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Amp buys time on massive 5GW green hydrogen and ammonia project
Amp Energy wins a three-month extension to an agreement underpinning the 5GW Cape Hardy Green Hydrogen, to get it to the next stage of development.
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All-electric precinct in the works for Melbourne suburbs
Two Melbourne suburbs to be used as a template for how the City of Yarra can electrify the community and get rid of gas by 2030.
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Australian Open goes 100% renewable in wind energy deal with Pacific Blue
Pacific Blue signs deal to power Tennis Australia's Melbourne precinct with renewables for a year, including the three weeks of the 2024 Australian Open.
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Australia called out for grid queues, policy uncertainty in race to triple global renewables
IEA says COP28 goal of tripling renewables within reach after unprecedented global growth in 2023. But Australia among countries holding back the pace.
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Draft laws usher in compulsory climate risk disclosure
Draft laws for mandatory reporting of climate-related risks have been released by federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers.
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Twenty years on, how is Australia’s first batch of wind farms performing?
As Challicum Hills turns 20, we look at the long-term technical and commercial performance of the NEM’s first batch of utility-scale wind farms.
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Forrest backtracks on “filthy” fossils, supports development of gas terminal
Having once pledged not to “mangle the process” by using anything but renewables to fuel his energy plans, Andrew Forrest says some imported gas is necessary.
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Key milestone for WA’s biggest battery, with all storage units installed
WA government says all of the containerised batteries are in place for the state's biggest battery, the 200MW four-hour (800MWh) Kwinana 2 project.
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Big solar records round out the year for NSW and Queensland
Latest Rystad Energy data reveals new big solar output records for December. Meanwhile, the wind blew strongest in the West.
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Happy birthday Challicum Hills: The wind farm that launched an industry
As Victoria's Challicum Hills wind farm turns 20, it's worth reflecting on what a pioneering and pivotal project it was for renewable energy in Australia.
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Forrest turns sod on NSW biggest wind farm, firms 14GW plans with major turbine deal
Squadron Energy breaks ground on Uungula Wind Farm and announces multi-billion dollar turbine supply deal to underpin giga-scale project pipeline.
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Utility solar steps up: South Australia’s new record-breakers
South Australia sets new renewables benchmarks with two significant big solar records, while the NEM reveals some of the unique challenges it is facing.
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“No green power, no project:” Can Australia compete on green steel?
Proximity to renewable energy sources is shaping a new paradigm in the steel sector. What does this mean for Australia?
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Australia’s task is clear: build more wind and solar. LNP’s task? Anything but wind and solar
While the Coalition conjures nuclear as a "non-left" alternative to wind and solar, Australia is establishing itself as a world leader in variable renewables.
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Wind power turbine fleet output grows 25 pct in Germany over five years
The share of wind power in total electricity generation is also increasing as new capacity is added and existing projects are re-powered.
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Sub-zero heat pump challenge delivers new tech – and a fresh blow to gas
Pushed along by the US government, companies are designing heat pumps that can work through a northern winter and not resort to gas backup.
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ClearVue lands first home market order to supply solar glass facade for new building
ClearVue marks its commercial launch in Australia with its first order to supply a solar window facade for a new building in Melbourne.
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As Earth records hottest year, Coalition digs in against climate action and renewables
As the world takes in the horrifying data on the world's hottest year on record, the federal opposition is gearing up to fight 2035 emissions targets and rally against renewables.
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Big boon for US solar supply chain as Microsoft places 12GW module order
Microsoft places huge solar order with QCells designed to drive large-scale production of US-made PV modules.
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LONGi energises the Adelaide International as the exclusive global solar energy partner of the ATP Tour: Serving a sustainable future”
Today marks the commencement of the Adelaide International, where LONGi, a global leader in clean energy solutions, proudly takes centre stage as the official Solar and Hydrogen Partner of the ATP Tour.
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