go-to power source for electric cars and energy storage.

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Enviromental groups slam Vales Point for sharp increases in particulate pollution, that may put NSW residents health at risk.

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RES buys heavily contested 100MW Springdale solar project in NSW from Renew Estate.

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Photon takes equity stake in Australia's RayGen and claims its unique solar plus storage technology is the "holy grail" for renewables.

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Australian renewable energy jobs surged to a new record in 2018-19, employing 26,850 workers, but clouds loom on the horizon.

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New IRENA report shows renewable energy capacity additions accounted for nearly three-quarters of all new power expansion in 2019, adding 176GW of generating capacity.

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GM and Honda will jointly develop two next-generation electric vehicles using GM's proprietary Ultium batteries and accompanying EV platform.

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New Zealand electric power transmission operator Transpower says the country could add 6.5GW of solar on its path to 100% renewables.

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REPDO has announced the shortlisted bidders for the second round of the country’s National Renewable Energy Program, which included a lowest bid of 2.7c/kWh.

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Neoen teams up with Mondo Power to propose a Victoria big battery that will be four times the size of its Tesla big battery in South Australia.

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Electricity prices on Australia's main grid have plunged on both the spot and the futures market. Is that good news or bad?

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Germany produced more than half of its electricity with renewable power in the first three months of 2020, the first full quarter in which renewables covered the majority of the country’s electricity needs.

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Northern Territory to provide $6,000 grant for homes and businesses to install battery storage, funded by a cut in the solar feed in tariff.

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On what basis does Santos claim that LNG exports lower emissions in client countries when it is known that fugitive emissions negate any advantage over coal?

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Snowy 2.0 tunnel segment factory gets planning approval as environmental groups and energy experts call for project to be halted, pending independent review.

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