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No wonder the fossil fuel industry is playing the blackout card once again. They have lost all moral perspective, and the price cap policy may actually work.

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Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology develop technique to make paper-thin and lightweight solar cells that can be applied to any surface.

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ACCC publishes issues paper to better understand fire risk from Li-ion batteries and how to reduce it, including from e-bikes, EVs and home batteries.

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In "a subdued month" for wind power, a Victorian wind farm has again topped the charts of most productive utility-wind asset in November.

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A "black spot" program for the grid could help alleviate problems such as the "line of losses" that has curtailed nearly half the output of some solar farms.

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Huge Robbins Island wind farm gets green light from EPA, on condition it is shut down for five months each year to protect endangered parrot.

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Major coal and gas outages - despite its capacity markets - has forced AEMO in a first-of-its-kind callout for more demand management in W.A.

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NSW formally declares new Hunter renewable zone that has already attracted interest from seven offshore wind projects and 35 big battery proposals.

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Justifying approvals of a new coal mine with the promise of CCS is like smoking cigarettes and gambling that a cure for cancer will exist by the time you need it.

The post Empty promises of carbon capture usher through decades more coal from the UK appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian solar thermal technology developer puts in order for 13,500 sodium-ion batteries to form part of its proposed hybrid energy hub in Mt Isa.

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Andrew Forrest's Squadron Energy has nearly a dozen big battery project proposals as the market focuses on "firmed" renewable power supplies.

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Squadron Energy CEO Eva Hanly discusses Squadron Energy’s surprise $4 billion plus purchase of CWP. Plus: Energy ministers come up with a storage plan.

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Major new report says domestic production of silicon is the first step to breaking Australia's dependence on overseas markets and meeting its huge solar power goals.

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Lightsource bp says it will be the biggest solar developer in Australia after securing funding for two new large solar farms.

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The German government has launched a €900 million auction scheme for green hydrogen imports.

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Storage mechanism paves way for grid decarbonisation at the speed and scale required as we leave behind our unreliable, ultra-expensive thermal power fleet.

The post Adults are back in the room, with policy that paves the way for cheaper electricity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy ministers have dumped one bad Coalition idea and embraced a good one from another Coalition government. Here's how the Capacity Investment Scheme will work.

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The biggest solar farm in WA was the best performing solar project in Australia in November with a capacity factor of more than 37 per cent.

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State ministers support Bowen proposal for Capacity Investment Scheme and auctions and underwriting for "new renewable dispatchable" capacity.

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Labor promises "no new extinctions" with tight new environment standards and an independent federal Environment Protection Agency. But not everyone's convinced.

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