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Total inaugurates Hélio Boulouparis 2 solar project in New Caledonia, the largest solar power plant with energy storage in a French overseas territory.

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Clean energy business leaders say fall in investor confidence the result of federal policy vacuum and growing connection challenges and delays.

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Horizon Power says its newly commissioned solar and battery microgrid in the Pilbara town of Onslow is already helping to deliver up to 90% renewables, and more reliable power.

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Group of leading climate scientists warn that tipping points that could cause irreversible and rapid global warming are already 'active'.

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Labor ramps up calls for energy minister Angus Taylor to stand aside, as NSW police commissioner downplays significance of Morrison's 'intervention'.

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Alan Finkel's hydrogen strategy has raised concerns it could be a prop for brown coal. But if zero emissions is the target, it becomes a race between battery storage and electrolysers.

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Investment bank Macquarie Group becomes the latest Australian bank to commit to purchasing 100% renewable electricity.

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The Australian Energy Council (AEC) Board has appointed Brett Redman as its new Chair and Greg Everett as Deputy Chair.

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BloombergNEF founder Michael Liebreich on his horror of Australia’s bushfires, government indifference, and the huge opportunities for Australia in leading the world in “base-cost” renewables.

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Running out of charge in an electric vehicle is no more likely than running out of petrol or diesel.

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Morrison under pressure to stand down energy minister Angus Taylor after NSW Police launch formal investigation into reports of "fraudulent documentation".

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ESB chair Kerry Schott says two-sided market - driven by demand response and distributed solar and storage - will require complete reform of NEM.

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Solar and storage optimisation tech start-up opens $7m fund-raising round to private and wholesale investors, as it looks to expand to global markets.

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Lendlease says its operations at construction sites are now carbon neutral, but the bigger challenge is for building supplies, including concrete.

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Revised plans unveiled for a 115km transmission line that would link two proposed wind farms with the grid in Tasmania’s north-west.

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What happens to solar when the sun goes down? Quite a lot, it turns out, with a UK solar farm providing grid support at night. Australia could be next.

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Phasing out coal can be done at relatively modest cost, and could be the greatest climate bargain of all time.

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New report from Shell-funded Energy Transitions Commission concludes China can achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, and still emerge as a rich developed economy.

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Elon Musk says 200,000 orders have been taken since unveiling of the polarising Cybertruck late last week

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Australian energy market rule maker told to go back and consult with stakeholders over its COGATI process.

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