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If Angus Taylor wants to cut emissions, boost regional economies and build a stable electricity grid, then the answer to all three is blowing in the wind.

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RenewEconomy and The Driven to co-host electric vehicle conference in Sydney in August.

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The GPS approval is one of the most complex and significant milestones for K2-Hydro following a long and detailed submission process with AEMO and also satisfies a key condition in Powerlink’s Offer to Connect, marking one of the final Project approvals required for financial close

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Power is literally shifting to the people, and we have only just started to conceptualise what that might mean for consumers as energy citizens.

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Wind generation hits record levels in South Australia as wind farms enjoy a rare "butterfly effect" from the failure of a unit at Loy Yang A's brown coal generator.

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ACT energy minister slams Federal Government on climate and energy, joining NSW minister and ESB chair Kerrie Schott calling for a coherent approach to clean energy transition.

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Battery storage is entering the mainstream: in households and streetscapes, and with renewables and as "virtual" transmission lines.

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German pilot project has made kerosene using concentrated sunlight, water and CO2 for the first time.

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At least 11 million people around the world held jobs across the renewables sector, from manufacturing and trading to installation.

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Queensland Government grants Adani approval for groundwater management plans, as project moves clears last major hurdle before construction commences.

The post Queensland clear way for Adani to begin work on Galilee basin “carbon bomb” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Green hydrogen costs are expected to fall as quickly as solar and battery storage, but Australia needs more things to go its way if it is to create a huge export industry for clean fuels.

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Industry calls for targets, urgent regulatory and market reform, to meet "immediate" need for energy storage on changing Australian grid.

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Zali Steggall remains optimistic for the future of Australia's clean energy sector, but says it needs to take up the polticial fight for strong policies.

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UK becomes first major economy to legislate an end date for its contribution to global warming.

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NSW says details of its promised zero-interest loan scheme for solar and battery storage should be released soon, and will aim to unlock billions in investment.

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We look at the generator report card on how the grid is dealing with the present and shaping for the future. Plus: Lights out at Loy Yang A unit, while AGL looks to the future with telcos.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The good and bad from Australia’s big grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia is poised for a transformation of its electricity system – but not in the ways you’ve heard before. In recent months, transmission companies around the world have been increasingly considering energy storage as the means to supplement a fundamental part of our electric power infrastructure: the poles and wires that carry high-voltage current from...

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk says it won't be long before his electric vehicle company will be making cars with nearly 650km of real driving range.

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The Future Business Council has appointed Suzanne Paynter as its new Chief Executive Officer.

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In Australia, support for nuclear power is increasingly marginalised to the far-right - support for nuclear power has become a sign of tribal loyalty.

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