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Australians report that their top three priorities of the country’s renewable energy transition are affordability, energy self-reliance and emissions reductions, with reliability being a close fourth, according to a new survey by the national science agency, CSIRO.

Renewable and clean energy projects investment firm Providence Asset Group is further expanding its rollout of solar farms to regional Victoria.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced $495,680 in funding to the Grid Innovation Hub at Monash University to conduct a desktop study exploring how to manage unstable and weak parts of the electricity grid.

The City of Sydney is now powered by 100% renewable electricity, generated from wind and solar farms in regional NSW.

An iron ore mine in Western Australia’s Pilbara region will be Australia’s first major iron ore mining operation to be run entirely off renewable energy during the day, according to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).

Solar and wind farms in Australia are set to test providing their own short-term generation forecasts, under a funding initiative by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency in partnership with the Australian Energy Market Operator.