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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 10h

The ACT government’s early push to 100 pct renewables is looking like the smartest policy of all – with one wind farm paying consumers $50/MWh in the last quarter.

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A quarry that will operate specifically for a 1.32 gigawatt wind project will need IPC approval after collecting 80 opposing submissions, many of them anti-renewable.

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Reposit Power boss Dean Spaccavento says battery rebate scheme is “excellent in its scope,” but weak regulation and vague technical standards, mean only a few batteries will help stabilise the grid.

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Australia’s reworked environmental laws will not include a climate trigger, the federal environment minister has confirmed.

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South Australia unveils auction for 700 MW of long duration capacity as it seeks to firm up its grid as it reaches 100 pct net renewables and beyond.

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Batteries may cost more to install, but they will be used much more intensively than Snowy 2.0 and their average costs will be lower.

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Australian solar researchers hail breakthrough that takes new generation PV cells closer to commercial deployment on rooftops.

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Frontier unveils plans to create 1.7 GW solar battery hybrid project in W.A. to help fill gap from coal and gas plants due to retire by end of decade.

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The biggest solar-battery hybrid project in NSW gets planning approval from IPC after being the target of a number of long-distance objectors.

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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 17h

Frontier unveils plans to create 1.7 GW solar battery hybrid project in W.A. to help fill gap from coal and gas plants due to retire by end of decade.

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A small battery built in 2019 to smooth the output from large South Australia wind farm has finally obtained its generation licence.

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Photographer Rob Blakers pleaded guilty of trespass after a walk about Robbins Island and a rising tide left him unable to camp on a nearby island.

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Queensland LNP is about to deliver its new energy strategy. It has promised to scrap renewable targets but state consumers – both big and small – love the technology.

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Head of Reposit says most home batteries installed with federal rebate will not help support the grid, and laments a lost opportunity for the popular scheme.

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Australia Post says it has beaten its emissions reduction site, reached 100 pct renewables at its operational sites, and rolled out thousands of EVs.

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A NSW developer is planning to put two gas generators next to 16 data centre buildings on a Moss Vale site in the picturesque Southern Highlands.

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The cost increases means that Snowy 2.0 has gone from bargain of the century to merely a very good technical and economic investment.

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The operational flexibility of modern data centers enhances the viability of solar battery hybrid systems, and deliver huge economic and social benefits to regions.

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First of two chimney stacks from an old fossil fuel power plant that have dominated the skyline has been removed, piece by piece.

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Australian solar design and sales software developer closes $US20 million equity financing round supported by the likes of Titanium Ventures and Google.

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Ausgrid has regulatory approval for a waiver to allow it to start building the Hunter renewable energy zone.

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Snowy 2.0’s total cost is likely to be approaching $30 billion when all project components are included.

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One of the biggest remaining coal generators in Australia is learning to dance – around rooftop solar – and is regularly switching off in the middle of the day.

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Construction officially starts on HumeLink – the biggest transmission project to date – that will connect Snowy 2.0 and new wind and solar.

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Australian households risk being left holding the bag for the so-called ‘gas death spiral’, without major policy reform, consumer advocates warn.

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