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Community consultation has begin on the creation of the Hunter-Central Coast renewable energy zone, which is featuring an upgrade of existing network capacity rather than new transmission lines, and which could emerge as a model for future plans. The state government has said the Hunter-Central Coast REZ will be the first in Australia to focus […]

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Brookfield, with $1.5 trillion in assets and now in control of Neoen, says demand and prospects for low cost wind, solar and battery storage has never been better.

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Dutton's latest claim that the Coalition's nuclear policy will cut electricity bills by 44% has been slammed as "either dangerously ill-informed" or a lie – and new modelling shows why.

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Wind and solar are not far from overtaking coal and gas in Australia's main grid. But market volatility is affecting prices. Are they being manipulated?

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Bird protection will be front of mind for Goldwind after four key species found at its proposed Bashan wind farm site in Tasmania.

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WMO’s climate and energy lead Roberta Boscolo on the latest climate report, the 1.55°C average temperature rise and heating oceans. Plus: A wrap of the news in our first podcast of 2025.

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LNP introduces strict new planning rules for wind projects in state with lowest share of renewables, and promises to do the same for large scale solar,

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Near neighbours of one of the country's biggest wind projects are being given the opportunity to choose how close they want to be to the proposed turbines.

The post Neighbours of giant wind project offered up to $100m in unique deal that could shape design appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Farmers offered up to $300 million of discount loans to help efforts to cut emissions, including renewables, transport and farming practices.

The post Farmers offered $300m in discount loans for solar, batteries, EVs, seaweed and windbreaks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A 500 MWh vanadium flow battery - the biggest in Australia - has been promised for the mining town of Kalgoorlie in a new state election pledge.

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The growth of big battery projects – fuelled by falling costs and growing needs – is one of the dominant features of the Australian green energy transition, and with each passing quarter their impact on the grid is becoming increasingly obvious. It has now emerged that big batteries have already become the second biggest player […]

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A $230 million project investigating ways to make extracting future materials more sustainable will bring together five research groups from five continents, including one from Australia.

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Australia’s electricity market is old, outdated and not doing enough to drive investment in the renewable energy needed for the country to hit its climate targets.

The post “Like a Corolla with racing tyres:” Why Australia’s outdated electricity market fails renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The company that employs the former Miss America spruiking nuclear in Australia has taken a market hit from the China breakthrough in Ai technology.

The post Former Miss America’s Australian nuclear tour clouded by Chinese AI blow to her employer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla's battery storage business had more than doubled in the past year, but will the priority go to EVs or the grid?

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When you do the work you would have to be an absolute nutter to conclude anything other than that the quality of life for future generations is at risk from climate change.

The post State of the climate: Hotter and hotter, and we are blowing our budget appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scale of battery and solar projects seeking grid connection soars, and capacity of new projects actually working through registration and commissioning has also more than doubled.

The post Battery and solar connection bids surge, as more than 10 GW of new capacity joins the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Underlying demand and renewable output hit record levels in December quarter, but repeated fossil fuel failures and lack of transmission cause high prices in coal dependent states.

The post Renewables thrive as grid demand soars, and coal states suffer from repeated outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Irish smart grid technology company says it has confirmed its position as the leading provider of ‘very fast’ FCAS in Australia’s main grid.

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The aim of these energy resilience hubs is to ensure residents can cook meals, access hot water, charge electronic devices, and access important information.

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