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Fossil fuel dinosaurs spot major opportunity in Australian offshore wind

3 hours 39 min ago

There is plenty of room to remain skeptical, but we may be witnessing an important capital shift that signals the end of fossil fuel climate denialism.

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First major solar farm to be added to a big battery starts operations in Australia

Mon, 2023-05-29 15:30

wandoan south solar farm vena energyReverse engineering: First solar farm to be built next to a pre-existing battery project sends its first output to the grid.

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Wind out-powers hydro for five hours on Tasmania grid, allowing utility to cash in

Mon, 2023-05-29 14:43

 Flickr/Wind DenmarkWindy conditions in south-eastern Australia last week led to an interesting energy generation mix for Tasmania, including more wind than hydro.

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Singapore hydrogen tech startup SunGreenH2 eyes Melbourne talent with new hub

Mon, 2023-05-29 13:54

electrolysis - sparc technologiesThe startup is offering 30 jobs at its new site but will need to compete hard for a limited number of skilled hydrogen employees.

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Putting green hydrogen plants next to green steelworks would kickstart both industries

Mon, 2023-05-29 12:56

Co-locating plants in sun-rich, iron-rich parts of Australia can help overcome the “first mover problem” for green hydrogen. Here's how it would work.

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Squadron forges ahead with 400MW wind and big battery project in NSW

Mon, 2023-05-29 12:18

bango wind farm squadron energy NSWAndrew Forrest's Squadron Energy says an Environmental Impact Statement is underway for proposed wind farm and battery in Wiradjuri Country.

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Australian oil and gas company Beach makes move into offshore wind

Mon, 2023-05-29 12:16

Belgian company Parkwind teams up with Australia oil and gas company Beach in an effort to beat a powerful field of licence applicants.

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VNI West: AEMO finds new route to allay opposition with good and bad news for renewables

Mon, 2023-05-29 09:41

AEMO proposes new route for VNI West transmission link to avoid wetlands and irrigated crops, but there is good and bad news for renewables developers.

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Forrest says he did not bid for Sun Cable, has his own 20GW to build

Fri, 2023-05-26 17:47

andrew forrest turbine bango wind farmForrest says he made no final offer for Sun Cable and intends to focus instead on his own 20GW renewable pipeline.

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Sun Cable: Cannon-Brookes wins battle for world’s biggest solar and battery project

Fri, 2023-05-26 15:39

sun cable solarBattle of billionaires ends with a Grok-Quinbrook consortium taking ownership of the massive Sun Cable project, keeping alive plans to export solar power to Singapore.

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CSIRO trials Australia first portable, off-grid hydrogen generator

Fri, 2023-05-26 14:18

csiro hyrdogen techCSIRO scientists will demonstrate patented technology to efficiently generate hydrogen from liquid carriers, supported by Advanced Carbon Engineering.

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Latest hike could be power price peak – as long as we decouple from inflationary fossil fuels

Fri, 2023-05-26 14:17

luca bravo wind farm windlab - optimisedLatest DMO reminds us the only solution to permanently lower power prices is to decouple from polluting, inflationary fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to firmed renewable energy.

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Green gold: Wind and solar to deliver 80 pct of power needs for huge new mine

Fri, 2023-05-26 14:03

Gold miner expects to get premium for its bullion after signing deal to get 80% of mining and refining power needs delivered by wind and solar.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: How to connect wind, solar and batteries

Fri, 2023-05-26 13:42

cropped-hornsdale-big-batteries.jpgClean Energy Council’s Christiaan Zuur on the work being done to cut delays and costs for grid connections. Plus: NSW releases roadmap to coal-free grid.

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“Mighty sun, wind and water:” New partner and funds for green hydrogen mega project

Fri, 2023-05-26 11:21

Big renewable hydrogen project in Queensland lands a new partner and the biggest public-private injection of funds so far in Australia.

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Solar investment overtakes oil for first time as renewables chase down fossil fuels

Fri, 2023-05-26 08:58

Investment in solar to overtakes oil for first time as world accelerates switch to renewables and fossil fuel companies pocket their super profits.

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The Driven Podcast: Across Australia by BYD

Thu, 2023-05-25 15:19

The story of “Atto Gal”s epic journey from Perth to Sydney and back in an electric BYD, and what she learned along the way. Plus: China’s big EV play.

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Roadmap released to smooth connections for wind and solar, and to add batteries

Thu, 2023-05-25 15:14

Vestas wind turbines and RES dulacca wind farm qldReform Roadmap flags several significant advances towards a smoother, less costly and delay-free grid connection process for renewables.

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Regulator confirms another coal and gas fuelled power price hike. But why?

Thu, 2023-05-25 13:22

AGL torrens island b battery gas plantRegulator flags power price hikes across the main grid, but experts question why prices are still being determined by frameworks first designed decades ago.

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NSW now has roadmap to close coal by 2030. But will Labor run with it?

Thu, 2023-05-25 13:18

NSW now has a roadmap to exit coal by the end of the decade. But it requires a commitment from the state government. Will Labor run with it?

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