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Australia’s carbon capital has a 10-year plan to transition to clean energy. Next Economy’s Amanda Cahill, who helped guide the Gladstone council, explains how and why.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s carbon capital has a transition plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

First graphite pilot plant in Australia, located in the heart of Western Australia's coal centre, marks big step for key component of lithium batteries.

The post First Australian graphite pilot plant marks new supply source for battery makers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Core Markets says it has brokered the first ever trade in certificates for a New South Wales market scheme designed to reduce electricity demand over summer months.

The post Landmark first trade in peak demand certificates takes load off electricity market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Interim report into South Australia separation event points to key roles played by battery storage and the controls over rooftop solar.

The post Battery storage and big solar button keep lights on and dampen critics in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Torrens Island B gas generator is just a giant kettle, the gas equivalent of the dirty Latrobe Valley coal burners, and equally useless to a grid transitioning to renewables.

The post Why Australia’s biggest gas kettle never stood a chance against wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor's climate and renewables targets are world-leading, while the Coalition's gas plan relies on the fossil industry behind the crisis that is smashing us right now.

The post Victoria’s election is a referendum on fossil fuels vs deflationary renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Recent policy changes, globally, have shifted the scales heavily in favor of clean energy technologies. The race to meet Paris climate targets is on.

The post How 2022 has substantially, and favourably, changed the global climate outlook appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans unveiled for biggest vanadium redox flow battery in Australia and for a local manufacturing facility to tap into country's rich vanadium reserves.

The post Plans unveiled for Australia’s biggest vanadium flow battery and gigawatt factory appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CEC says renewable investment has been throttled by uncertainty, and at lowest levels for five years just as the nation needs to accelerate.

The post Investment in storage projects jumps, but wind and solar “throttled by uncertainty” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ark Energy cuts area of Chalumbin wind farm in half, to avoid sensitive ecological and cultural heritage sites. But it doubles size of turbines.

The post Ark Energy halves size of Queensland wind farm, but doubles size of turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A look at South Australia’s week in isolation and the role of rooftop solar. Plus: Another failed venture.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Turn it off, turn it on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate change – driven largely by the burning of coal – is driving extreme weather events that are taking an increasing toll on unit costs for coal miners.

The post Coal-driven climate change is becoming a big problem – for coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New large scale solar farm to supply power to major glass manufacturing facility in South Australia.

The post South Australia to host another large scale solar farm to power glass manufacturer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

From offshore wind-powered public energy utilities, to cheap solar and batteries for everyone, all the way to stockpiling gas, we break down Victoria's energy policy mix.

The post It’s election time in Victoria: Who’s promising what on energy and transition to renewables? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL announces closure of the Torrens Island B gas generator as the switch to 100 per cent renewables in South Australia gathers pace.

The post AGL to close big gas power station as switch to 100 per cent renewables marches on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sunshine Hydro and Energy Estate eye "super hybrid" projects in Victoria, including pumped hydro, flow batteries, compressed air and hydrogen storage.

The post New venture eyes 4.5GW of long duration storage in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coal plant owners are ramping up calls for more money to stay open longer. Might this come in the form of more secret contracts?

The post Generators want money to keep burning coal while waiting for wind, solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Payments for megawatt hours and tax credits are policies that would boost a long-duration storage industry in Australia.

The post Solar thermal lobby wants a RET that values long duration storage and megawatt hours appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Works begin on a 186km new transmission line to connect the ground-breaking Kidston Clean Energy Hub to the grid in north Queensland.

The post Works begin on Kidston link, as landmark pumped hydro project targets 2024 start appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian fund manager IFM has a huge pipeline of renewable projects in Europe and the US, but not much in its home country.

The post Australian fund manager’s wind and solar pipeline hits 10GW, but most of it is overseas appeared first on RenewEconomy.