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A green bubble? The renewables investment boom dissected

Green stocks are on a wild ride as investors of all stripes get on board. The Economist dissects the investment boom.
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Staff WriterJune 17, 2021, 11:33 amOctober 31, 2022

Australia, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Storage, Transmission, Wind

CEFC gets NSW-SA-Vic EnergyConnect link over the line, with 1.8GW of projects to follow

The new connection – expected to cost $2.28 billion – will free up vast amounts of new opportunities for developers of solar, wind and storage projects.
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Staff WriterJune 1, 2021, 3:43 pmJune 4, 2021

Australia, Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, International, Interviews, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects

US must declare war on climate for energy transition to accelerate

To lead by example, the United States should declare war on the inefficient use of dirty energy, US-based Australian entrepreneurs Danny Kennedy and Saul Griffith told a Spark Club event.
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Staff WriterJune 1, 2021, 12:08 pmJune 25, 2021

Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

Batteries hit their peak as gas phases out

When it comes to electricity peaking services, batteries beat gas hands down, writes Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton.
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Staff WriterMay 30, 2021, 4:39 pmMay 11, 2021

Bioenergy, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, PPAs, Renewables, Storage, Waste-to-energy

Mountains of energy … CEFC sees billions in resource recovery

Yes, solar and wind are cleaning up the grid, but a new report from the CEFC is a reminder to investors and industry of the value in what gets thrown away.
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Staff WriterMay 25, 2021, 12:05 pmJune 21, 2021

Australia, Funding, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

Tough to connect, taking longer, worker shortage … CEC Wind Industry Forum panel on headwinds and mega-projects

A panel of experts at the CEC’s Wind Industry Forum in May weighed the rigidity and complexity of the current market with optimism for future opportunities as the NEM is weaned off coal.
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Staff WriterMay 21, 2021, 4:17 pmJune 25, 2021

Australia, Comment, Commercial, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage, Wind

What a waste of money! … clean energy experts recoil at Commonwealth’s Hunter Valley gas plant extravagance

EcoGeneration cast about its clean energy contacts to gauge sentiment towards a new 660MW gas facility planned for the NSW Hunter Valley.
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Staff WriterMay 19, 2021, 3:26 pmJune 15, 2021

Bioenergy, Commercial, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Geothermal, Hydrogen, Ocean Power, PPAs, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind

Calling all bright sparks … Australian Technologies Competition opens doors for energy start-ups

The Australian Technologies Competition is open to energy start-ups, with applications closing May 24.
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Staff WriterMay 10, 2021, 12:51 pmMay 10, 2021

Australia, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables

Hydrogen handouts … ARENA tips $103m into 30MW of electrolyser projects

The government is a majority investor in three facilities that hope to use green hydrogen to make ammonia and augment natural gas.
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Staff WriterMay 5, 2021, 11:40 amMay 5, 2021

Australia, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet

If coal-fired power stations are protected from competition, it will deter investment in cleaner alternatives.
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Staff WriterMay 4, 2021, 11:35 amMay 4, 2021

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