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AGL says another two units out at Baywater coal generator, but Loy Yang A unit should be back on line in mid December, in time for summer heatwaves.

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AMP Capital buys half stake in Macarthur wind farm, delivering healthy gain for previous owner in one of Australia's biggest clean energy deals.

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A bolstered VRET of 50% by 2030 is now written into Victorian law, after winning a final vote in state parliament on Wednesday.

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Angus Taylor appoints two leaders of Australia's climate lobby to conduct a climate policy review behind closed doors.

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Queensland's CleanCo starts trading on Thursday, with all eyes on the Wivenhoe pumped storage facility and how it will be used to flatten the solar duck curve.

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The Andrews Labor Government today announced the appointment of Claire Ferres Miles as the new Chief Executive Officer of Sustainability Victoria.

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Federal Coalition makes its first new capital injection into CEFC ever, to underwrite investment in storage, transmission and infrastructure to support a majority renewables grid.

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Today Baker McKenzie announces a plan to significantly reduce its global carbon emissions over the next decade, the reductions are part of the Firm’s wider sustainability strategy and support of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. 

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Sungrow, the global leading inverter solution supplier for renewables, has supplied solar inverters for the High Technological Hub created by Acciona at El Romero Solar Plant in the Atacama Desert (Chile), demonstrating that products from Sungrow are highly recognized by industry experts.

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Influx of new EVs, longer range and more road trips means a lot of people now seem to be turning up at the same charger at the same time.

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Cleanco chair Jacqui Walters discusses plans and strategies as Queensland’s newest generation company prepares to enter the market this week.

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AGL signs deal for four big batteries in NSW totalling 200MW/400MWh with Maoneng

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A full list of locations for Evie Networks ultra-fast charging network includes sites on edges of cities and stretches from northern Queensland to Adelaide, Tasmania and Perth.

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NSW Government seeks proposals to shift entire Sydney bus fleet to all-electric vehicles.

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Albanese sells Labor's clean energy revolution as key to jobs and manufacturing, and promises a future for coking coal industry.

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The transmission upgrade funded by federal Coalition and NSW not quite what it seems, and will only deliver stated capacity at night, in winter, and when demand is low.

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Sydney Opera House commits to become 'climate positive' as iconic building reaffirms commitments to renewables and energy efficiency.

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Transport minister Michael McCormack misses the point about autonomous cars, saying only they might be good for grey nomads, and making no mention of electric vehicles.

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UNSW students Matthew Holohan and Jed Cruickshank describe the challenge of driving a solar-powered electric car across Australia.

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New report out of America’s Stanford University finds that adding carbon capture and storage technology to coal plants could have worse pollution outcomes than having none at all.

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