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Energy regulator sues owner of gas plant for role in February 2017 blackouts in South Australia that conservatives had sought to pin on renewables.

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The ACT government is finalising its shift to 100 per cent renewables and is now focused on decarbonising transport with a shift to electric vehicles.

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Hawaiian Electric Companies group launches one of America's largest renewable energy procurement bids, as it works toward state goal of 100% renewables by 2045.

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Victoria government approves three PV projects for development in Goulburn Valley, controversially dodging state's own updated guildelines to solar farm development.

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Labor climate spokesman says hyperbole and rhetoric of hard right in media and government will put the brakes on coherent electric vehicle policy in Australia.

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Revised development plans for a 630MW wind farm on S.A. Yorke Peninsula, linked to Adelaide via an undersea cable, have won state government approval.

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Aurecon has been appointed by Spark Infrastructure as the owner’s engineer for the Bomen 120 MWdc bi-facial solar photovoltaic (PV) project currently under construction near Wagga Wagga in New South Wales.

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A record July for wind energy generation has also the combined output of "new renewables" – that is wind and solar – to reach a new peak for the month.

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South Australia hailed as an example to the world of how grids can move beyond "baseload" and transition to low emissions grid dominated by renewables.

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John Laing writes down $120 million from value of renewable energy projects due to transmission constraints, and puts a halt to new investments in Australia as a result.

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Data gleaned by ClimateWorks with Victorian councils shows there are already EVs that are within or below normal council operating costs.

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BloombergNEF report suggests that rather than lithium being in short supply, there is a glut which will force prices down. But it may be short lived.

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A Canberra-bound car carrier was spotted on Saturday full to the brim with some of the first Model 3s destined for Australian customers.

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Australia's slow uptake of electric vehicles could blow out the carbon budget, and a target of 50% EV sales 2030 was needed to keep the country on track.

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To IEEFA’s contrarian perspective, Indian investors in the main are not looking to replicate the Australian thermal coal graveyard.

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Building nuclear power stations used to be an effective cover for nuclear weapons programs. So what is it now, with the credibility of nuclear power so very low?

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In Australia's climate policy void, an ever increasing number of corporations are stepping up to show leadership on this critical financial risk. IFM is the latest.

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W.A. Garden Island Microgrid – a cornerstone project for wave power developer Carnegie Clean Energy – officially powers up, supplying solar and storage for Australia’s largest naval base.

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ARENA spends $15 million to help fund the roll-out of 50 ultra fast EV charging stations by Evie Networks.

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Berkeley City Council bans gas in new residential buildings. Transport, the biggest source of GHG emissions in California, is next in line for restrictions and/or conversion to electric.

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