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Korea consortium wins a land deal for one of largest green ammonia projects in Australia.

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Tory government steps up oil exploration and investments in CCS, a technology Twiggy Forrest says is "waiting for the next idiot to come along."

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AGL will build, own and operate the solar and battery based microgrids designed to slash the orchards' use of costly and polluting diesel fuel by up to 85%.

The post AGL helps Riverina almond farms kick diesel with three solar and battery microgrids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A group of prominent critics of what they label as the country's most expensive transmission project have come up with an alternative they argue is better on every measure.

The post “Shorter, cheaper, more renewables:” VNI West critics come up with a Plan B appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The zinc-bromine flow batteries of Redflow and the iron flow batteries of Energy Storage Industries tapped for testing on Queensland's grid.

The post Queensland signs deals for two flow battery projects and long duration storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One-stop shops are seen as one method to help households navigate the process of electrifying their homes.

The post SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: A ‘one stop shop’ for electrification appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tasmania’s King Island has boosted its renewable energy supply – and further slashed its use of diesel fuel – with the completion of a new 1.5MW solar farm.

The post World leading King Island microgrid adds 1.5MW solar farm to mix appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brookfield looks to cut deal with India energy giant Reliance to manufacture wind, solar and batteries in Australia to help meet its $30 billion pipeline of renewable projects.

The post Brookfield may create Australian solar, battery and wind factories for huge project pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Independent profit-to-members super fund says the new acquisitions take its wind-energy portfolio to a total of five projects and 52MW.

The post Prime Super adds two new wind farms to investment portfolio appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The milestone also marks the first time Modvion’s wooden tower technology will be paired with a Vestas wind turbine and used in a commercial project.

The post World’s tallest wind turbine tower made of wood goes up in Sweden appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Insiders say local content will come naturally as key manufacturing hubs hit capacity and projects need to derisk supply chains.

The post Offshore wind industry warns against local content quotas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Massive agri-solar and battery storage project gets planning approval from NSW government, just days after farming lobby called for moratorium.

The post Australia’s biggest agri-solar and battery storage project wins planning approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Small enough to be a test case for Australian cities wanting to electrify, but big enough to manifest the challenges the rest of the country will face, the ACT leads Australia's electrification journey.

The post SwitchedOn Australia Podcast: The ACT’s plan for an all-electric future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil gas generation on Australia's main grid fell by more than half in June, and there is no sign of an increase.

The post Power from fossil gas plunged by 50 pct in June on Australia’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pressure mounts on other state governments to call time on new gas connections in homes, while the fossil fuel lobby and its supporters rail against "climate crazies."

The post NSW urged to follow Victoria on gas ban, as conservatives rail agains “climate crazies” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alumina refineries in Queensland can potentially provide the same amount of storage/demand response as a 2GW/8 hour battery.

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First ever contract with Australian utility will test whether vanadium flow battery can support 100 per cent renewable power in remote and harsh locations.

The post Australian utility signs first vanadium flow battery contract for long duration storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Joyce calls on farmers to protest against "onslaught" of wind, solar and transmission lines at the Murdoch and Rinehart sponsored Bush Summit.

The post Joyce hopes to ambush Albanese on renewables at Rinehart-sponsored Bush Summit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

"Tech-bro libertarians:" Former nuclear regulatory chief questions hype around new nuclear power technologies that largely don’t exist and will likely be very costly.

The post The end of Oppenheimer’s nuclear energy dream: Modular reactors supported by ideology alone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of the world's leading solar inverter makers has responded to Coalition claims that China made inverters pose a serious security risk to Australia's energy grid.

The post “We operate independently:” China inverter giant answers Coalition PV scare campaign appeared first on RenewEconomy.