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The 1GW-plus project being developed by Alinta Energy and Parkwind – and intended to help power Portland aluninium smelter – has applied for a feasibility licence.

The post Alinta seeks licence to progress huge offshore wind plans in tiny Southern Ocean zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The digital twin software can calculate how billions of rays of light – including light reflected off the ground – will affect solar panel output.

The post ARENA lobs $2m at hyper-accurate solar yield software appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Investigations underway after a blade on a massive Haliade-X wind turbine crumpled, leaving debris in the water and washing up on Nantucket beaches.

The post “Could detach soon:” Turbine blade failure shuts down pioneering US offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CEFC's Grace Tam on how green finance can turbo charge household electrification – and why access to service providers and information is just as important.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Households need information, not just discounted ‘green finance’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Zen Energy signs MoU to help power huge magnetite mine with firmed renewables, in move to underpin South Australia green iron production.

The post Zen inks deal to supply firmed renewables for iron ore mine with load “bigger than Olympic Dam” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Either the federal government needs to boost its subsidies by tens of billions a year, or plans for renewable hydrogen to replace fossil fuels are just greenwash.

The post Renewable hydrogen: Superpower, or green mask for fossil super villains? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Leading e-waste processor will add solar recycling to its repertoire after getting financial backing to reboot a panel processing facility in NSW.

The post Solar recycling: eWaste outfit gets $5m equity boost to reboot panel processing plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Farmers will have to take on expensive responsibilities in the event of an emergency if the Coalition's nuclear policy comes to fruition, the government says.

The post Nuclear power plan puts thousands of farms in “radiation alert zone” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RMIT engineers invent a new device that could offer a cheaper and more efficient method of seabed testing used to design offshore wind farms.

The post Australian researchers zero in on cheaper seabed testing for offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Smart energy company GridBeyond launches frequency control ancillary services auto-rebidder designed to meet the needs of Australia's increasingly renewable market.

The post GridBeyond launches new demand flexibility tech to smooth Australia’s “spikey loads” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A total of 10 projects are moving to the next stage of development in Australia's first offshore wind zone after another batch were granted feasibility licences.

The post Offshore wind: Gippsland zone fills out as more licences awarded for massive projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The bidding activities of some of Australia's biggest utilities was so blatant, even the regulator took notice. Can they really be trusted on consumer energy resources? There's a problem here.

The post Energy retailers cash in and send customer bills soaring as coal plants fail again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Andrew Forrest dials down his ambitious green hydrogen targets for 2030 - but still intends to reach "real zero" for his iron ore operations by that date.

The post Andrew Forrest concedes he won’t meet green hydrogen targets, but still focused on “real zero” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The "advanced development" project proposes to combine 500MW of solar with a 500MW/1000MWh battery in the New South Wales Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.

The post Enel Green Power snaps up 1GW solar and battery project proposed for NSW REZ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Safety had not been valued by the state-owned operator of a Queensland power plant before a catastrophic explosion, a report finds.

The post Coal plant owner did not value safety before Callide explosion, report finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A seventh offshore wind project has been awarded a feasibility licence in Victoria's Gippsland development zone.

The post RES, Origin offshore wind project wins feasibility licence in Gippsland zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer completes construction of twin-rotor floating wind turbine platform dubbed OceanX, with a total capacity of 16.6GW.

The post Mingyang debuts two-headed wind turbine on floating offshore platform appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ørsted claims its new installation technology reduces the associated underwater noise by 99%, just marginally above the ambient noise of the sea.

The post Ørsted pilots quieter, lower impact offshore wind turbine installation method appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyCo launches education program on how councils and businesses can negotiate different types of PPAs with wind and solar projects.

The post Sign up, save money: Councils and business given tools to negotiate contracts in renewable zones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Construction of what will be South Australia's biggest battery will get underway towards the end of 2024 after the huge project got the all clear from the state government.

The post South Australia’s biggest battery set for construction following “milestone” approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.