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Squadron forges ahead with 400MW wind and big battery project in NSW
Andrew 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
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
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
Forrest 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
Battle 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
CSIRO 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
Latest 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
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
Clean 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
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
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
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
Reform 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?
Regulator 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?
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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Bullet-proof vests and bomb shelters: Wind farm switches on in Ukraine conflict zone
World’s only wind farm built in a major active conflict zone officially opened on Monday, after workers spent nine months working in bullet proof vests and spending time in bomb shelters.
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Grid has untapped capacity that could be used by renewables. But networks can’t see it
Sourcing existing yet untapped capacity will help solve our overarching goals of providing cleaner, quicker and more cost-effective electricity to consumers.
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NSW renewable zones face delays and cost blowouts as questions hang over Eraring
NSW reveals delays in timing of new renewable zones, and some cost blowouts, raising questions about closure date for Eraring and pace of green energy transition.
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Green hydrogen taskforce links Australia and India in race to renewable fuel
In an industry-led push, the two countries agreed to share expertise and ideas in a new taskforce.
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Melbourne community group looking for home after winning funds for inner city battery
Working out where to put the 120kW battery in densely built Richmond might be the most difficult part of the process.
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