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Andrew Forrest plans huge Qld clean energy plant, signs solar deal, plots against gas

The proposal for a factory in Gladstone is the most significant of Forrest’s plans for Fortescue Future Industries.
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Staff WriterOctober 12, 2021, 4:57 pmOctober 12, 2021

Bioenergy, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, VPPs, Waste-to-energy, Wind, Wind Projects

ARENA’s Darren Miller on what’s proven and what’s worth a shot

There has to be a way to push the cost of solar 70% lower, the ARENA chief says, as surely as there are effective methods to capture and store carbon. But exporting hydrogen...?
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Staff WriterOctober 11, 2021, 2:32 pmOctober 27, 2021

Funding, Policy, Renewables

Increased RD&D funding for renewables critical to Australia reaching net-zero by 2050

A 58% drop in public research, development and demonstration funding for renewable energy over the past five years is a trend that must be reversed, says the CEC.
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Staff WriterOctober 11, 2021, 10:28 amOctober 11, 2021

Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

ARENA seeks microgrids that can stand up for communities and stand up to nature

ARENA’s Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program can improve the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in faraway places, says CEO Darren Miller.
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Staff WriterOctober 6, 2021, 3:19 pmOctober 6, 2021

Australia, Comment, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

How fossil entrants to Australia can align their clean ambitions with renewables reality

A report from PwC shows that good intentions at the outset may sometimes obscure a misalignment between the way investors and developers think about clean energy partnerships.
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Staff WriterOctober 6, 2021, 10:42 amOctober 26, 2021

Australia, For Installers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

ARENA backs $50m microgrids pilot

The call for stand-alone power systems to supply remote parts of the country will see diesel displaced in favour of solar and storage.
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Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2021, 3:11 pmSeptember 24, 2021

Australia, Company Updates, For Installers, Funding, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

ACE Power launches with 1.3GW solar, wind and battery pipeline

A clean energy player with a vertical business model hopes to have 1.3GW of solar and wind (with storage) connected by 2025.
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Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2021, 4:00 pmSeptember 20, 2021

Comment, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage

Free money won’t buy the EV future we deserve

If governments want to bring on a wave of EV ownership, they need to encourage flexibility and free-thought among the risk-takers eager to build charging networks.
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Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2021, 3:44 pmSeptember 17, 2021