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Mojo signs long term PPA with Suntech for construction of small solar farm in north-east Victoria, with more deals to come.

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Western Power unveils network of the future, where thousands of regional customers are taken off grid and given renewables and storage, saving money and boosting reliability.

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From 2021, many of Germany’s pioneer wind turbines, solar PV installations and biogas plants will stop receiving fixed feed-in tariffs. What happens next?

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Wilderness Society releases damning economic assessment of Narrabri CSG project that suggests it will do little to address the Australian gas price crisis

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An all-electric, zero emissions, battle taxi, or just cyber-punk: Auto industry gets ready for unveling of the Tesla ute.

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Porsche ups its game, releasing a stunning third Taycan model that will not only be cheaper but also offer longer driving range.

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Morrison government blocks debate and a motion moved by Greens and supported by Labor and cross-benchers to declare a climate change emergency.

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Today, BJCE Australia’s Gullen Range Wind Farm announced a funding milestone, having successfully delivered more than 50 Clean Energy Program grants, totalling over $345,000, to local homes.

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Origin shareholders will vote on a resolution calling on Origin Energy to disclose plans to phase out coal power generation consistent with Paris Agreement.

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National Parks Association says Snowy 2.0 does not stack up, describing it as "environmental vandalism and economic folly".

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Snowy 2.0 is a bad deal for taxpayers, and analysis suggests it will deliver a fraction of the energy benefits promised.

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Clear solar glass of Perth-based ClearVue Technologies will be used to power a self-sustaining off-grid greenhouse demonstration in Israel.

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"Mega-mansion” built on outskirts of Byron Bay by Hollywood power couple in news again, this time for adding an appropriately massive rooftop solar system.

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Wind energy could supply more than one third of global electric power demand by 2040 and save up to four million lives a year, according to new study from Siemens Gamesa.

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Climate expert Michael E. Mann slams climate science deniers and expresses optimism that student strikes have shifted the conversation on climate change.

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In the third quarter of 2019, the UK’s windfarms, solar panels, biomass and hydro plants generated more electricity than the combined output from power stations fired by coal, oil and gas, Carbon Brief analysis reveals. During the three months of July, August and September, renewables generated an estimated total of 29.5 terawatt hours (TWh), compared...

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The new Nissan Leaf offers us the opportunity to go electric on much longer trips and I was really excited to test out our new EV on a weekend away.

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APRA says switch to technologies like batteries, electric vehicles and solar will have largely played out by 2030, and warned of financial risk of ignoring climate change.

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AEMC responds to criticism about its COGARTI blue-print for new generation and transmission, saying it has taken many of the early submissions on board.

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Deakin University team investigates “holy grail” of solar PV recycling, by extracting silicon from discarded panels for use in lithium-ion batteries.

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