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Fortescue Future Industries tips funds into Spanish engineering firm whose innovations include a self-erecting wind turbine tower and modular blade technology.

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First turbine installed at a “super-hybrid” offshore wind project that will include floating solar, battery storage, and green hydrogen production.

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The carbon bill alone may kill at least gas project that is still in the planning stages.

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After more than 15 years and several court challenges, the first stage of the massive 1300MW Golden Plains wind farm is underway in Victoria.

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Australia’s first large-scale sodium-sulfur (NaS) battery has been deployed at a nickel-copper-cobalt mine in Western Australia.

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Brisbane-based Redflow gains access to generous government rebates to technologies supporting energy “self-generation” in US.

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NSW says it is focused on more renewables and storage as it waves goodbye to Liddell, and AGL juggles the closure dates of the next units.

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Betting on a sinking ship: Nine banks provide key backing for massive and controversial offshore gas reservoir in Timor Sea – despite most pledging net zero targets.

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The 180MW Dulacca wind farm, featuring some of the tallest wind turbines ever installed in Australia, has officially sent its first power to the grid.

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One of Australia's biggest coal states is rapidly becoming a leader in big solar – but much more wind power and storage needs to come.

The post Big coal to big solar: NSW leads nation on new large-scale PV capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report reveals 2022 as highest year for new renewable construction commitments on record. And while there a fewer of them, big batteries are upsizing.

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One of Australia's oldest wind farms, a two-turbine project that has slashed diesel use on a remote Queensland island, is having a makeover.

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Recyclers call for national ban on throwing solar panels in landfill, with potentially millions of PV modules heading for waste each year.

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New video shows Vestas' massive 15MW offshore wind turbine prototype in action in Denmark after it achieved its nominal power rating earlier this month.

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Australia's biggest clean energy investors reveal 1.5°C plan for accelerated coal closures and massive spend in wind, solar, storage and transmission.

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Australia's 15 largest super funds have invested a total of more than $25 billion into new and expanding coal, oil and gas projects, new analysis shows.

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G7 agree to a big increase in offshore wind and solar capacity, but fall short of coal and gas phaseouts as Japan holds out for fossil fuels.

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New study adds to growing body of evidence that the economic benefits of climate action outweigh the costs.

The post Drastic climate action is the best course for economic growth, new study finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Greens say a gas tax that “actually works” could raise $94.5 billion in the coming decade, in new push for reform of the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax.

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A better way to "cook" solar cells leads Macquarie Uni researchers to an unexpected recycling benefit for which the group has a patent pending.

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