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Coalition buys relative peace at COAG through bilateral deals, but states given no choice but to go it alone on climate and energy.

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Global electricity production from coal is on track to fall by around 3% in 2019, the largest drop on record.

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ARENA and the CEFC will provide a combined $370M in funding support, as Morrison government looks to capitalise on hydrogen export potential.

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Climate Council's 2019 renewable energy State of Play report says federal government not just failing to lead, but getting in way of states and territories.

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An historic crossover as market share shifts to take renewables generation past coal-fired output in the U.S. in 2021 for the first time.

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The first of 31 3.6MW turbines has been fully installed at Palisade Investment Partners' 112MW Granville Harbour wind farm on Tasmania's west coast.

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Gina Rinehart's biggest money making venture is looking to "alternative fuel technologies" to reduce costs and cut emissions.

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NSW seeks new 1.8 terawatt hour electricity supply contract, with focus on "fast start" dispatchable capacity, suggesting mix of renewables and gas or batteries.

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“It doesn’t look like anything else” – Musk says as he unveils his Cybertruck, or Tesla ute, to the applause and dismay of Tesla fans.

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Infrastructure think tank demands immediate introduction of a 4c/km road use fee for EVs - but not hybrids - "before there is an EV in every driveway"

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A row of electric car chargers in the La Trobe Valley will soon go online, but there are still hurdles to jump.

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The relentless focus on more reliability measures implies a political standard that no loss of supply will be tolerated. That standard cannot be met, but it will be paid for.

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Finkel national hydrogen strategy gets green light from COAG, but there are fears it will provide a lifeline to prop up the coal industry and dreams of "carbon capture".

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Melbourne Renewable Energy Project releases second tender, combining purchasing power of seven large energy users to source 113GWh a year of Victorian solar or wind.

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Calix launches $2.7m proprietary BATMn electric reactor for producing advanced battery materials, in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria.

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In a week of “world’s biggest projects”, billionaires Mike Cannon Brookes and Twiggy Forrest back huge project in Northern Territory, while Tesla big battery in South Australia gets an upgrade.

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J-Power reaffirms commitment to Genex Kidston pumped hydro project following project delays.

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NSW unveils plans for 3,000MW renewable energy zone and "security target" as it admits "firm wind and solar" its cheapest energy option.

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Jinko Solar bolsters strong Q3 earnings result with bullish forecast of solar panel shipments between 18-20GW in 2020.

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COGATI is an extraordinarily complex beast, but its effect would be real and immediate – it would significantly reduce investment in large-scale renewables.

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