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Wirtgen acquires 149MW 'shovel-ready' Glenrowan West Solar Farm, the first purchase in Australia for family owned renewables investment firm.

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Tesla shares soar again with the release of Q4 2019 earnings reporting another quarterly profit and positive cash flow.

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Liquidator paints bleak outlook for creditors of failed Lyon solar and storage developer, questions director transactions and suspects company was trading while insolvent.

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Power Ledger has partnered with the Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) to launch a Renewable Energy Certificate (REC) marketplace in the United States.

The post Power Ledger’s tech to be used in global REC market, following North American registry M-RETS and Clearway deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla says battery storage installations at record levels, with more storage deployed in 2019 than in all previous years and Megapack boosting demand.

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Nordic steel producer SSAB to produce first truly 'fossil-free' steel by 2026, with renewable hydrogen, nearly a decade quicker than it had thought possible.

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Home builder Stoddart to add solar and batteries to new homes, and partner with Powershop and Reposit in creation of new virtual power plant in South Australia.

The post South Australia encourages rooftop solar and battery storage in new homes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla owner publishes simple but striking images of a Model 3 in Australian bush land before and after the recent bushfires.

The post What’s worse for the weekend: Electric vehicles or bushfires? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The remote community of Bidyadanga in the West Kimberley will now receive lower power bills with the successful installation of 160 kilowatts of solar on community buildings.

The post Solar installed in Bidyadanga with lower electricity costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scott Morrison repeats the standard script from the coal lobby in major speech that questioned the value of the Paris Agreement.

The post Morrison questions importance of global climate treaties, to treat symptoms of climate change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL says ageing Liddell plant is so old that it is throwing up new issues that are not found elsewhere in the world. And the Coalition wants it to keep going.

The post AGL says it’s getting harder to keep Liddell coal plant online appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Head of NextEra says cost of wind and solar paired with battery storage will soon beat the cost of coal, gas and nuclear.

The post Big US utility says “near-firm renewables” soon to be cheaper than fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Many holidaymakers faced fuel shortages and choking smoke in the South Coast bush fires, but one Tesla owner explains how his EV handled the emergency and became a safe haven.

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Three Belgian companies to use excess offshore wind power for "green hydrogen" plant in port of Ostend.

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Simec Atlantis, the once Australia based and now global developer, owner, and operator of the world’s largest operational tidal stream array, publishes operational data ahead of a major expansion.

The post World’s largest operational tidal stream array generated 13.8GWh in 2019 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Soft demand is keeping gas prices low, the Coalition's bad choice on gas generation, and why community storage makes more sense than household storage.

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AGL signs up for "giant" battery in Queensland located next to new solar farm near Wandoan, as energy minister hails batteries as "game changer" for the grid.

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New Zealand team races to make Wellington first city in Southern Hemisphere to boast a zero-emissions electric ferry.

The post New Zealand builds first zero-emissions commuter ferry in southern hemisphere appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Corporate market for wind and solar rose sharply in 2019, but in Australia it slowed dramatically, partly due to growing grid connection frustrations.

The post Australia being left behind as global corporate renewable PPA market surges ahead appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Enel X to lead trial to encourage businesses to switch on rarely-used emergency diesel generators at times of high demand, earning revenue and clipping peaks.

The post South Australia looks to back-up diesel generators to clip demand peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.