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Foresight Renewable Energy Income Fund to make loans of $5-$30 million, predominantly to smaller-scale wind and solar projects in Australia.

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In another blow to solar industry, five big solar farms in Victoria and NSW have output slashed in half after AEMO identifies system strength issues.

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Tesla is one step closer to producing a one million mile battery with applications from "robo-taxis," to vehicle-to-grid, to long haul trucking.

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The Driven Volvo and its electrifying offshoot Polestar will make a push into Australia in the next year with two electric vehicles (EVs) and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV) in 2020. Swedish-Chinese owned Volvo has confirmed that it will bring the all-electric XC40 SUV by the end of 2020, along with a T5 twin engine PHEV...

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Spark Infrastructure says clean energy transition can lower emissions and prices, but is being held back by lack of policy and out-dated rules.

The post Network giant says renewables transition will deliver lower prices and cut emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Barwon Water – Victoria’s largest regional water corporation – has pledged to achieve 100 per cent of its electricity use from renewable sources by 2025, and slash its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030.

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The key messages of the presentation given by Professor Will Steffen at the Zero Emissions Byron (ZEB) BIG U TURN AHEAD event last June, have been passed on to more than 72,000 people, thanks to a series of Twitter posts distributed from Cologne, Germany.

The post From Byron Bay, Australia to Cologne, Germany: Collaborating internationally sends climate change message viral appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy network businesses that deliver customer outcomes and innovative ways of solving the sector’s complex problems were recognised last night at the Energy Networks Australia 2019 Annual Awards.

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Taylor says renewables are growing but he wants existing coal generators to stay online and "run at full tilt".

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South Australian households can get around $2,000 off price of Powerwall 2 home battery – but only for members of the Tesla's VPP program.

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Professor Brendan Mackey, a lead IPCC author, with the latest update on climate science.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Let’s not forget climate science appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New discussion paper from Total Environment Centre and Renew argues small-scale generation, supported by local storage and microgrids can increase network resilience.

The post How local energy can boost Australia’s climate change resilience appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CSIRO partnership with Japan's Piotrek aims to produce Australian-developed high energy, solid-state batteries for the electric vehicle market within five years.

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As Australia's installed wind capacity rises, wind farms generating more than brown coal plants will happen reasonably often. And this dynamic is only heading in one direction.

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Climate denial is making a strong comeback in Scott Morrison's Coalition. So much so that it seems to be having an impact on the other side of politics.

The post Coalition returns to climate denial roots as Morrison dodges UN summit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

You can't run a modern, vibrant Australian or NSW economy on a fleet of clapped-out 40 and then 50-year-old coal generators.

The post Why pay thermal generators to stay online? It’s totally nuts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ACT seeks 250MW of new wind and solar, plus battery storage, as part of plans to "future proof" 100% renewables in fact of growing economy, and shift to electric vehicles and buildings.

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NSW Coalition energy minister says he's prepared to legislate to “embrace new coal mines” to keep the state’s coal power stations burning for as long as possible.

The post NSW energy minister sees no competitor to coal “for decades to come” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian drivers will have more electric vehicle choice come mid-2020, with the all-electric Mini Cooper SE hatchback confirmed for release in mid-2020.

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The premise of Australian inquiry is that "new technologies in the field are leading to cleaner, safer and more efficient energy production." They are not.

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