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Did AEMO just kill off the market for battery-based Virtual Power Plants?
AEMO has made it harder for battery-based VPPs and distributed energy resources to participate in the important frequency control markets.
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Transcript: Chris Bowen interview on the Energy Insiders podcast
Transcript of Labor climate and energy spokesman Chris Bowen's interview on the Energy Insiders podcast.
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Bowen: “We need to electrify everything we can,” but focus will be on policies, not targets
Bowen says Labor still not ready to talk climate and renewables targets, but the intent is clear: "We have to electrify everything we can".
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Chris Bowen on Labor’s policies, not targets climate pitch
Labor climate and energy spokesman Chris Bowen on his solar stunt, and why Labor will take a policies, not targets pitch to electorate.
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How long-duration energy storage will accelerate the renewable energy transition
A renewables grid needs long term storage, and compressed air might be a better solution than pumped hydro.
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Rio Tinto battery to be biggest of its type in world, and shine path to 100 pct renewables
New battery at Rio Tinto's Tom Price iron ore mine will be biggest of its type in the world, and help shine a light to a future of 100 per cent renewables.
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Gunnedah solar farm registered in NSW, begins sending power to the grid
Gunnedah solar farm completes registration and starts injecting power into the grid.
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Australia ranked dead last in world for climate action in latest UN report
Australia again found to be lagging on climate action, ranking last of all 193 countries assessed in authoritative UN-backed report.
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Powerlink looks to battery storage to help solve grid stability problems
Powerlink turns to battery storage to help solve grid stability issues, part of a new "tailored" solutions package to support more wind and solar.
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Pitt approves huge loan for Queensland coal project, after rejecting wind farm
After blocking a loan to a Queensland wind project, resources minister Keith Pitt approves a $175m government loan to a coal mine.
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Five Asian countries risk Paris target with 80% of globe’s planned new coal
Carbon Tracker report says five Asian countries will account for most of new coal investment, but virtually none of these investments will be profitable.
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AGL future may lie in batteries and hydrogen, but it has too much gas after coal split
AGL has dumped coal into a new entity, but as it looks to technologies such as battery storage and hydrogen, it may find it still has too much gas.
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Victoria backs hydrogen and lithium and solar battery research hubs
Victorian government commits more than $15 million to establish new battery and hydrogen research hubs in partnership with Deakin University.
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Australia needs loud, fast and furious climate policy – now more than ever
To get out of Australia's climate funk we need to make climate policy loud again, and challenge Morrison's fantasy of a quiet and unambitious Australia.
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Vestas strengthens investment in wooden turbine tower manufacturer
Vestas increases investment in Swedish wooden wind turbine manufacturer Modvion.
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Video: New electric motorcycle launched in Australia
Nigel Morris test rides the all-new electric Evoke, and talks to its distributors.
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“Inflection point:” Is AGL demerger too late to save the fossil fuel behemoth?
AGL confirms details of planned business split, an emergency response from a business caught off guard by the pace of the clean energy transition.
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Clean Energy Council cancels annual summit due to Sydney Covid lockdown
Covid outbreak forces Clean Energy Council to cancel Clean Energy Summit, which had been due to take place in Sydney in mid July.
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Conservative group says Germany could reach 100% renewables by 2030 at low cost
Conservative group says Germany could reach 100 pct renewables by 2030, and save $100 billion a year on energy imports.
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Great Solar Business Podcast: Three biggest challenges for solar businesses
We interviewed 5 solar business owners and asked "what are the top 3 issues affecting your business?" Featuring Troy Ryan from the Solar Depot.
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