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Oil and gas sector, including in Australia, ramps up lobbying for financial support and the repeal of environmental regulations due to Covid-19 pandemic.

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There is every reason to expect that the virus crisis will strengthen and accelerate the imperative to transition to a low-carbon world by mid-century.

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Smart Energy Council webinar warns rooftop solar installers to “get deadly serious” about Covid-19 infection control, or “shut up shop” the for the next three months.

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March sales figures for electric and hybrid vehicle sector show considerable gains while petrol and diesel sales fall off a cliff during the Covid-19 economic downturn.

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Northern Territory finally endorses big battery for Darwin grid, which will deliver 5-year payback and help expansion of solar power needed to meet 50% renewables target.

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W.A. unveils new energy roadmap focusing on rooftop solar, batteries and EVs, and will roll out ten "neighbourhood" batteries in and around Perth before end of the year.

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ClimateWorks study says Australia has what it needs for economy-wide decarbonisation in line with 1.5°C target. The only missing ingredient is a Coronavirus-style response from government.

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Core Lithium has received approval of its Mine Management Plan from the Northern Territory Government

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France announces winners of latest renewables auctions, including 12 solar projects totalling nearly 100MW commissioned to replace a decommissioned nuclear plant.

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Tuning solution for solar inverters to be tested next week, raising hopes that constraints on solar farms, and connection delays to more than a dozen large scale projects, can be relaxed.

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Western Australia government paves way for more renewable-based stand-alone power systems and distributed storage – and for competition in the networks.

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Results of the latest Emissions Reduction Fund auction have shown a slight recovery in abatement acquired by the Morrison government, but serious questions remain around the ability of the fund to deliver what is needed to meet the government’s Paris Agreement goals. The results of the tenth Emissions Reduction Fund auction published by the Clean...

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NSW and ARENA chip in funding to complete feasibility study into 600MW/7,200MWh pumped hydro project, central to New England REZ plans.

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Rooftop solar installs enjoy another record month in March, but delay in registrations may hide the impact of Covid-19 as pandemic clouds future.

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Tesla data shows how household batteries orchestrated through "virtual power plants" provide critical system security services and push down costs for all consumers.

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Airlines may look to backtrack from committments to cap greenhouse emissions at 2020, as industry is slammed by the impacts of Covid-19.

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MPower plan to develop a series of 5MW grid-connected solar farms continues to make progress, with EPC contract inked for one of its South Australia projects.

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As China debates role of coal in its next five year plan, results from its biggest power producers show coal generation to be costly and running at low capacity.

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We may not have Vehicle to Grid (V2G) capacity yet, but the Hyundai Kona electric does offer a Vehicle to Tent (V2T) function.

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UNSW leads new group of 40 universities to form a new Climate Alliance to accelerate climate action, despite current focus on Covid-19 pandemic.

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