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To reach 80 pct renewables by 2030, we need 20GW of wind and solar committed in four years, and six years for transmission to be built. That’s a doubling of the historic pace.

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Solar Victoria announces raft of rule changes and recommendations to make solar homes "future ready," including for a shift to all-electric appliances.

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CSIRO-backed hydrogen hopeful Endua has raised another $11.8 million from existing and new investors to develop its 100 kW hydrogen energy storage unit.

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NSW energy minister Penny Sharpe says the Energy Security Corp will help address the spiralling costs of pumped hydro which lost out to battery storage in a recent tender.

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Floating wind turbines are emerging as a promising solution – but turbines are also getting bigger at a rapid rate. So how do these colossal structures remain in place?

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The Kwinana battery - the first in the world's most isolated gigawatt scale grid in Western Australia - has charged up for the first time.

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Electrify Everything! says Saul Griffith. The Hydrogen Economy! says Andrew Forrest. What if we didn’t have to choose?

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Six new local renewable energy projects in ACT will share in funds designed to support renewable energy innovation.

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MPower signs up Evergen to boost returns from its distributed solar and battery projects, starting with Lakeland in north Queensland.

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The state will spend $1.78 billion on achieving its energy goals, but the lion's share goes to SEC to deliver 4.5GW of new wind and solar.

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Powerlink says it has erected the 100th transmission tower as part of its plan to connect Australia's biggest wind precinct.

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What is a forecast of 14GW of coal in Australia in 2050 doing in a net zero scenario?

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BNEF report finds Australia would need a massive total of 812GW of mostly onshore solar and wind power by 2050 to export green hydrogen and meet its climate targets.

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A study partly funded by Australia helps to unlock some of the secrets of solid state batteries, which are less prone to runaway chemical fires, and will deliver more power.

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ClearVue unveils improvements to both its patented solar glass technology and solar façades which will reduce costs and boost energy output.

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Snowy names new head of Snowy 2.0 project but still unsure of cost blowouts, as the country's other pumped hydro project reports good progress.

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UK renewable investor boosts its Australian portfolio with a strategically located wind farm as it seeks to create a "model" of the clean energy future in Australia.

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Wind overtakes gas for first time to become biggest contributor to UK grid in first three months of 2023.

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Renewables generate enough power to cover all demand in Spain for the longest period yet.

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Iron ore billionaire reminds those in NSW who "bitch and whinge" about power prices that 78% of the state's power is still coming from coal.

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