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China’s emissions set to fall in 2024 after record growth in clean energy

Tue, 2023-11-14 11:50

New analysis shows a fall in China’s CO2 emissions is all but guaranteed in 2024, thanks to a historic expansion of low-carbon energy installations.

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First massive Haliade X turbine installed at first US offshore wind farm

Tue, 2023-11-14 11:50

Some positive news for the US offshore wind industry as the first of 62 massive 13MW turbines goes up for the Vineyard Wind project off Massachusetts.

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Wind and solar projects face hefty new fees as NSW seeks to accelerate planning process

Tue, 2023-11-14 11:15

sapphire wind farmWind and solar farm developers to face new fees that will deliver more than $400 million of community benefits in bid to fast-track stalled planning approvals.

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Albanese government takes aim at “carbon leakage” to protect Australian industry

Tue, 2023-11-14 10:30

Federal government opens public consultation on possible policy changes to prevent the risk of carbon leakage, including a potential carbon border tariff.

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Woodside boosts investment in molten silicon energy storage hopeful

Mon, 2023-11-13 14:26

Oil and gas major tips more money into Adelaide energy storage minnow 1414 Degrees, increasing its bet on the company's molten silicon industrial heat solution.

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Australia’s biggest coal state reaches 100 pct “potential” renewables for first time

Mon, 2023-11-13 14:25

cropped-GundarySolarLightsourcebpNSW.jpgNSW - the state with the biggest capacity of coal fired generators - reaches more than 100 per cent "potential" renewables for first time as coal output hits record low.

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Flattening the solar duck: Why households should also face negative export tariffs

Mon, 2023-11-13 14:04

Should we panic about negative electricity prices, or – as one industry expert argues – embrace them as an indispensable part of a two-sided market?

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Tailem Bend solar farm doubles in size with completion of stage two – battery to come

Mon, 2023-11-13 14:03

The second stage of what was one of South Australia's first large-scale solar farms has been completed, with the commissioning of an additional 87MW.

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Origin dances an offshore wind jig with Bluefloat as it confirms special dividend

Mon, 2023-11-13 12:15

offshore wind bluefloatOrigin says it is looking at partnering in an offshore wind project near Newcastle with Bluefloat as it confirms a special dividend if the bBookfield-led takeover bid is approved.

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“Just a bump in the road?” Hydrogen supply and cash crunch hits Fortescue partner

Mon, 2023-11-13 06:54

hydrogen plug powerPlug Power, one of the key partners to Andrew Forrest's green hydrogen ventures, crashed on Friday after it raised concerns about its ability to continue business.

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Renewables hit record high in Australia, as green energy transition rolls on

Sun, 2023-11-12 16:01

murra-warra-wind-farm-.jpgRenewable energy hit a record high of 72.9 per cent of total generation on Sunday, as a wave of wind and solar across the grid sent coal output and operational demand to new lows.

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Solar records tumble across the grid, stretches midday gap over coal to nearly 10 GW

Sat, 2023-11-11 08:45

Solar output records tumble across the grid on Friday, with the gap between solar power and coal output stretching to nearly 10 GW at one stage.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Wind, solar, batteries and pumps

Fri, 2023-11-10 14:17

Energy Insiders podcastGenex is succeeding where others feared to tread, with a new big battery, the first pumped hydro project in four decades, and massive wind, solar and storage plans. CEO Craig Francis explains how.

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Solar Insiders Podcast: SunDrive’s hot pursuit of Australian-made PV

Fri, 2023-11-10 14:12

Wyatt Roy on SunDrive's progress towards make cheaper, more sustainable solar – right here in Australia. Plus: Will 2023 be a record year of rooftop installs?

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Climate wars shift to executive suite as Australia’s biggest fund seeks to block Origin deal

Fri, 2023-11-10 13:55

CSIRO_ScienceImage_9227_Eraring_Power_StationThe opposition of Australia's biggest super fund to the Brookfield bid for Origin follows a familiar tale of delay and obfuscation on climate and the green energy transition.

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Indonesia’s solar plans go to water with opening of region’s biggest floating PV facility

Fri, 2023-11-10 12:53

The third-largest floating PV plant in the world has been launched in Indonesia, with plans in the works to add an extra 500MW of additional capacity.

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“Nobody is safe:” Burning of fossil fuels send global temperatures to hottest on record

Fri, 2023-11-10 10:26

Flooding in Gympie, in Queensland, on 27 February (AAP Image/Supplied by Infinity Flights Photography)."People know that things are weird, but they don't they don't necessarily know why it's weird. They don't connect back to the fact that we're still burning coal, oil and natural gas."

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Tesla takes control as Bouldercombe battery gets green light just six weeks after Megapack fire

Fri, 2023-11-10 09:57

bouldercombe big battery genex teslaBouldercombe big battery completes full commissioning just six weeks after Megapack module fire, and will now be operated by Tesla using its autobidder program.

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Unsafe Safeguard Mechanism: How carbon credits could blow up Australia’s climate policy

Fri, 2023-11-10 09:17

gas-flaring-methane-emissions-nature-EditA time bomb is ticking inside the Albanese government’s climate policy. When it explodes, Australia will fall short of its targets and leave investors shirtless.

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Queensland grid hits a new solar peak – 71.2 per cent of state demand

Fri, 2023-11-10 07:17

rooftop solar canadian solar indooroopillyQueensland grid hits a new solar peak of 71.2 per cent, relegating coal to a minor role in the middle of the day.

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