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AGL says it is thinking about ways your electric car can make you money
Energy provider AGL wants drivers to be able to make money with their cars, while sitting at home in the garage.
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“Once in a lifetime opportunity:” NSW farmer on why he wants to host a wind farm
Hanging Rock local Jim Robinson explains why he wants the 400MW Hills of Gold wind farm on his land and in his community.
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NSW calls for wind, solar, storage ideas for first renewable zone in central west
NSW government wants to hear from wind, solar and storage projects interested in joining the state's first Renewable Energy Zone.
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Sterling and Wilson grabs big share as others exit large scale solar market
The departure of three big players from Australia's large scale solar market has opened up opportunities for new entrants such as Sterling and Wilson.
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Massive 1200MW Forest Wind farm put on fast-track by Queensland government
Queensland planning minister hopes to "turbine-charge" shift to renewables with Bill to fast-track development of $2bn wind farm on state forestry land.
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Australia risks becoming dumping ground for world’s most polluting cars
Australia risks becoming dumping ground for world's worst polluting vehicles because of absence of fuel and vehicle efficiency standards, according to BloombergNEF.
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Beginning of the end of coal as Hazelwood smokestacks demolished
Hazelwood's eight smokestacks brought down by controlled explosions, as decommissioning of one of world's dirtiest coal plants reaches new milestone.
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Sun Cable plans Darwin big battery, precursor to world’s biggest solar and storage project
Sun Cable proposes 100MW/200MWh big battery for Darwin, to lower costs and make local grid more reliable, as precursor for world's biggest solar and storage project.
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Big spinning machines arrive in South Australia to hasten demise of gas generation
Huge spinning machines arrive in South Australia to herald the demise of the state's gas generators, and lay the pathway to 100 per cent renewables.
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Tilt considers three Victoria big battery projects as part of DIY firming strategy
Tilt Renewables adds three new big battery projects in Victoria to its development portfolio as it seeks its own "firming" options that will offer better value than market contracts.
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Siemens Gamesa leads in servicing Senvion fleet in Asia Pacific with addition of 226-MW, 30-year deal in Australia
Siemens Gamesa secures a 30-year, full-scope contract to service Senvion turbines at the Murra Warra wind farm in Victoria, Australia.
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Risen joins bid to deliver solar and battery storage for bushfire victims
Risen Energy joins 5B, Tesla, Enphase, and software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes in bid to power bushfire-affected communities with stand-alone solar and storage.
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Morrison’s lack of transparency is undermining green recovery, MPs say
Labor, Greens and Independent MPs called for transparency around federal government's economic response to Covid-19, as it looks set to embrace fossil fuels at expense of green recovery.
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Meridian proposes new wind and battery “energy park” for northern NSW
Meridian proposes to build a two-part 130MW wind plus battery storage project in NSW New England region, 40km south of Glen Innes.
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Coalition’s Technology Investment Roadmap: Poor policy in practice
Picking winners and playing favourites has always been poor policy, but the technology roadmap shows us that this is what the Morrison government intends to do.
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Gas lobby seizes Covid moment, and declares war on Australia’s future
Gas industry tries to throw a live grenade into Australia's economic bunker. But it is the sheer range and scale of proposed government subsidies that beggars belief.
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Silverton wind farm reaches full output after two years of delays and constraints
The 200MW Silverton wind farm finally reaches full output after two years of delays and constraints caused by grid congestion in the area.
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Amazon to build new 105MW solar farm in NSW – its second in Australia
New 105MW Australian solar farm announced as part global roll-out as Amazon works to source renewables for 100% of its electricity needs by 2030.
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Australian researchers pass major milestone for next-gen solar cells
Australian researchers achieve major milestone for durability of next generation perovskite solar cells, a key step towards commercialisation of ultra low cost solar panels.
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Sydney 1.7MW rooftop solar “power station” switched on and playing both sides of meter
Epho Commercial Solar demonstrates how “tens of gigawatts” of potential for solar generation could be tapped from Australia’s industrial rooftops.
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