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Germany outlines plan to add 150GW of solar by 2030, including agri and floating PV. Meanwhile, gas use slumps by nearly one quarter in a year.

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Hornsdale big battery lands new contract for fast frequency response, as wind gains boost quarterly revenue and a solar farm takes a break in negative prices.

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Gas companies have long been gaming the resources rent system, but copying the Norwegian scheme would have vast benefits.

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Rooftop solar growth hit a 12 month low in April, according to new data from SunWiz, with total installations for the month slumping 23% compared to March.

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Queensland dominates the large scale solar rankings in April, while the best performing wind assets were spread around the country.

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Renewable energy curtailment isn't going away yet grid infrastructure upgrades are years off, so batteries acting as "virtual lines" could be the answer.

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Energy Next will focus on latest renewables and energy management technologies and solutions, from solar, energy storage and EV charging to energy monitoring software.

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In the race to a renewable grid, the household and the energy decisions made there often get overlooked. This needs to change – and fast.

The post We need 100 million new electric machines, and we’ve got 17 budgets to get it right appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The investment in PEP's latest fund is designed to target hard-to-decarbonise infrastructure companies.

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Now that we finally have a Net Zero Authority, how can it help Australia make the most of this once-in-a-generation economic transformation?

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Deep dive into Australia's biggest renewable and storage auction shows projects developed a broad range of revenue strategies, including short-term and long term PPAs.

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Federal Labor announces new national body armed with $400m budget to support emissions-intensive sectors, their workers and communities to transition to clean industry.

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Solar reaches 40GW of output for first time in Germany.

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The 200MWh Kwinana big battery - the first in the world's biggest isolated grid - finally gets its registration after some six months of delay.

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Squadron Energy CEO Jason Willoughby hits back at ex-Snowy Hydro chief Paul Broad's claim that Australia's target of 82% renewables by 2030 is "bullshit."

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New transmission links for Victoria could be a deadweight: More local solar and storage would be a cheaper and quicker alternative.

The post New links could turn Victoria into energy importer: Solar and storage would be cheaper appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Snowy 2.0 is by no means perfect, but Australia’s renewables transformation will need a huge amount of energy storage – and pumped hydro is an important part of the mix.

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Australia has experience with most of the vessels it needs for offshore wind, but local competition for them is high.

The post Offshore wind industry in race to source enough people, ports and boats appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Vaulta's first international investor has joined its effort to make the battery industry more sustainable.

The post Brisbane recyclable battery start-up signs up first international investor appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal Labor must make crucial decisions on role of gas – and powerful fossil fuel lobby – or miss the opportunity to electrify Australia, Greens say.

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