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South Australia says second phase of Tesla virtual power plant going well, and it now looking at third phase which could deliver a 250MW VPP.

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How do Queensland's wind resources fit with the rest of Australia's? There's not much data out there yet, but what there is is encouraging.

The post When the wind doesn’t blow here, maybe it’s blowing over there appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMC needs to make some changes if their demand response proposals is to get the right outcome, and pave way for a truly two-sided market.

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Nearly two decades after it was first proposed, demand response is to finally become a part of Australia’s electricity market. Craig Memery, from PIAC explains. Plus: Queensland finally delivers.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Does demand response spell the end for dirty peakers? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

André Borschberg co-piloted the Solar Impulse plane that went round the world on solar power only. He says the future of flight is electric, from passenger plants to intra-city flying pods.

The post The Driven Podcast: From Solar Impulse to electric flight appeared first on RenewEconomy.

If this demand-response mechanism does what it is claimed to do, it could be a significant development for the electricity markets in southern and eastern Australia. But the actual proposal is eye-wateringly complex and there is reason to be circumspect.

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Why Trump is selling plastic straws at $15 a pack - and using them as a stick to beat liberals with.

California officials and several automakers announced an agreement Thursday on higher vehicle fuel economy standards than those proposed by the Trump Administration’s regulatory rollback, but it is still uncertain whether the new framework will ever be implemented.

Corals, mangroves and seagrass habitats have been affected by extreme weather events, and some may never recover. Russ Babcock, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Anthony Richardson, Professor, The University of Queensland Beth Fulton, CSIRO Research Group Leader Ecosystem Modelling and Risk Assessment, CSIRO Eva Plaganyi, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Rodrigo Bustamante, Research Group Leader , CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices dropped amid lower demand on the secondary market as RGGI allowances (RGA) rose for the second consecutive week.

The European Commission is investigating the risk of the EU ETS and its emissions registry being used for money laundering, terrorist financing, and fraud.

Rapid rise in renewables combined with nuclear generated 53% in 2018

Low-carbon energy was used to generate more than half of the electricity used in the UK for the first time last year, according to official data.

A rapid rise in renewable energy, combined with low-carbon electricity from nuclear reactors, made up almost 53% of generation in 2018, the government’s annual review of energy statistics revealed.

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European commission moves to halt loss of habitat for migrating turtle doves

The European commission has launched legal action that could protect one of the best-known birds of the English countryside from extinction.

The turtle dove – once a familiar sound of summer in south-east England – has been in steep decline since the 1970s because of intensive farming across Europe.

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German utility EnBW advanced its hedging rates over Q2 2019, leaving it in a similar position compared to a year ago even as it sold more power overall.

NZUs edged up slightly in Thursday trade but remained within the tight price range seen since the government last week launched a consultation process that could see some agricultural emissions brought into the ETS from 2021.