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Coalition report on coal exports to India is missing the backstory
To IEEFA’s contrarian perspective, Indian investors in the main are not looking to replicate the Australian thermal coal graveyard.
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Is the push for nuclear power a covert push for nuclear weapons?
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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IFM Investors becomes latest asset manager to shun coal, align with Paris
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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Carnegie turns on Garden Island micro-grid, switches focus back to wave power
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 gives $15 million to Evie Networks for ultra fast charging network
ARENA spends $15 million to help fund the roll-out of 50 ultra fast EV charging stations by Evie Networks.
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Another first: City of Berkeley bans natural gas in new buildings
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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One year on, how good is Morrison’s climate and energy denial?
One year after Scott Morrison took the reins as PM – and appointed Angus Taylor federal energy minister – the divide over the country's energy and climate future is as deep and depressing as ever. How good is that?
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ConfUSEd by the ESOO? You’re not alone
Is it “millions of households and businesses face being plunged into darkness” or “a 99.998% chance of no cuts at all"? Actually, you'd be wrong on both counts.
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Is Coalition trying to sell the CEFC they could not close? Apparently not
SHM report claiming the federal government’s $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corporation is up for sale has been hosed down by both the Coalition, and the green bank itself.
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Solar sends Queensland wholesale day-time prices to zero six days in a row
Queensland day-time prices hit zero or below for sixth day in a row, while prices go negative for 10th day in a row in South Australia.
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WestWind taps GE to help deliver 1GW Golden Plains wind farm
GE Renewable Energy announced as co-developer and turbine supplier for "largest in the Southern Hemisphere" 800-1000MW Golden Plains wind farm in Victoria.
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ARENA backs solar hydrogen plant in Brisbane as electrolyser costs tipped to plunge
A $3.1m pilot project to produce green hydrogen via electrolysis at existing BOC gas facility in Queensland wins $950,000 from Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
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5B plans solar “speed record” for 10GW plant in north Australia
5B plans to deploy "big field" Maverick models and set solar installation "speed record" for proposed 10GW mega-project in Northern Territory
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How wind and rooftop solar could meet most of EU electricity needs
Two separate research analyses have outlined the ways onshore wind generation and rooftop solar could supply all or much of Europe’s electricity needs.
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Windlab disputes AEMO 2-year delay for Kennedy wind-solar-storage hub
Windlab seeks answers from AEMO after market operator suggested Kennedy wind-solar-battery project may be delayed another two years.
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Renewable solution reaches remote Indigenous communities
Renewable energy is creating jobs and reducing costs and emissions for isolated and remote Indigenous communities in Queensland’s far North.
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Slavko Planinic appointed Country Managing Director and Head of Industrial Automation for ABB in Australia
Slavko’s strong leadership and extensive experience across all business lines will underpin ABB’s growth momentum in Australia.
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Origin reveals energy market struggles as Shell looms large
Origin sees future as decentralised and digitised, and focused on solar, storage and "connected" customers. But how to maintain profit margins and beat off new rivals like Shell?
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NSW gives green light to 200MW Avonlie solar farm
RES Group's 200MW solar and storage project proposed for NSW Riverina region wins development consent from state planning department.
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Mining giants seek huge wind and solar projects to justify CopperString 2.0
CopperString 2.0 announces "market sounding" for group of major mining companies seeking one million MWh a year of renewable electricity generation over 10 years.
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