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Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund acquires nearly 10% stake in company with 30GW offshore wind pipeline, including three projects in Australian waters.

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Regulator says generators withheld capacity and deliberately acted to inflate prices. The actions may not have been illegal, but they showed "no regard" to market outcomes.

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5B, the Australian company specialising in low cost solar and rapid deployment, lands major funding deal with oil giant bp, and hopes to build its first big solar farm soon.

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The auto giant behind car brands including Jeep, Dodge, and Alfa Romeo, says the corporate PPA will take it to the equivalent of 100 per cent renewables in Michigan by 2026.

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Independent energy retailer Amber acquires Australia’s number one rated energy monitoring app, Powerpal, in a deal worth $9.5 million.

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WA grid hits new record of 84 per cent renewables share on Monday, mostly from rooftop solar.

The post “Epic stuff:” Renewables reach 84 pct share of world’s biggest isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor strikes deal to develop "significant" home electrification package with Greens in return for support for its move to cap coal and gas prices.

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As Europe edges closer to implementing a carbon border adjustment mechanism, the risk to Australia of being edged out of some major export markets becomes more real.

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Carmichael coal was supposed to alleviate energy poverty in south Asia, but instead Bangladesh will be paying twice as much as forecast.

The post Adani’s Carmichael coal mine is not alleviating energy poverty in Asia, it’s making it worse appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The contract for the giant Waratah super battery, described as the biggest in the world of its type, will remain secret for now, and the regulator is not happy.

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NSW network draft plans for solar export tariffs could become models for other NEM jurisdictions if they're approved. Here's what they want to do.

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NSW EnergyCo says the state is planning for a possible faster closure of coal fired generators, and supply chain issues that may hinder new infrastructure.

The post NSW prepares for faster coal closures, and supply chain bottlenecks for renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fortescue Future Industries teams with Puget Sound Energy to convert shuttered US coal mine into a green hydrogen-making plant.

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Many wind and solar farms share windfall profits, so why can't the fossil fuel industry? The more it bleats about blackouts, the more price caps look like a good idea.

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UK-based renewables giant updates progress on plans to develop major wind, solar and battery storage facility in western Victoria.

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Australian researchers say high frequency vibrations used to “divide and conquer” individual water molecules during electrolysis can boost production of green hydrogen 14-fold.

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One of the casualties of Australia’s energy market crisis, a retailer focusing on smart management of backyard swimming pools, has been bought.

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US government scientists say they’ve vaulted a critical nuclear power threshold, achieving a net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the first time.

The post US scientists claim fusion “breakthrough”, but it’s still early days appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California has awarded it first floating wind farm leases. Why and when do we need floating wind farms – and how do they work?

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Renewables will have produced 46 pct of German power consumption in 2022, a big rise from 2021 but off track for its ambitious 2030 targets.

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