RES 100MW solar farm approved after years-long fight with locals

19 February 2021

IPC approves solar farm, despite hundreds of complaints from locals who argued it would ruin scenery, waste good farming land,…

Australia’s battery and hydrogen storage pipeline jumped by massive 20GW in 2020

19 February 2021

Number of battery storage and hydrogen electrolyser projects in Australia soared in 2020, rivalling that of solar PV and wind…

Genex needs more time to seal deal for Kidston pumped hydro project

19 February 2021

Genex again seeks more time to lock in partners for Kidston pumped hydro project - but its not the only…

Neoen’s Tesla big battery just got bigger, but its earnings shrank

19 February 2021

Neoen's Tesla big battery at Hornsdale grew by 50 per cent last year, but its fourth quarter revenues shrank due…

Labor promises 1,000 stand-alone solar, battery and hydrogen microgrids

19 February 2021

Western Australia to build and install 1,000 standalone power systems including solar, battery and hydrogen electrolysers, to replace poles and…

Clean Energy Regulator unveils new effort to track corporate carbon offsets

19 February 2021

CER seeks feedback on new carbon offset transparency report to drive greater interest in voluntary offsetting amongst Australia's largest emitters.

“Stronger than steel”: Vestas invests in wood wind turbine tower maker

19 February 2021

Wind energy giant Vestas invests in Modvion, which specialises in making wooden wind turbine towers that it claims are “stronger…

WA miner joins hydrogen rush, plans 1GW of wind and solar

19 February 2021

Province Resources believes abundant wind and solar make Carnarvon a perfect site for a green hydrogen 'hub'.

Google’s Sky News Australia team-up will make it a climate misinformation powerhouse

19 February 2021

It's been the busiest week for renewable energy misinformers in recent years. Google's new partnership with Sky News is going…

RenewEconomy and sister sites blocked on Facebook, along with other media

18 February 2021

RenewEconomy and sister sites The Driven and One Step off the Grid kicked off Facebook as small publications set to…

Nationals push nuclear power in new attempt to hijack CEFC changes

18 February 2021

Nationals senators set to derail Morrison government legislation with a plan to open up Australia's green bank to nuclear power…

Gas giant writes down gas processing plant as it weighs rapid decarbonisaton

18 February 2021

Australian gas giant flags major write-down in the value of troubled processing plant on Victoria’s east Gippsland coast.