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A wind farm developer is proposing a 100km transmission line and huge 1GW battery in Victoria's central west to connect up to 4GW of renewables.

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Julia Gillard to chair new energy transition fund aiming to build 15 GW of solar, wind and battery storage in Australia.

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Amory Lovins says energy efficiency is a continuous spectrum that keeps rapidly evolving, and better design is twice as efficient as the gains from just dropping fossil fuels.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: How to make energy efficiency great again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists from three research stations on the Great Barrier Reef have shared sobering accounts of the damage inflicted by the latest marine heatwave.

The post Reef in crisis: Scientists despair – and are reduced to tears – as corals perish appeared first on RenewEconomy.

More Australian superannuation funds are excluding so-called "climate wreckers" from their portfolios.

The post Super funds dump thermal coal mining companies, up to a point appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The contested Humelink transmission line was originally designed to connect Snowy 2.0. But its bigger purpose may be to connect the huge south-west renewable zone.

The post Humelink needs two lines, not one, now that south west renewable zone is its raison d’être appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The recent addition of a number of new big battery projects is being felt on the grid, with a big leap in the record for battery charging over the weekend.

The post Big batteries leap to new charging record, displace gas in evening peaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There is little chance nuclear power plants will ever be built in Australia. But for climate obstructionists that is not the point.

The post Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate action appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report finds rooftop solar can lower electricity network infrastructure costs, cut power prices, and support electric vehicle adoption, but rules need to change.. 

The post Power to the people: Rooftop solar seen as “secret weapon” to energy transition and EV uptake rooftop appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s very first big battery at the Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia may have taken less than 100 days to build in late 2017, but it seems that those were very special circumstances. One of the big bugbears of renewable energy and battery storage developers is the time it takes to land a connection […]

The post “More bureaucracy than engineering:” Battery developers lament lengthy connection delays appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As Brazil, the Middle East and Africa position themselves to lead the green iron race, Australia is at a fork in the road.

The post Australia has huge global green iron potential, but if we blink we’ll miss it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria wants federal financial support for the state's first offshore wind projects, saying no sub-national government in the world has done it on their own.

The post Victoria wants to tap CIS, and federal funds, to help pay for offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Arena backs project to help commercial and industrial businesses realise their demand response potential and identify megawatts of flexible capacity. 

The post Arena backs trials to help households and businesses flex their demand response muscle appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar and battery storage records continue to tumble in California, and are spreading through other grids in the US.

The post California hits stunning new solar and battery records in postcard from energy future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria energy minister Lily D'Ambrosio on the first offshore project studies, the SEC, and getting a fair share of the Capacity Investment Scheme. Plus: Eraring's future and big batteries take centre stage.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Victoria’s big bet on offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Four wind turbines that will help power a remote WA gold mine have been safely delivered after the longest road journey in Australia to date.

The post Wind turbines ready to install at remote mine microgrid, after making longest road journey of 850km appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Despite featuring a week-long wind drought, latest Rystad data shows April 2024 still outperformed the same month last year.

The post Shorter days and a wind drought, but latest data shows solar powering through April appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's lucrative thermal coal export market is going away quicker than would have been thought possible even 5 years ago. What will take its place?

The post Coal, cables, and Australia’s energy links with Asean and Asia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

OBA Insurance has launched its dedicated, comprehensive EV insurance policy, the first in Australia.

The post KOBA launches connected EV Insurance. Available for Tesla appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar farms continue to face economic and network challenges. Curtailment for wind generation last year was slightly less severe.

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