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Report out of Norway warns full extent of impact of Covid-19 on global renewables market is "just beginning to reveal itself;" Covid restrictions hit Tilt Renewables NZ wind farm.

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Coalition of community groups call for additional government support for homes and small businesses under financial stress to deal with energy costs.

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AER says NSW-Queensland interconnector upgrade stacks up economically, will address system security problems and help lower wholesale electricity prices.

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NSW Berejiklian government quietly waves through planning approvals for coal mine expansion under Sydney drinking water catchment, ignoring criticism from environmental groups.

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A look at the numbers shows that in eastern Australia, gas demand is going nowhere - for a whole bunch of reasons, including costs, climate and competition.

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Hyundai's Kona Electric and Ioniq can now be booked under subscription model from Northern Beaches auto dealer Col Crawford.

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The rise of primary energy use and CO2 emissions over four decades across 70 countries is not closely correlated with increases in life expectancy, a new study finds.

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Genex says Kidston pumped hydro project in north Queensland certain to go ahead after landing a re-worked deal with EnergyAustralia.

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The global Covid-19 pandemic is expected to hit planned wind and solar projects in Australia and other countries particularly hard, and wipe out any anticipated growth in renewables deployment in 2020, according to a new study. The Norway-based Rystad Energy says it had expected global solar additions to grow 15% to 140 gigawatts in 2020,...

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Adelaide Airport bus will become the first airport in Australia to switch entire bus fleet to electric, in new deal with airport transfer service SkyBus.

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The crash in oil prices exacerbates the uncertain future of gas as Origin Energy hits pause on fracking plans in the NT.

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Australia's biggest wind farm is also likely to have set a new benchmark on price as well, the first public tender to set a contract below $50/MWh.

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Australian emissions data goes missing as historical data and projections scrubbed from the environment department's website.

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Ratch follows up Infigen PPA with deal to sell 19.4% of power generated by 227MW Collector project in NSW Southern Tablelands to retail supermarket giant Aldi.

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The AEMC's convoluted Cogati process is likely to prove a distraction to the real job, which is designing a transmission and control system for a largely decarbonised grid.

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Volumes are soft in Australia but it’s a seasonally weak time of year anyway. Any decline in volumes is mostly commercial while household volumes will likely pick up.

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AEMC signs off on new mandatory requirements for all NEM participants to provide frequency response services, despite concerns that it will disproportionately burden wind and solar projects.

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AEMO report indicates delays to roll out of renewables could set back the grid's low-carbon transition and force it to lean more heavily on costly and polluting gas.

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A 200MW solar and battery project that faced delays due to Coronavirus restrictions has gained special passage through the local council approval process.

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Tesla big battery lifts earnings by one third in 2019, as well as reducing costs to consumers and playing key role in keeping the lights on.

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