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One of the country's biggest solar farms has reached full commercial operations, after being built well ahead of schedule.

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BHP to sell $A3 billion stake in remote, stand-alone electricity network that is the backbone of its Pilbara mining operations to an offshoot of BlackRock.

The post BHP sells stake in critical Pilbara power network in deal with global fund giant appeared first on Renew Economy.

Neoen is to double the size of its first Queensland battery, making it the biggest in its Australian portfolio.

The post Neoen to double size of Queensland battery to 2,300 MWh, its biggest in Australia appeared first on Renew Economy.

The latest Statement of Monetary Policy from the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) forecast that the official unemployment rate would remain around its current level until the end of 2027: With “full employment” being one of the RBA’s mandates (the other being “price stability”), an increase in unemployment significantly above the forecast implies an increased

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When China first began its meteoric rise to unparalleled industrial superpower, there were nations around the world who saw the Middle Kingdom’s rise as an opportunity, a new market in which to sell their goods. And for a while, the relationship between China and, in particular, Europe was heavily defined by the rise of the

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Lithium-ion battery prices fall to record low, with grid scale storage plunging 45 per cent in the last year, new survey shows.

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The Pacific Peso is on fire even before the RBA’s “hawkish hold” at yesterday’s meeting, keeping in on its short term trend that has seen it breach and hold the 66 cent level against USD. However its performing much better against the Asian countries, making a new yearly high against Yen: In fact it maybe

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French oil giant developing massive multi-gigawatt solar and battery project south of Darwin that may be rival to bigger SunCable project further south.

The post French oil giant emerges as rival to SunCable with plans for massive solar and battery facility near Darwin appeared first on Renew Economy.

From being custodians of public knowledge, governments are turning to architects of manufactured ignorance. Amid disappearing evidence, citizens are struggling to hold power to account.

Around the world, governments are quietly deleting, manipulating, or withholding public data at an unprecedented scale, which is a direct threat to democratic accountability.

Research by Super Consumers Australia has found that the typical single retiree paying rent needs $659,000 in superannuation to enjoy a financially secure future, more than twice the $322,000 required by a homeowner. Couples face a similar gap: $786,000 for renters versus $432,000 for homeowners. Renters are three times more likely to struggle financially in

The ISP remains the best planning document stakeholders could wish for. Its weakness is it’s only a planning document, someone else has to implement it.

The post AEMO’s latest ISP plots a steady course, but private sector is running out of excuses appeared first on Renew Economy.

Contractor signed up for early works at one of the biggest battery projects in Queensland, with construction to start next year.

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