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NSW seeks to thread a path for renewable “backbone” through Hunter Valley
NSW threads a path in and around Hunter Valley mines and wineries as it seeks to build a major new "backbone" for transporting wind and solar into major demand areas.
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Cannon-Brookes calls on Australia’s biggest coal polluter to move a lot faster to green energy
Cannon-Brookes says AGL's targets for the green energy transition are hopelessly inadequate, and will reward senior executives with bonuses just for "standing still."
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“Hard to fathom:” Six wind farms in doubt in Tasmania as transmission plans change
"At least" six wind farms proposed for development in Tasmania face major delays, or worse, in the fallout from the decision to cut the MarinusLink project in half.
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ACT adds new 24 MWh battery as it expands landfill gas generation
The new battery will store power from the expanded 6.2 MW gas to energy power plant for dispatch during peak periods.
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First turbine blade leaves port for epic road trip to mine’s remote renewable microgrid
Massive wind turbine blade hits the road, for an epic road trip too ne of the largest off-grid hybrid renewable energy systems to power a mining operation in Australia.
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Macquarie launches new renewables business with 4GW of wind, solar and battery projects
Macquarie launches new Australian-based onshore renewables business, with an initial project pipeline of 4 gigawatts of wind, solar and storage projects, and plans to build much more.
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The future of energy is community energy, and 100 per cent renewable
Imagine the year is 2030. You are walking down your street. Your local newsletter just announced that your community is now running on 100% renewable energy.
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Solar smashes more records, as coal power sent to another new low
Rooftop and utility scale solar set new records in Australia's main grid, as coal output from the country's biggest coal state also sent to a new low.
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W.A. bulks up transmission to pave way for 10-fold lift in wind and solar
W.A. to invest $708 million in new transmission projects - its biggest investment in the grid for than a decade - to kick start 10-fold increase in new wind and solar capacity.
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NSW Planning backflips on wind energy map messaging: Everywhere is now suitable!
The NSW Planning department has performed a remarkable backflip on the messaging from its wind farm map. Everywhere is now deemed "suitable" for wind turbines.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: State of confusion
Confusing new wind guidelines in NSW as coal state runs short of spinning machines. Plus: Origin battle intensifies as Tesla throws down energy gauntlet.
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Kwinana green hydrogen hub reaches “major milestone” at former oil refinery
A large-scale green hydrogen production facility at bp’s former Kwinana oil refinery in WA has made key new progress, backed by $70m from federal Labor.
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Australian perovskite breakthrough takes the “alchemy” out of solar cell production
Australian researchers develop a new way to make, reproduce and test new perovskite solar cells within a matter of weeks, bypassing years of human labour and error.
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Vale Ariel Liebman: Tackling big hairy audacious climate goals won’t be the same without him
Ariel Liebman was a great networker, bringing people together to work on what he called the BHAGs – the big hairy audacious goals relating to climate change.
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Australia has everything battery storage needs, except the ability to make them at scale
Australia could support up to five giga-factories, just for domestic energy storage and commercial electric vehicles.
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“Net zero greenwash:” Energy giants called out over plans to burn more fossil fuels
Woodside Energy was among those assessed to be at significant risk of "net zero greenwash" because of their efforts to influence governments against phasing out fossil fuels.
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South Australia passes green hydrogen law, with support from anti-wind cross bench
South Australia hydrogen act passes after support from One Nation and SA Best, founded by anti-wind campaigner Nick Xenophon, overcame delaying tactics from Greens and Liberals.
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Western Australia slashes “green tape” and bypassing EPA for renewable projects
W.A. paves the way to fast track the approval of renewable energy projects as it races to provide enough capacity for electrocution and green industry.
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Forrest creates NY-based fund to tap into other rich people’s money for green energy plans
Andrew Forrest creates New York-based asset manager to raise capital from pension and sovereign funds, and other rich people to support his highly ambitious green energy plans.
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Trina Solar to supply 1.5GW of PV to Australia, Pacific Islands
China solar giant signs MoU with Japanese industrial giant to supply 1.5GW of solar modules to Australia and the Oceania region over the next five years.
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