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Charts that show electricity production, by country and fuel.

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Australia could double its rooftop solar by 2030, but to do so will require new homes to be built with solar, solar on social housing, and businesses to start installing.

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Seafloor surveys for a floating offshore wind farm in the North Sea off the coast of Scotland have helped solve a 107 year-old maritime mystery.

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Goldwind says it is maintaining a stable population of eagles at its Cattle Hill wind farm after adding a 17th detection camera to the project, on a taller tower.

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Level of potential renewables, including curtailed wind and solar, hits new record as two big batteries flex their muscles for the first time and set new charging and discharging peaks.

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Singapore-backed solar and battery project in Queensland approved by federal government after highlighting "conservoltaics", improving the land and water quality.

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Australian-based renewables giant fears for its future after a company it accuses of having a poor environmental reputation launches a bid for its parent.

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A steel giant will work with a space tech entrepreneur on technology to produce iron from Aussie ores without adding to greenhouse gas emissions.

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Queensland government awards three major funding packages to state-based companies for works on the huge Borumba Pumped Hydro Project.

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GridBeyond launches Process Optimizer to provide new opportunities for manufacturers to gain revenue and support the net zero transition.

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Australian thermal energy storage developer secures new investment from New York-based asset management firm The Lind Partners.

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Another spring day in Australia, another renewable energy record – this time, a new all-time high for the maximum contribution of rooftop solar to the mix of electricity in NSW.

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Snowy Hydro is seeking approval to run the Hunter Power Project entirely on diesel fuel in 2025, in a move that will send the hybrid gas plant's year-one emissions soaring by up to 80%.

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Genex signs up Queensland coal giant Stanwell for what will be Australia's biggest solar farm after a previous deal with Andrew Forrest's Fortescue was terminated.

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CEFC announces “landmark” investment to help decarbonise maritime ports in South Australia, focusing on the electrification of vehicles and equipment.

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Australia is producing 6x more gas than the regulator's predicted shortfall, says the Australia Institute in response to the latest scare campaign from the fossil fuel lobby.

The post What gas shortage? Fossil lobby warns of blackouts, but Australia has 6x more gas than it needs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia needs more longer duration energy storage to fix a forecast winter demand peak when renewable supply can be low.

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Albanese slammed by Greens and cross bench after refusing climate trigger at behest of mining lobby.

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Brendan Lang is an electrician from Melbourne who swapped his diesel guzzling tradie ute for a Tesla. He calls his business Get off Gas and this week he provides answers to household electrification questions.

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NSW's new Consumer Energy Strategy aims for 1 million homes and small businesses kitted out with solar batteries by 2035, crucial for a no coal grid.

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