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A "community" solar farm and 5MWh battery that was 16 years in the making will be switched on this week, and is unique in what it hopes to achieve.

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Victoria lays out plan to reach its target of 95 pct renewables target by 2035, by which time it expects to close the last of its coal fired generators, relegated gas to a minor support role.

The post Victoria lays out plan for 95 pct renewables, with no coal, not much gas and a big lift in demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Listed Frontier Energy has revealed some surprising details about the costs and revenue options for its proposed solar and battery hybrid project.

The post Anatomy of one of Australia’s first big solar and battery hybrid projects: The costs and revenues appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Battery start up says its solid state battery design can work with different cathodes and solves two of the key challenges that have held back the technology.

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Wholesale electricity prices in New Zealand have soared over recent weeks, climbing as high as NZ$1,000 per megawatt hour and forcing pulp and paper mills to curb production. More rooftop solar would help.

The post NZ’s electricity market is a mess. Rolling out rooftop solar would change the game appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ørsted scraps its pioneering eMethanol project, because of slower-than-expected industrialisation of the technology and lacklustre demand.

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Updated: Federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek gives approval for first stage of Sun Cable, with enough solar and battery storage to provide 4 GW of continuous power to Darwin.

The post Sun Cable: Plibersek approves first stage of world’s biggest solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A "smart" hot water heat pump can create cheap, flexible demand and deliver big consumer savings. It's time for governments to act.

The post It’s time to shift flexible hot water heating from overnight coal to smart wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Corporate Australia needs to not only get on top of their climate policies but also start educating their employees about what it covers.

The post Australians want to work for firms that take climate change seriously, but few know if that is the case appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The biggest battery project in South Australia has been licensed and registered, paving the way for testing and commissioning.

The post South Australia’s biggest battery achieves key registration and licence approvals appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Form Energy gets funds for groundbreaking 8.5 GWh iron-air battery, which will be capable of up to 100 hours of storage and will be the world's biggest battery.

The post Low-cost iron-air technology to feature in world’s biggest battery project in US appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alex Wonhas, the former head of engineering and system design at AMEO, says a rethink of the way we use big batteries could help get the energy transition back on track.

The post “We need to think differently about storage:” How big batteries can ease the transmission burden appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New "headroom" study suggests nearly 2 GW of extra wind, solar and battery capacity can be hosted in Australia's first renewable energy zone.

The post NSW says an extra 2 GW of wind, solar and storage could be hosted in first renewable energy zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Melbourne-based industry fund has tipped more than $2 billion into renewables over the past two years, but the investments have all been in overseas markets, not in Australia.

The post One of our biggest asset managers is tipping billions into renewables – but not in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Owner of the biggest wind farm in Western Australia says more than 1.7 GW of new capacity is planned across five different projects.

The post Owner of W.A.’s biggest wind farm eyes another 1.7 GW across five new projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transmission giant expresses doubt about offshore wind, says big remote inland renewable zones away from population centres might be better idea.

The post Network giant says huge inland renewable zones might be better idea than floating offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Just months after landing government support to keep its Eraring coal fired generator open, Origin cancels two solar projects due to "rising costs" and "unfavourable conditions".

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A network of battery-backed mini solar farms installed on Australia's commercial and industrial rooftops could help usher out coal, and remove the need for big transmission upgrades.

The post Business power: Batteries and solar could help kick out coal with less new transmission, if price is right appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Increasing amounts of technology means Australian schools are consuming energy at an ever-increasing rate. Rob Bruer, the co-founder and CEO of Solar Schools, outlines a case for installing solar and batteries in every school.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Why solar and batteries should be installed in every school appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Lightsource BP secures finance for its 168MW Kōwhai Park solar project planned for construction at the Christchurch Airport.

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