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Forget about cars and homes, Australia's hydrogen strategy should focus on ammonia manufacturing, high-temperature alumina processing, and green iron production.

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W.A. government to spend $220 million to ensure failed coal mine stays open long enough to build replacement wind, solar and battery storage capacity.

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Australia and 117 other countries sign pledge at COP28 to triple renewables by 2030 and double energy efficiency.

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New report finds residential gas use could decrease to zero by 2042, and industrial gas use by 63%.

The post Looming gas supply shortfall could be eradicated by electrification and energy efficiency appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The biggest solar project entirely dedicated to a green hydrogen production centre about to begin construction.

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Giant battery in Melbourne partly funded by SEC is looking at adding 12-hour storage using flow battery technologies for its next stage.

The post Giant Melbourne battery may triple in size with plans for 12-hour flow battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There will be enough wind, solar and battery storage to fill up the Eraring sized hole in the grid. But will NSW Labor be governed by the dictates of radio shock jocks and newspaper headlines?

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Macquarie’s Lachlan Creswell and Aula’s Chad Hymas on wind, solar and storage. Plus: SEC’s big battery play, Bowen’s climate statement.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Macquarie marches in to Australian renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A company that was once one of Europe’s dirtiest has announced plans to invest €55 billion in renewables, batteries and hydrogen by 2030.

The post German energy giant RWE boosts renewable ambition to 65GW by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar generation has increased at an average rate of 44% a year in the US between 2009 to 2022 – and new data shows it's on track to overtake hydro on the grid.

The post Solar generation to surpass hydropower in the US in 2024 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bill Johnston to quit parliament after setting up the roadmap for a dramatic reshaping of the world's biggest standalone grid from coal to renewables.

The post W.A. energy minister quits after guiding radical switch from coal to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two key calls from Climate Change Authority, including for phase out of gas connections for new and existing homes, have been rejected by the federal energy minister.

The post Bowen rejects CCA call for home gas ban and zero emissions for cars by 2040 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fortescue signs MOU with Canadian company that includes a supply agreement for hydrogen refuelling stations.

The post Fortescue signs green hydrogen supply deal for refuelling stations in Canada appeared first on RenewEconomy.

China is quietly reorganising its entire power sector to support rapid electrification and renewables uptake – and smashing records along the way.

The post China to install record-breaking 230 GW of wind and solar in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind turbines are being used for longer. Meanwhile, the race is on in Europe and the US to find better solutions to a growing problem of how to recycle them.

The post Wind turbine blades: Inside the battle to overcome the waste problem appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In a triumph of multi-partisanship, NSW Parliament has passed legislation to cut the state's emissions by 70% by 2035, and reach net zero by 2050.

The post NSW passes climate bill to write 70 pct by 2035 emissions reduction target into law appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Origin rejects Brookfield consortium's revised bid and resumes plans for a vote on the offer that last week looked certain to be rejected by shareholders.

The post Origin board rejects Brookfield Plan B offer, with main bid doomed for failure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia is going too slow on emissions, climate authority says, while Bowen admits targets were well off track without the newly announced Capacity Investment Scheme expansion.

The post “Time is running out:” Climate Authority says Australia going too slow on emission cuts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria's state-owned SEC announces first investment with an equity stake and an offtake deal in what will be one of the biggest battery projects in the world.

The post SEC makes first investment in “one of world’s biggest” batteries in Melbourne appeared first on RenewEconomy.

World is grappling with an environmental crisis compounded by an information crisis, and Australia's Sky News and broadcaster Alan Jones are near the top of the list.

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