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Sumitomo Electric tapped to install 17MW/51MWh redox flow big battery system in Hokkaidō, Japan, as it adds more than 150MW of new wind power generation.

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Big batteries competing with gas generators for peaking services, according to AGL chief operating officer Markus Brokhof.

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ACCC slams dysfunctional gas market, with local gas users paying almost double the price paid by oversea buyers.

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Big German utilities now earn more money from renewables than they do from fossil fuels and nuclear, and their share prices are outperforming the overall market.

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Over three days, three Kona Electric electric SUVs drove more than 1,000km without needing to recharge - more than double the WLTP driving range.

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Australia is doing well on lifting renewables and burning less coal - but not that well, and countries with high renewables aren't building more gas.

The post A global clean energy health check in 5 charts – good, but must be better appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW backs four new big battery projects, and gives funding for another half dozen even bigger battery, pumped hydro and compressed air energy storage proposals.

The post NSW to fund four new big battery projects as it flicks switch on transition from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One year after installing home solar and Tesla battery storage, I decided to do some analysis on how the system performed technically and financially. Here's what it found.

The post My home battery and rooftop solar system: How it performed in its first year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New crop of "smart" plug-in hybrid electric vehicles that automatically switch to ‘electric-only’ in certain geo-fenced areas in cities will not be available in Australia.

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A blanket charge on rooftop solar exports from homes back to the grid branded as not needed and not fair.

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Electricity prices fall to five year low, pushed down by record high wind and solar, but still Angus Taylor advocates for a gas-led recovery.

The post Coal power hits record low, but Taylor still can’t credit wind and solar for lower electricity prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ross Garnaut on his split with Gupta, his Sunshot plan for renewables, and how Australia can still become a clean energy superpower.

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As things stand, and without big change, AGL will remain a sad old play on electricity prices with ageing assets that no one wants.

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A new big battery, home battery incentives, and a battery-based VPP – all put on fast-track for Alice Springs with $2.1m funding boost from ARENA this week.

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BHP reverses support for Australia's use of Kyoto surplus credits, issues new set of standards on climate advocacy that puts lobby groups on notice.

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Technology provider for world-leading Broken Hill micro-grid has yet to get finance for South Australia pilot project, and has also laid off its sole Australian employee.

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AGL announced planning application for a big battery of up to 500MW at Liddell coal generator, and another big battery at the ageing Torrens gas generator near Adelaide.

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University of South Australia study finds that when it comes to solar self-consumption, optimal panel placement is rarely towards the equator.

The post North-facing rooftop solar panels rarely best for consumers – or for the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Vistra Corp looks to expand battery system in California to a world-leading 1,500MW with four hours of energy storage.

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Vestas reports net loss of €85 million for first six months of 2020 as it negotiates the ups and downs of the Covid crisis and economic downturn.

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