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K2 System continues its successful course and opens new location in Australia

Wed, 2021-04-07 15:28

The German manufacturer of assembly-friendly mounting systems for photovoltaic plants is opening its ninth location worldwide.

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Bitcoin mining to consume more electricity than whole of Australia by 2024

Wed, 2021-04-07 15:19

bitcoin mining equipment fixed - optimisedResearchers warn bitcoin mining could undermine efforts to reach global climate targets, with electricity consumption expected to surpass that of Australia.

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Australia’s carbon price set to double, perhaps even without federal policy

Wed, 2021-04-07 14:59

angus taylor ungi scott morrison snowy hydro - optimised"Set a binding target, and get out of the way": RepuTex says demand for ACCUs is booming, but federal government still needs to act.

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Walcha Energy proposes to “go it alone” on major NSW transmission link

Wed, 2021-04-07 14:53

unsplash wind farm genex kidston - optimisedA private transmission line has been proposed as the most effective way to facilitate thousands of megawatts of new renewables capacity proposed for NSW New England REZ.

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Manufacturers lobby Victorian government for softer emissions targets

Wed, 2021-04-07 14:18

industrial emissions climateWorks Australia - optimisedAI Group says it's worried an ambitious target could mean Victorian businesses will lose out to less ambitious NSW and Queensland.

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Do or die moment for market re-design as Taylor takes control of process

Wed, 2021-04-07 13:38

power lines network infrastructure ARENA Monash Grid Innovation Hub - optimisedPlans for a post-2025 redesign of Australia's main grid delivered to Angus Taylor - but will the Morrison government actually deliver much needed reforms?

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“I lost the support of my colleagues”: Kean explains decision to dump Turnbull

Wed, 2021-04-07 13:01

 AAP Image/Joel Carrett.NSW energy minister Matt Kean says the future of coal mines beyond the remit of new zero emissions advisory board, which is one reason why Turnbull was dumped as chair.

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Facebook to buy electricity from Singapore’s largest offshore floating solar farm

Wed, 2021-04-07 12:50

Facebook signs contract to take electricity from Singapore floating solar farm to help power a nearby data centre.

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China’s coal plant boom offsets record coal retirement in US and EU

Wed, 2021-04-07 07:45

A massive swing towards net retirement of coal power is an excellent sign, but China continues to build new plants. What happens next?

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Contested 100MW solar project on Canberra’s outskirts gets green light

Wed, 2021-04-07 07:07

RES plans to build a 100MW solar farm in the NSW Yass Valley region get green light after the heavily contested project granted final approvals.

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ACT consumers face rise in energy costs due to locked in wind and solar deals

Tue, 2021-04-06 14:55

electricity network AEMC two-sided market demand response poles and wires - optimisedACT's network utility warns local consumers face higher bill for 100% renewable electricity - as locked in wind and solar prices offset wholesale price falls.

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“Massless” battery breakthrough promises to help electric planes take off

Tue, 2021-04-06 14:40

Electric cars and aircraft among technologies in line to benefit from Swedish structural battery breakthrough using ultra lightweight carbon fibre materials.

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Floating wind and wave power project to use Australian wave technology

Tue, 2021-04-06 13:52

Perth-originated Bombora partners with TechnipFMC to demonstrate a 6MW hybrid wave and offshore wind generator on a shared floating platform.

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A step towards ‘More Sun for Everyone’ and a fairer energy transition

Tue, 2021-04-06 13:50

Solar owners will not be forced to pay every time they export to the grid under proposed rule change on rooftop.

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Turnbull pulled from NSW net zero advisory board, after calling for halt to new coal mines

Tue, 2021-04-06 10:33

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull. (AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts)Former PM Malcolm Turnbull pulled from NSW net zero advisory role just days after appointment, after calling for a halt to new coal mines.

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Ammonia may be the crucial first step towards the green hydrogen economy

Tue, 2021-04-06 08:30

Cheaper transport costs means that green ammonia is likely to be a thing well before green hydrogen at large scale.

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New report hails the decade of renewables as 2020 hits capacity record

Tue, 2021-04-06 06:44

Though there's still far to go, 2020 ended up being a record-breaking year for renewables after predictions of a COVID-19 downturn. What comes next?

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California to install 1.7GW of battery storage in 2021 to boost grid supply

Mon, 2021-04-05 21:16

Tesla Megapack batteryBatteries are a lot faster to permit and build than gas, have dramatically less impact on the environment, and provide a range of other grid services.

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Sydney factory to share excess rooftop solar power with employees

Mon, 2021-04-05 16:13

An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to its employees, too.

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For hydrogen to dominate the low-carbon world, batteries must fail

Mon, 2021-04-05 15:50

hydrogen fuel cell vehicle flickr Dave Pinter - optimisedHydrogen could help bring more than half of the world's emissions down to zero, but to reach that potential it needs batteries to fail, new analysis finds.

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