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Earth is on track to exceed 1.5 degrees of warming within years, the United Nations has warned, exposing communities to more extreme weather.

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Frontier Energy says it has secured all major contracts to start construction later this month on the first stage of what will be state's largest solar and battery hybrid.

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New CEOs at CS Energy, CER, Ark Energy and Western Power; new role and hire at CEFC; new additions at AEMO, Sunshine, AEMC, and OptiGrid.

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Scrapping VNI-West and other projects designed to support renewable energy will result in "massive" electricity bill rises, says Victoria's former energy minister.

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Element Zero, the upstart Pilbara green iron contender and survivor of a legal challenge from Fortescue, has won an Arena grant to scale-up of its Perth demonstration plant.

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The New South Wales Coalition Opposition's energy and climate change spokesperson, has announced his retirement from politics just half a year out from the state election.

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NSW is looking at tariff reform to encourage big gas users to switch to heat storage.

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Transgrid might be able to claw back some of the more than $1 billion in cost blowouts it has incurred on Project EnergyConnect, but probably not through a re-do of its revenue determination, says AER.

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A groundbreaking compressed air energy storage project that promises to provide up to eight hours of storage for the blackout prone Broken Hill grid has the green light from the market operator.

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One Nation's Pauline Hanson has been picked to open one of Australia's biggest farm shows next month, drawing criticism that she will shift attention from agriculture to "political controversy."

The post Old Henty farm show ploughs on despite worry Hanson’s opening act will steer debate into climate-denying rut appeared first on Renew Economy.

Soaring commodity prices have bolstered the profits of Australia's largest oil and gas producer, as it walks away from some of its emissions investment targets.

The post Australia’s biggest oil and gas company abandons clean energy plans after cashing in on global fuel crisis appeared first on Renew Economy.

State regulator suspends another company from participating in energy upgrades subsidy after it was allegedly caught out submitting doctored photos and falsified customer details.

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The fight may not be over yet as woman leading the campaign against the Marinus-linked project looks next to the Supreme Court.

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New guide launched guide to help farmers and regional businesses assess power and electric options in face of rising bills, soaring diesel prices and supply issues.

The post From pumps to power systems: Guide launched to help farmers go electric and assess renewable and storage appeared first on Renew Economy.

Replacing fuel imports with renewable power could save Pacific countries millions of dollars if they can secure enough investment to make the switch.

The post Ditching diesel for renewables could save Pacific nations nearly $1 billion a year, study finds appeared first on Renew Economy.

Angus Taylor releases pro-gas policy, just as a new report highlights the soaring carbon prices needed to keep in line with climate targets.

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New CIS tender launched for another 1.8 gigawatts of new wind and solar, but in a state where the government utility is happy to write contracts to help replace coal.

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Western Australia’s renewables bring wholesale electricity prices down, batteries carry that impact onto peaks, but more gas sends prices up. So why is the WA government planning to build more gas?

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