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The CEFC has invested $30 million in the Woolworths Group green bond, the first certified green bond issued by an Australian retailer and by a supermarket business globally.

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Lincoln Gap wind farm begins production as owner strikes interim deal as turbine provider Senvion sorts out its finances.

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South Australia signals search for new projects and competitors to supply 100% of its electricity supply, after failure of the Aurora solar thermal project.

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Tritium, a world leader in electric vehicle (EV) DC fast charging technology, has announced it has successfully achieved all three ISO certifications for quality, health and safety, and environmental standards.

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Scott Morrison got back on coal bandwagon over weekend, and rode it to the heart of Queensland coal country, picking up Pauline Hanson and Clive Palmer along the way.

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Garnaut says a 100% renewable energy grid, dominated by solar and wind, is possible by the early 2030s and will deliver cheap and reliable power.

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Signs of a tipping point in national power-generation mix, with renewables beating coal in April and likely May as well.

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The fatal flaw in Zuckerberg’s effort to deal with fake news.

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GCL System Integration Technology Co. Ltd announced it had been awarded a patent for its shingled cell modules from IP Australia, further enhancing its patent portfolio.

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John Connor to head Carbon Markets Institute, says business now realising there is no such thing as a "low carbon" future, it has to be zero carbon.

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New transmission line that could unlock major wind and solar resources in remote Queensland takes a big step forward.

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WA-based Bombora Wave Power to supply 4MW of its mPower technology to help wean fourth largest of Spanish Canary Islands, Lanzarote, off diesel.

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The contract will be Decmil’s second project with leading global wind energy company Vestas and follows the award of the Warradarge Wind Farm balance of plant works in early March 2019. The project will be developed by Yandin Wind Farm Pty Ltd.

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A Shorten Labor Government will commit $10 million to boost the capabilities of the CSIRO Climate Science Centre, better coordinate Australian climate science and develop an Australian climate science capability plan. 
 

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Labor is right – there is a huge opportunity to transform the NT economy through energy development. But it's renewables that hold the most opportunity, not gas.

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Federal Labor’s pledge to spend up to $1.5bn unlocking gas supply in Queensland and NT angers green groups, blurs lines between the party's apparently climate-forward policies and those of the climate-denying Coalition.

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The state-led drive towards 100% renewable energy in US continues at breakneck speed as Washington State pass bill requiring 100% carbon-free power by 2045 and coal phase-out by 2025.

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Great Britain set a new record for electricity generation without coal-fired power plants over the Easter weekend.

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Power production from renewables in Germany hit a new record high on Easter Monday, delivering 77% of net public electricity supply, and more than demand at certain times.

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Australia’s suite of stop-start solar policies is driving some parts of the industry crazy with frustration, as the phone stops ringing in Victoria and strict new workplace rules are imposed in Queensland.

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