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Cannon-Brookes says it is clear that Australia has the technologies to reach net zero emissions. So do other experts, but not the federal government.

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has today announced $1.28 million in funding to establish the Australian Hydrogen Centre which will investigate blending hydrogen into natural gas pipelines in South Australia and Victoria.

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ARENA has today announced $995,000 in funding to Yara Pilbara Fertilisers Pty Ltd (Yara) to support a feasibility study for the production of renewable hydrogen and ammonia.

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Infigen says its new big battery at Lake Bonney performing better than expected, but warns federal government and regulators are making new investment difficult.

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The 149MW solar farm planned for Glenrowan West in Victoria appears set to break ground, after the appointment of EPC contractors Signal Energy Australia.

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The debate around whether Australia will meet its Paris emissions targets means little attention has been given to the target Australia should set, based on climate science and ethics.

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Education minister launches UNSW research hub to accelerate energy storage technologies, saying smelters need to be powered 100% by renewables.

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The world’s largest wind turbine about to enter serial production is the 12MW GE Haliade-X turbine, but manufacturers hope to deliver 20MW turbines by the end of the decade.

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Gigastack project will use electricity generated from the world’s largest offshore wind farm to produce renewable hydrogen.

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New rules released today will give power system businesses more detailed information on whether or not electricity shortfalls are looming.

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Labor leader Anthony Albanese set to use a major policy speech to re-confirm 2050 net zero emissions target, but no word on the party's interim targets.

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Australian Energy Market Commission calls on industry to consider how it will best cater to – and harness the opportunities of – battery electric vehicles.

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Renewable hydrogen production could emerge as a lifeline to wind and solar projects facing curtailment, as electrolyser costs continue to fall.

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Methane emissions from fossil fuel extraction have been substantially underreported, new research finds, putting more questions over Australia's gas expansion plans.

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Coal and gas outages, and the rising impact of rooftop solar, clip Origin earnings, but its proposal to build a big battery in Victoria clouded by federal government intervention.

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Germany is now the biggest buyer of electric vehicles in Europe, surpassing previous market leader Norway as both diesel and petrol vehicle sales fall.

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Swedish furniture giant to launch its complete home solar offering – called SOLSTRÅLE – around Australia in April, starting with employees of the company.

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Scenarios and modelling is distorting the debate we need to have about energy and climate, and hiding what can be acheived.

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Cannon-Brookes teams up with Tesla and "rapid" solar company 5B to install solar and battery stand alone systems for bushfire victims.

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Victoria has been left in the dark over any potential deal with the federal government on energy, hasn't heard from Angus Taylor for months.

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