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Fortescue secures grant and tax incentives to set up manufacturing facility at the site of the first Ford factory in Detroit to build batteries, EV fast chargers, and electrolysers.

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Oliver Yates to chair new venture planning to spend $2 billion on battery storage projects, with three big batteries ready to go and another four in the pipeline.

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Renewables continue to reshape Australian grid, and bring down prices - but the most coal dependent states have the dirtiest and costliest power, while battling rising temperatures and demand.

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Floating solar plants emerge as a game-changer for Southeast Asia, by maximizing its solar resources and overcoming limited land availability.

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Joint venture signed to develop a 150MW solar farm in New Zealand, which would be the biggest in the country.

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Rio Tinto signs contract to buy all the output for what will be the biggest solar project on Australia's main grid, and will help power its smelters and refineries.

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Berkeley Earth’s Robert Rohde discusses the latest climate science and whether even 2°C is achievable. Plus: All the renewable and storage news from the first few weeks of 2024.

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NSW's draft energy framework will add time, cost and another layer of bureaucracy in a state that needs to remove all three, big investors say.

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Fortescue secures grant and tax incentives to set up manufacturing facility at the site of the first Ford factory in Detroit to build batteries, EV fast chargers, and electrolysers.

The post Fortescue to build batteries, EV chargers and eloctrolysers at site of first Ford factory appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Oliver Yates to chair new venture planning to spend $2 billion on battery storage projects, with three big batteries ready to go and another four in the pipeline.

The post Yates heads new venture planning $2 billion of battery storage projects in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Floating solar plants emerge as a game-changer for Southeast Asia, by maximizing its solar resources and overcoming limited land availability.

The post Why floating solar PV will play a “critical role” in land-constrained south-east Asia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Joint venture signed to develop a 150MW solar farm in New Zealand, which would be the biggest in the country.

The post Joint venture signed to build biggest solar farm in New Zealand to date appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rio Tinto signs contract to buy all the output for what will be the biggest solar project on Australia's main grid, and will help power its smelters and refineries.

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EnergyAustralia plans massive four-hour battery in wind and solar dominated South Australia, to be built next to an existing gas fired power station.

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Using two-sided or bifacial solar modules could lift the output from rooftop solar systems by more than 22 per cent. But they need a light coloured roof.

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Growth of utility-scale solar in New Zealand receives much-needed boost after financial close reached on what will be the country’s largest solar farm to date.

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Queensland smashes demand record in heatwave, as energy minister hails the role of solar - even as it ate into the coal industry's lunch-bag.

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EnergyAustralia plans massive four-hour battery in wind and solar dominated South Australia, to be built next to an existing gas fired power station.

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Vestas says it will now offer a wind turbine tower made from low-emission steel, “significantly” reducing the lifetime carbon dioxide emissions during production.

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Solar farms can play a significant role in restoring insect habitats that could mitigate ongoing conflicts over farming land use change.

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