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Ed McManus will leave Meridian and Powershop Australia to take up a position with another company, company reveals in ASX statement.

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One year after his unceremonious departure from AGL, Andy Vesey to head up PG&E; biggest utility in biggest US economy, and in state with 100% renewables target.

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How well is Australia’s economy tracking to decarbonisation? The most recent update of Australia’s greenhouse gas inventory offers the opportunity to do two things. We can re-evaluate the emissions trajectory to 2030 and, as Australia’s inventory report is nearly 30 years old, extrapolate trends to form a view of business-as-usual emissions out to 2050. In...

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Hydro Tasmania says a new transmission link to the mainland would have the most benefits for Victoria, including improved energy security and lower power prices for consumers.

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Smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies Limited has reached a key milestone in the commercial rollout of its proprietary clear glass PV technology into the US by signing a Collaboration Agreement with prominent US sustainable infrastructure specialist AquaGen Infrastructure Systems Inc.

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New Energy Solar says international investors won't put money into Australia solar industry because image of Morrison and his lump of coal is burned into their memory.

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Solar power has become cheaper than grid electricity across China, a development that could boost the prospects of industrial and commercial solar, according to a new study.

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"Sun King" Dr Shi Zhengrong returns to launch solar project in Sydney using panels achieving stunning reductions in weight and thickness.

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ARENA puts up $40 million to fast-track the first pumped hydro storage facility in South Australia, as that state heads towards its target of "net 100 per cent renewables."

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Victoria-based and Calix-led plans to produce high performance and low-cost lithium-ion batteries in Australia have won federal government backing.

The post Calix wins federal funding for bid to produce Australian-made lithium batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia seeks to water down Pacific Island communique, demanding references to UN's net zero emissions targets, coal exits and the end of fossil fuel subsidies be removed.

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Vattenfall unveils hyrbrid project combining wind, solar and batter storage in the Netherlands.

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Portugal's first large scale solar auction results in a world record low price for solar tariffs.

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UPC-AC seek to accelerate Baroota pumped hydro project in South Australia and neighbouring 300MW solar farm after buying majority stake.

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More climate sleight-of-hand from federal Coalition, with $500m of existing aid money for the Pacific to be diverted into renewables, disaster resilience.

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China PV giant launches new high performance module in Melbourne, in strategic bet that “race to the bottom” on PV prices is coming to an end in Australia.

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US wind power prices driven below $20/MWh as the end of Federal tax credits and Trump's trade war looms over US energy economy.

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Most of the major "gen-tailers" in Australia have hit the pause button on renewables, hiding behind Coalition policy. It will likely turn out to be a bad idea.

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Victoria Labor government makes good on election promise to boost the state’s renewable energy target to 50 per cent by 2030, with the introduction of a new bill.

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Leading fine particle specialist Reynolds Soil Technology (RST) has launched into the renewable energy industry with solutions for unique problems encountered by solar and wind farms.

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