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Survey finds that modern "HELE" coal plants favoured by the Coalition and the coal lobby broke down more often than the ageing black coal fleet.

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Many big companies are happy to reduce demand in the middle of a heatwave, but are not allowed to by their retailers. It's outrageous.

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US government climate scientists take unprecedented step of tweeting a rebuttal to PDonald Trump’s recent tweets implying that winter storms and cold weather in US somehow disprove global warming.

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To say 2018 was a record year for Australian solar PV is practically an understatement. Every imaginable record was broken, and broken repeatedly.

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It’s time for the regulators to take a closer look at the behaviour of the main participants in the market as well as the underlying operating rules of the market.

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More than 10 million Australian energy customers are set to benefit after the launch of a world-first, cross-sector energy industry framework focussed on better customer outcomes.

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Musk says Tesla big battery will pay for itself within a few years, and has sparked interest from other governments for even bigger batteries to replace gas peaking plants.

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Adani applies for generation licence for proposed 160MW solar farm in Whyalla.

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Senate report into EVs falls short after Labor and Coalition reject chairman Tim Storer's push for specific targets and incentives.

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350.orgAustralia will today premiere a crowdfunded feature-length film – Accelerate.

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Australia has made some progress replacing coal with natural gas and renewables in electricity generation yet remains one of the most carbon-intensive OECD countries.

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Yurika may add another 9 big batteries across Queensland after identifying a new market for batteries in supporting local networks.

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New estates in communities such as Mount Barker are being forced to depend on gas. This is imposing un-necessary costs, and pollution.

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Two new major solar and battery storage projects proposed for South Australia, pushing the state closer to a 100 per cent renewable energy share.

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Energy Insiders returns with an interview with former CEFC boss Oliver Yates, now challenging Josh Frydenberg in the “Menzies” seat of Kooyong, and a wrap of recent events.

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Tritium co-founder James Kennedy joins The Driven podcast to outline how a small group of solar car enthusiasts became world leaders in electric vehicle fast charging stations.

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Outrage at withdrawal of capacity and bidding practices in lead up to last week's heat-wave. Did the fossil fuel generators go too far?

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Lacour Energy appoints Goldwind to build major wind and solar hybrid project in W.A. wheatbelt that will likely also include battery storage.

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Corporate demand for wind and solar projects more than doubled across the globe in 2018, and Australian companies also turned to renewables.

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Queensland government-owned Yurika to manage a Tesla big battery in Townsville to allow more solar, defer network spending, and add to virtual power plant capacity.

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