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Climate talks delayed to allow focus on Covid-19, but enviro groups warn that its not an excuse for Australia and other nations to go soft on climate action.

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MLF downgrades reversed for some solar farms, and lessened for others. But the reason cited is the dramatic slowdown in new investment in large scale renewables.

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Sale of John Laing's Australian renewables assets reportedly put off till second half of 2020, to wait out impact of Covid-19 on an already shaky market.

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Big batteries seen as key to provide smarter and cheaper alternatives to upgrade transmission links between states and fast-track transition to wind and solar.

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Industrial emissions continue to rise as the Morrison government's weak Safeguard Mechanism does little to stem growth.

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Iberdrola announced involvement in two European demonstration projects, one of which will utilise a 10MW turbine and a semi-submersible floating concrete structure.

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Macquarie Group subsidiary the Green Investment Group will expand its European clean energy portfolio after securing a deal with Vestas for the supply 80MW of new wind turbines, which are destined to be installed at a project in Norway. The Green Investment Group will receive 19 of Vesta’s 4.2MW wind turbine model, which features the...

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Swedish company SeaTwirl inks deal with Crest Consultants to target the Brazilian offshore wind energy market with its vertical axis floating turbine technology.

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Six-month trial using new two-in-one solar inverter and EV charger shows massive savings of $7,000 to be had from driving on sunshine.

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Genex begins construction of 50MW Jemalong solar project in western NSW, and expects no ill-effects from Covid-19.

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GCL System Integration is planning to build what would be the world’s largest solar PV module factory, capable of producing 60GW of solar panels each year.

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Are households, commerce and industry in Queensland and Tasmania responding differently to Covid-19 to those in New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia?

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NSW considering changes to transport levies as EV uptake expands, and is looking to models in New Zealand and Norway.

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Windlab lands $20 million loan from its suitors, including Andrew Forrest-backed company, to help with cash flows as it deals with Kennedy delays.

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Acciona’s Brett Wickham joins Energy Insiders to discuss his company’s plans for a 1029MW wind farm in Queensland, and the future of storage. Plus: Genex lands contract for pumped hydro.

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Decmil lifts lid on dispute over the delayed Sunraysia solar farm in NSW, which has now widened to include the inverter supplier.

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CleanCo in the market for more storage, despite allocating entirety of latest auction to a single wind project with no battery.

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Researchers say a coal phase-out would bring net benefits to global economy, and exporters like Australia should not be allowed to "free-ride".

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Batteries have a limited ability to charge or discharge energy at any point in time. This means that how you operate a battery now impacts your ability to earn future revenue.

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Report says renewable hydrogen could beat out gas on power generation – but it’s not the answer for low-carbon automotive transport.

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