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Australia's wind "drought" broken in spectacular style by a new record output. But modelling shows scaled up renewables would still have met most demand.

The post New wind output record breaks drought that posed most challenging week for renewable model appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A 20-year energy deal combining diversified renewables and demand response secures future for NZ smelter, and offers a template for what's possible in Australia.

The post Giant aluminium smelter seals future with groundbreaking “reverse battery” and renewables deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

5B has revealed its first US order and largest single contract yet is for a project in hurricane-prone Puerto Rico.

The post Australian solar innovator says its biggest order yet is headed for hurricane territory appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Latest assessment of SMR technology indicates they will take much longer to build than their advocates claim, and at much higher costs. 

The post Memo to Peter Dutton: New study shows SMRs too costly, too slow, too risky appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nearly 10 years after network "gold plating" was pinpointed as a major contributor to bloated power prices in Australia, experts are warning that it will happen again unless urgent reforms are made.

The post History repeating itself: Urgent reform needed to prevent new round of grid gold plating appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The designer of the world's tallest building are looking at plans to build kilometre-high skyscrapers to provide energy storage, even in CBDs.

The post Designer of world’s tallest building wants to build kilometre-high skyscrapers for energy storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW formally opens its biggest tender for battery storage, and for access rights to the coveted south-west renewable energy zone.

The post NSW formally opens its biggest energy storage tender amid questions over duration appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Days after getting the hurry along in Senate Estimates, federal Labor's Home Energy Upgrades Fund is a go, with a first allocation to discounted green loans through Plenti.

The post Home energy upgrade plan finally kicks off, with $60m of low cost loans for solar, batteries and electrification appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The third and newest big battery on Queensland's main grid running at or near full capacity as it completes its commissioning process.

The post Newest big battery in Sunshine state now charging at up to full capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brookfield makes $10.2 billion offer for Neoen, the French based company that has become Australia's most successful developer of renewables and storage.

The post Brookfield makes agreed $10 billion bid for Neoen – Australia’s biggest renewables developer – after Origin snub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Spain-based X-Elio seeks federal green tick for a 350 MW solar farm and two-hour big battery in Western Downs region.

The post X-Elio seeks green tick for 350MW solar farm and two-hour big battery in Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The only pathway we have left to limit warming to 1.5°C is political. Sadly, our current government seems set on a sleight of hand rather than cutting fossil fuel and industry emissions.

The post Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans to develop a solar thermal powered methanol production facility that will supply green fuel for shipping and aviation have been given green tick.

The post Solar thermal powered green methanol plant wins planning consent in Port Augusta appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A digital platform for household solar energy, electric cars and batteries to communicate across the electricity grid could cut power bills by $1500 per year.

The post Digital platform to harness value of home solar, batteries, electric cars appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Redback CEO Adrian Knack on surviving and thriving in the home battery business. Plus: A boost for batteries and a tax on solar.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Redback revival, battery rebates and solar tax appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW is rethinking its storage needs to replace its ageing coal generators. Turns out more 4-hour batteries might be cheaper and more effective than eight hour storage.

The post NSW rethinks storage needs to replace coal: More short duration batteries might do the trick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Last week an updated Business Case for Snowy 2.0 was released.  Like every aspect of this hapless, over-hyped project it is late, inadequate, and unrealistically optimistic.

The post Snowy 2.0’s updated business case is flawed, again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Andrew Forrest's latest renewable mega project proposal includes a battery component with up to 12 hours of storage.

The post Andrew Forrest plans massive 2GW wind and solar project, backed by gigawatt-scale 12-hour battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two University of Wollongong researchers have won Australian Research Council (ARC) Laureate Fellowships to support their ground-breaking climate research.

The post UOW researchers awarded $7m for climate and decarbonisation projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

eLumina is using advantage of being in a later wave of battery and charging hopefuls, using the knowledge of collapsed Tritium and Freewire.

The post New Aussie battery company aims at community storage and EV charging appeared first on RenewEconomy.