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Mark Butler says Coalition would condemn Australia to becoming an island of automotive antiquity, while under Labor policy sales of EVs should "take-off" at little cost.

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Planet Ark Power's electricity grid-transforming solution wins at Startup Energy Transition Awards Berlin.

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Snowy Hydro management say their pumped hydro project will be fully on line and commissioned by late 2025.

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Western Australia's bid establish a $135m national battery research centre in Perth wins $25m in grant funding from the federal government.

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Labor climate change spokesman Mark Butler says he is stunned by the Coalition campaign against EVs, and spells out how Labor will reach its 50% EV target.

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Queensland confirms solar panel installation on projects over 100kW will be restricted to licensed electricians. Industry says new rules are "daft", and potentially devastating.

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City of London has unveils Ultra Low Emission Zone, boasting world’s toughest vehicle emissions standards on vehicles entering the area.

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China-based Hanergy unveils thin film solar tile offering with a firm eye to the Australian market – and a design hat-tip to a bizarre Queensland landmark.

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Is a 50% electric vehicle target too ambitious? Elon Musk says it can be met well before the 2030 deadline.

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Hawaii utility to call another tender seeking cheap solar and battery storage to replace coal and gas plants about to close down.

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Coalition, for first time in memory, says it "accepts the science" - but only a little bit, so it can advance the biggest ever coal mine in the country.

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Federal Coalition announces funding for a battery electric vehicle to transport people in underground coal mines, to reduce fumes and pollution.

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Snowy 2.0 construction costs now put at least $5.1 billion, and its timeline stretches out to 2027.

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Snowy 2.0 is shaping up to be a more than $5 billion-plus project. Almost as much as the price, it’s the eight years to completion that caught this analyst by surprise.

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The proposed "mega-merger" of AP Eagers and Automotive Holdings Group to create by far the biggest car dealership in Australia is big news. But so far, EVs don't rate a mention.

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The facts on electric vehicles to fight back against the slew of fake news from the Coalition and One Nation.

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There remains a massive workload to manage the NEM transition. No doubt the regulatory bodies are trying hard, but we're not sure they are winning.

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Construction of Tasmania's 112MW Granville Harbour wind farm well underway – a project expected to boost the state's total wind power capacity by one-third.

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New Queensland rule demanding only licensed electricians handle PV panels on solar farms slammed by industry as excessive, unnecessary and potentially devastating.

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UK's national grid operator says it is preparing to deal with 100 per cent renewable electricity generation - by 2025.

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