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Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory are overcoming pre-paid electricity metres, regular disconnections, power outages and reliance on diesel.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Nations communities and the big switch to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sungrow and Supply Partners Group have entered into a distribution agreement.

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New Zealand is one of the first countries in the world to reach an electrification tipping point, as high petrol and high gas costs make electric homes and EVs more affordable than fossil fuelled alternatives.

The post It is now cheaper to run a fully electric home and EV in NZ than to use fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A massive green hydrogen project based around existing hydro and new giga-scale solar has won federal government funding from Arena.

The post Massive First Nations solar-hydro project aims to be first to export green ammonia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scarcity isn't driving prices for battery sites, but landowners with solar farm leases are enjoying multi-million annuities.

The post Best battery storage sites going quickly, and some lucky landowners are cashing in appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The biggest utilities and the biggest energy consumers say they don't want nuclear. So who does the Coalition expect to pay for it?

The post “Prohibitive:” Australia’s biggest energy consumers and producers say no to nuclear, but is Coalition listening? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind, water and solar produce more than state demand in California, the world's fifth biggest economy, in nine out of last 10 days.

The post Chart of the Day: California surges beyond 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ballarat looks at creating its own behind-the-meter network, as it pushes towards its target of 100 per cent renewables.

The post Ballarat mulls city-wide behind the meter network in push for 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pressure mounts on federal Labor to underwrite rooftop solar, home batteries and electrification amid concerns a growing energy divide is being "weaponised" to delay climate action.

The post “People Power” plan gains support as a budget must – and a bridge over the energy divide appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Norman Crowley, founder and chair of the emissions-busting CoolPlanet Group, is visiting Australia to recruit like-minded partners to his mission.

The post “Decarb army” targets self driving electric utes, heat pumps and saving energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The capacity of household batteries in Germany has reached 6 GW, about equal to the country's pumped hydro capacity.

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Construction is underway on what will be Australia’s biggest battery project, the giant four-hour Collie battery energy storage system.

The post Construction starts on Australia’s biggest battery, to replace Collie coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar Victoria CEO Stan Krpan talks rebate milestones, red hot heat pump demand and home battery uptake. Plus rooftop solar crackdowns and a battery business in trouble.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Heat pump demand red hot, batteries just warming up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New rules on Australia's complex connection processes are a good first pass, but more needs to be done.

The post Connecting renewables to the grid: You can’t always get what you want appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The renewables industry needs a national slogan and a story to go with it to drive community support.

The post People matter: Renewables industry needs a slogan and a story to go with it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition's repeated attacks prompts CSIRO boss to publish an open letter defending GenCost report, and science in general.

The post CSIRO defends GenCost – and science – as Coalition and Murdoch go nuclear against key institutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

While battery storage typically benefits from volatility in the energy market, new services markets and contracts for existing and new markets are missing.  

The post Battery storage can make wind and solar dispatchable, but it still needs help appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Owner of Australia's biggest solar project says earnings hit by construction delays caused by heavy rains.

The post Australia’s biggest solar farm takes hit from delays caused by heavy rain appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's largest rail freight operator to trial battery electric tenders that could electrify and decarbonise the country's rail freight industry, and provide support to grid.

The post Australia’s largest rail freight company to roll out battery electric tenders in “world first” trial appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Grid enhancing technologies are promising to decongest networks and bring in huge amounts of renewables. Can they work in Australia?

The post Super cheap transmission upgrades could double capacity and open floodgates for renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.