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First generation has been achieved at Australia's largest wind farm, the 453MW Coopers Gap wind farm located north-west of Brisbane.

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Parts of GE's massive 12MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, including a nacelle and a 107-metre-long blade, have been shipped for testing in Rotterdam.

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Sydney councillors have unanimously supported a motion to mobilise city resources to reduce carbon emissions and minimise the impact of future change.

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Upgraded Tesla Raven with longer range and 200kW charging rate spotted in-store in US.

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The makers of Australia's (in)famous XXXX beer have installed a $2 million project, 690kW solar array on their 140-year-old Milton brewery.

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"Electric car that charges itself" - Prototype for world's first long-range solar-integrated EV unveiled by developers, Lightyear, at the company's base in the Netherlands.

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Registration is now open for the inaugural Energy Efficiency Expo 2019, to be held in Melbourne from 23-24 October, launched to help organisations solve their energy productivity and affordability challenges.

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GoodWe has been awarded the 2019 Top Brand PV seal for the Australian Market.

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As a coalition of 400+ global investors calls on government to price carbon and phase out coal, Taylor blames states for a lack of investor certainty.

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A power struggle is brewing between Australia's energy incumbents and advocates for market reform over what will be one of the most important components of Australia’s future grid – wholesale demand response.

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G20 nations continue to double-down on coal, spending at least $US63.9 billion on the fossil fuel annually, according to a new report published this month.

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After second legal defeat in one month, Queensland government calls for “urgent industry roundtable” on solar safety – a meeting industry has been seeking for months.

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Rottnest wind turbine stands alone but it’s influence goes far beyond Perth’s holiday playground. It turned Tony Abbott against wind energy. We find out why.

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CEFC to tip $100m into joint venture with Ironstone Capital to encourage institutional investors, such as superannuation funds, into the clean energy market.

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EnergyAustralia issues statement clarifying its plans for Yallourn power station, as speculation mounts that power station could close earlier than 2032.

The post EnergyAustralia forced to reaffirm its plans for Yallourn, amid media coal panic appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Genex will raise $16 million to fund the completion of the Jemalong Solar Farm as the company doubles the capacity of its solar portfolio.

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The 89MW Clermont Solar Farm, north of Emerald in Queensland, has begun sending power to the grid – just as the state's big solar industry gets some good news.

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GreenSync secures landmark deal to deploy its demand response software into British electricity market, in what could be the "world's most advanced" network control system.

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Queensland Court of Appeal upholds Supreme Court decision of nearly one month ago, again blocking changes to solar safety regulations that threatened to bring the state's large-scale and commercial installations to a halt.

The post Queensland solar rule change remains “invalid”, as Supreme Court decision upheld appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For Australia, hydrogen holds great promise in the production of renewable, storable fuel. But this must be weighed carefully against any drawbacks – or better options.

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