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The largest solar project on Australia's main grid, to provide power to smelters and refineries, seeks federal green tick.

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Two French companies say they have successfully completed the pouring of the world’s first wind turbine foundation made from decarbonised concrete.

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Fortescue invests in Spanish company that is working on wind energy innovations including a "self-erecting" turbine tower.

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Amid all the insults about the stupidity of the Coalition's nuclear plan, Chris Bowen probably best summed it up: "It’s a joke, but a serious joke because it threatens the renewable transition."

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Nuclear costs for large or small reactors would need to be reduced by two thirds for nuclear power to compete with firmed renewables. There is no reasonable expectation that this could or would ever occur.

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Andrew Forrest-owned wind farm has gained approval from the federal environment minister, in a decision that has sparked debate over the impact of wind turbines on biodiversity.

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It beggars belief that opposition leader Peter Dutton proposes nationalising a nuclear public debt bomb and detonating it at the heart of energy policy in this country. 

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The gas power station is supposed to run partially on green hydrogen – if any becomes available to buy.

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Dutton unveils nuclear plans, with seven coal sites targeted, a 2035 start date and a whole bunch of lies about blackouts and prices.

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NSW to spend $128 million to upgrade roads to support transport of massive wind turbine blades and towers and other equipment to regions.

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The challenge is part of Arena's bid to reduce the installed cost of solar to just 30 cents per watt and reach a levelised cost of electricity under $20 per megawatt hour by 2030.

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Part two of the 1.3GW Golden Plains Wind Farm is underway after the massive project locked in finance from CEFC and other Australian and global lenders.

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The Coalition says it wants nuclear and more rooftop solar. It can't have both, so will it be reaching into the home to switch off your rooftop PV?

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Rapid uptake of rooftop solar and construction of some the country's biggest batteries has helped relieve reliability concerns for the market operator in Western Australia.

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A “nation-leading” plan to transform Queensland’s regional grid into a series of bespoke local renewable energy zones will kick off in Caloundra with the installation of up to 8.4MW of community battery storage.

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Australian Renewable Energy Agency tips more money into steam-dispatch technology that it says can help decarbonise hard-to-abate industries.

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Massive solar and battery facility to be built at site of abandoned coal project once described as the "dud deal of the century."

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After more than 10GW of new installations in 2023, the Gloabal Wind Energy Council is expecting big things from the sector over the coming decade.

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California is demonstrating that big batteries can offer a clear solution to duck-shaped solar problems. It even has enough storage to start pushing gas out of the grid at night.

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Siemens Energy is reportedly planning to produce a 21MW wind turbine in a bid to compete with its Chinese rivals.

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