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A car drove into a power pole in Queensland on Tuesday, but the federal Coalition decided to blame green energy for the loss of power that followed.

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Researchers at the Australian National University have set a new world record conversion efficiency for next generation perovskite solar cells.

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Queensland's current power supply and price woes are a symptom of going too slow and not facing up to the facts of the energy transition.

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Labor makes about-turn on Kurri Kurri gas plant, if it can be fuelled with hydrogen, but experts say the plant is not needed and makes no sense.

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance data shows a record amount of renewable energy was contracted by big businesses around the world in 2021, but not Down Under.

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Genex reveals more details of revenue deal with Tesla, a move that could provide a blueprint for developing and financing battery projects in Australia.

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Scientists find way to produce thin, flexible, low-cost batteries using the billions of single-use face masks otherwise headed for landfill.

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UPDATED: Potential supply crunch looms in Queensland and NSW as a heatwave drives near record demand amid numerous thermal generator outages.

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More than $1.15 million in fossil fuel donations flowed to Labor and Coalition in 2020-21, including gas industry and the Beetaloo Basin proponents.

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Genex reports strong revenue from its two solar farms, even as La Nina weather patterns crimped output, and lifts size of planned wind farm.

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A proposal to grant the federal agriculture minister powers to veto proposed carbon offset projects has been slammed by the Carbon Market Institute.

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Up to 300,000 jobs in regional parts of Queensland and WA are at risk if governments fail to prepare for shift from fossil fuels, new research shows.

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Shipment of massive, 80 metre wind turbine blades for Neoen's 157MW Kaban wind farm have arrived in north Queensland.

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Fossil fuel groups are asking for more support for troubled carbon storage projects as the federal budget looms.

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Ampol's application to become an energy retailer reveals details of its executive team and more about its strategy to deal with the energy and transport market convergence

The post Ampol reveals strategy and team to lead its push into energy retailing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Western Australia launches independent investigation into blackouts that left tens of thousands of households without power during a four-day Christmas heatwave.

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It is now exactly a decade since RenewEconomy published its first articles. But if the last 10 years has seen extraordinary change, the next 10 years will be breathtaking.

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Cutting US emissions in half by 2030 - as it has promised to do - appears farfetched, at least politically. Here's why.

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UNSW spin-off Lavo receives $5m backing from NSW government to establish a manufacturing base for its hydrogen energy storage tech.

The post NSW tips $5m into Australian hydrogen storage tech to accelerate commercialisation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Global clean energy investment set new records in 2021, with renewables and EV surging to new highs. But Australia and CCS lagged.

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