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Ivor Frischknecht, now head of Sosteneo, talks about the new battery that signals the end of the need for spinning machines, and a clear path to 100 per cent renewables. Plus: All Energy and Joyce.

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Arena says it approved a record amount of funding in 2022-23 to projects valued at over $3.5 billion, with a focus on cheap solar and battery storage.

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Origin says it electricity sales are down six per cent due to growth of solar and efficiency, while gas generation has slumped 21 per cent.

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Australia's biggest coal generator hit with major fines for failing to deliver the essential grid services that it had promised and for which it was paid.

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The benefits of building the new wind and solar will be lost if Queensland persists with its overly expensive and unnecessary long duration pumped hydro.

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Corio Generation says it is on-schedule to complete environmental survey assessments for the proposed Great Eastern Offshore Wind farm.

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New scientific report finds the impact on whales from offshore wind farm development is minimal – and much less serious than the threat from climate change.

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Finland joins another nuclear dependent country France in extending the life of its last coal generators to avoid blackouts over winter.

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Electric hot water has been a valuable controlled load tool for the grid for decades. But can we sell the concept to customers in the age of rooftop solar?

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Victoria's strategy to electrify the state at scale, and fast, is to revamp the public-owned electricity authority and create one-stop shops for consumers.

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Hundreds of people gathered to rally against the federal government's proposal for an offshore wind development zone off the NSW coast.

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ClearVue Technologies has landed its first commercial order in the US, a $A250,000 deal to supply its clear solar glass for a greenhouse in California.

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Ark Energy says it has dropped plans to develop a small wind farm in north east Tasmania and will focus instead on bigger projects.

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If Australia seizes this opportunity, it can repeat the experience of the China resources boom – but this time the benefits can be sustained, not boom and bust.

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Fortescue's $13.5 million investment will see it become the third largest shareholder and the only foreigner alongside Japan's Mitsui.

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Fund led by former ARENA boss and backed by one of world's biggest asset managers buys huge Victoria battery project with landmark deal to keep renewable grid stable.

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Rooftop PV sets new records for share of generation, and sends minimum demand levels to new low, taking a bigger bite out of the fossil fuel lunch, and that of large scale solar farms.

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Largest vanadium flow battery in south hemisphere is going through its commissioning process at Port Pirie, with big hopes for the future of round-the-clock storage.

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Scientists says soil carbon projects are overblown by as much as 10 times, which risks the accuracy of Australia's greenhouse gas inventory.

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Solar energy combined with storage is expected to become the cheapest option for generating electricity in nearly all regions worldwide by 2030.

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