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Standalone battery and combine solar battery project waved through EPBC process, but a giant wind project located in a CSG region told why it needs a review.

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Hydro output levels across the main grid and in Tasmania hit record lows on Sunday, displaced by lower cost wind and solar, with records also falling in Victoria.

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New Zealand is turning to wind, solar and battery storage, as well as more geothermal, to eliminate the last of its thermal generators.

The post Graph of the Day: New Zealand heads towards 100 pct renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition MP says wind and solar can't power Gladstone's huge smelters and refineries. The smelter owner disagrees, and thousands of local jobs will be saved.

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Albanese pledges more funds to make the mining and refining of critical metals – including alumina, aluminium, iron and steel – cleaner and greener.

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With most Dickson homes using solar but few affording batteries, Independent candidate Ellie Smith has called for rebates and loans to boost resilience and cut costs.

The post Independent running against Dutton wants bipartisan focus on home batteries after cyclone outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal and state energy ministers call on AER to "further interrogate" inputs to its final decision on benchmark electricity prices, after this week's proposed hike.

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Coalition refuses to commit to backing the 2026 UN climate summit that Australia's current government wants to host with Pacific Island nations.

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Upsized plans to build wind farm to help power a massive zinc mine in the remote north-west of Queensland have been waived through the federal environmental queue.

The post Zinc miner wins federal green tick to triple size of wind farm, slash crippling gas costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victorian government continues push to get millions of households across the state off gas and on to efficient electric appliances, with the launch of a new community grant scheme.

The post New grant scheme seeks to make getting of gas easier for Victorian households appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New study showed that short-term exposure to wind turbine noise had no impact on cognitive functions, and 93 pct did not find turbine noise intrusive.

The post No more stressful than road traffic noise: New study adds to debunking of “wind turbine syndrome” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Former US climate envoy Jonathan Pershing discusses Donald Trump’s war on everything, including climate, energy, science and research, and Australia’s energy choices. Plus: Rio Tinto’s stunning choice of solar and batteries to save future of giant smelters.

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Successive Australian governments have overseen a massive expansion of gas and coal production over the last three decades, despite promises to act on climate.

The post “Fossil fuel behemoth:” The climate cost of Australia’s bipartisan addiction to coal and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Choice of wind, solar and battery storage to power giant smelters means the biggest consumers of energy are moving beyond fossil fuels and "baseload". Here's why.

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Vast's latest ARENA grant will underwrite at least half of what it needs to build the concentrated solar project.

The post Vast Energy secures $180m grant for first-of-a-kind solar thermal hub at Port Augusta appeared first on RenewEconomy.

“Energy consumer advocates says proposed electricity price hikes under DMO highlight the need for stronger consumer protections and greater investment in renewable energy.

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Rio Tinto signs massive solar and battery storage deal to help secure future of its smelter and refineries that are among Australia's biggest energy consumers.

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The US installed record-smashing amounts of solar in 2024 – the largest single year of new capacity added to the grid by any energy technology in more than 20 years.

The post Solar smashes US records with 50 GW added in one year, as Trump’s energy secretary gushes about gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of the biggest batteries under development in Australia – and one of the first eight-hour batteries to be underwritten by NSW government – has locked in a supplier.

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LNP government allows the first of four giant wind projects that were frozen earlier this year to work its way through the planning process.

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