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Nearly half of Australian fleet buyers expected to switch to EVs – some within months. After a test drive, that number doubles.

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Nexif Energy inks deal with Fluence to install a 10MW/10MWh battery storage system at its 212MW Lincoln Gap Wind Farm near Port Augusta.

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Out of politics, and without a tie, Turnbull says 100% renewables achievable, dispatchable, and so cheap that new coal just won't be built.

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Coalition's push for new investments in fossil fuel generation is flawed because it ignores carbon costs - and it may also be against its own procurement guidelines.

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Tesla has appointed Tesltra CFO Robyn Denholm as chair of its board of directors, where one of her key roles will be leading the company to profitability – while reining in the force that is Elon Musk.

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Philip Riley have listened to our Candidates and our Clients (that's you) requests for Phillip Riley provide a specific Renewable Energy Salary Guide.    

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Hydro Tasmania, Momentum Energy’s parent company, today announced that Amy Childs is the new Managing Director of Momentum Energy.

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Ashurst advised John Laing on its acquisition of the Finley Solar Farm, a greenfield solar project with a total capacity of 174.9 MWp to be constructed west of Finley in Berrigan Shire Council, New South Wales.

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Ballarat big battery, the first in Victoria, starts charging and discharging activity on the grid.

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AEMO report shows big surge in rooftop solar, eating away at demand, displacing coal and depressing prices.

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Wind overtakes gas for first time, solar displaces coal in Queensland, and curtailment more than doubles in South Australia as renewables hit record levels across the country.

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Monash University and ClimateWorks Australia have won the Momentum for Change Award presented by the United Nations at the Climate Week conference in New York for the Net Zero initiative.

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AEMO appears sidelined as Taylor underlines push for "24/7" base-load power and industry pushes for "capacity" payments.

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Renewable energy capacity has for the first time overtaken fossil fuel capacity in Great Britain, with 42 GW worth of capacity now feeding into the grid.

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AGL has given 7 years' notice of its plans to shutter Liddell – but a new rule finalised by the AEMC means Australia's ageing coal plants must notify AEMO at least 3 years ahead of permanent closure.

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Over the next few decades the world’s energy systems will undergo a seismic revolution, with a transformation on a massive scale as renewable energy takes over from fossil fuels.

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Victoria Labor promise to boost its target for renewables generation to 50 per cent by 2030 if re-elected. It will probably get there anyway.

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Ausnet canvasses idea of charging connection fees of "several hundreds of dollars" to new solar households that refuse network limitations.

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Energy minister Angus Taylor wants to get new investment in coal and gas locked away before the next election.

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Kimberley Clean Energy Roadmap reveals 60-90% mix of solar, battery storage and wind power can out-compete diesel or fracked gas on cost across the region.

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