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Schneider Electric is joining the Electric Vehicle Council of Australia, and calling on Governments to fast-track the electrification of transport in Australia.

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Plans have been submitted for environmental approval to build what would be the UK’s largest solar PV site, with plans for battery storage too.

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Puerto Rico passes bill to move the island to 100% renewable energy by 2050, the latest in a string of states and territories to do the same.

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BNEF says stunning cost falls mean clean technologies are beating coal and threatening to steal the grid balancing role from gas-fired plant operators.

The post More stunning falls in solar and battery storage costs put fossil fuels on notice appeared first on RenewEconomy.

American auto giant General Motors is injecting $US300m into upgrading its Michigan plant so it can add a new electric vehicle to its auto offerings.

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Federal Coalition government says it does not plan to release an EV strategy before mid-2020.

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No new coal plant made the Coalition's shortlist for new generation, although Morrison has bowed to the far right and agreed to a feasibility study for Queensland coal plant.

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Federal agriculture minister claims 1% emissions reduction could slash national herd and flock by 10% – "more than 2.5m cattle and six million sheep.” Says Labor being "tricky."

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The campaign for a new coal generator in Queensland has been underpinned by lies and misinformation. A feasibility study should confirm the stupidity of the idea.

The post The lies being told by coal lobby to push for Queensland coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia singled out as one of least prepared of world’s advanced economies to transition to low-carbon energy, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum.

The post Australia gets bottom of class on energy transition, as government clings to coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research finds that replacing 74 per cent of existing coal plants with renewables would immediately reduce costs.

The post It’s cheaper to replace most US coal plants with renewables than keep them open appeared first on RenewEconomy.

British think tank says world’s five largest listed oil and gas companies spent more than $1 billion lobbying to prevent climate change regulations since Paris agreement in 2015.

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The first of two articles looking at how hydrogen stacks up on emissions and costs. Here, how hydrogen is produced and delivered, and the emissions impact.

The post Renewable hydrogen: Is this the answer to cutting transport emissions? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brisbane Metrol looks to clean transport options, in stark contrast to Western Australia, which has decided to buy 900 new diesel buses.

The post Brisbane looks to electric buses, W.A. opts for diesel dinosaurs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Canavan says Labor's climate plan will mean the end of the sausage sizzle and $100 meat trays. The scare campaign is on!

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Legal bid to block 180MW Twin Creek wind farm, with provisions for an energy storage facility more than twice the size of the Tesla big battery, has been rejected.

The post Court rejects bid to block South Australia wind and ‘biggest’ battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CEFC invests $10m in latest green bond from FlexiGroup – a $90.9 million issuance, with a large portion of rooftop solar, and a smaller portion of small-scale battery storage.

The post CEFC tips $10m into home solar and battery-focused green bond appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy Security Board turns focus to a re-write of the market design. It will be an impossible task without including the environment in market objective.

The post Know your NEM: Market design to receive formal attention from ESB appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report suggests coal generators pocketed an extra $3.5 billion from wholesale markets from closure of Hazelwood, and it had little to with added costs or capacity shortfalls.

The post Market power delivers $3.5 billion windfall to coal generators, report finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia is the developed world’s worst performer in energy efficiency, but a focused scheme could save the output equivalent of 4.5 Liddell coal generators by 2030.

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