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"If we're going to use them, we should make them." Queensland Labor unveils five-year, $571 million Battery Industry Strategy.

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With Eraring set to close, the NSW Government has an "obvious" solution to deliver lower cost electricity and higher reliability.

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Hydrogen electrolyser manufacturers are staring into the valley of death, as the hype-fuelled valuations of 2021 come crashing down around their years. Some are still optimistic.

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Researchers at RMIT University find a way to replace the electrolyte in lithium-ion batteries with water, an innovation that could remove the fire risk entirely.

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hree major companies have signed a collaboration agreement to build a complete vanadium flow battery manufacturing supply chain in Townsville.

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The 1.1MW/3MWh Wurrumiyanga Solar Infill and Energy Storage Pilot Project on Bathurst Island nears completion, as battery testing begins.

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Star of the South partners with Hunter engineering firm that "grew up in the coal sector," to progress its Destiny offshore wind project.

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Perth based Infinite Green Energy signs deal to help build one of Italy’s biggest commercial-scale renewable hydrogen plants.

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A doubling in the size of Queensland's Wambo wind farm has been confirmed, taking the project's final capacity to just over 500MW.

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Global mining giant Rio Tinto says it has signed the biggest renewable energy power purchase agreement (PPA) in Australia to help supply its huge smelting and refining operations in Gladstone.

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New report examines how Queensland’s nation-leading policy and investment in transmission, renewables and consumer energy resources is crowding in public and private capital.

The post Tidal wave of capital transforms Queensland into renewables and critical minerals superpower appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar coupled with batteries will be critical to helping Governments reach their emission reduction goals. 

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We talk to three industry experts on offshore wind as part of the Locking in the Green Energy Transition podcast series sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright.

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Origin snaps up Walcha Energy, which has been developing the Ruby Hills wind project and the Salisbury solar project, as it continues talks on Eraring closure timing.

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“The challenge with large solar farms is detecting any faulty or underperforming solar panels hidden in a sea of millions." UQ start-up says it has found a way.

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Emerging technologies like energy storage, green hydrogen and digitisation platforms may be the key to dodging a global network infrastructure supply crunch and avoiding delays in the energy transition.

The post Battery storage and green hydrogen could be key to cutting transmission bottlenecks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Business Renewables Centre Australia looks back at the key Corporate PPA trends of 2023 – and ahead to consider the impact of the Capacity Investment Scheme.

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Ten major companies are falling short of standards for net-zero plans set by the United Nations, with lack of commitment to phase out fossil fuels "especially concerning."

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Federal government launches consultation on sixth and final offshore wind energy development zone, an area off the coast of Bunbury in south-western Western Australia.

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Governments should be required to disclose capacity payment arrangements. The fact that some coal generators get a capacity payment and others do not creates an unfair market.

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