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A microgrid comprising 1.2MW solar, 3.2MWh battery storage to go ahead soon on Lord Howe Island, two years after a controversial wind turbine ban brought the project to a halt.

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Was Scott Morrison right to suggest that EVs would ruin the long weekend? We decided to find out with our electric Kona.

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Spoiler alert: No. And energy minister Angus Taylor clearly hasn’t been paying attention to the history of our electricity infrastructure.

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Energy minister Angus Taylor appears to be on a one man mission to fulfil the destiny wished of him by his supporters - to stop wind and solar in their tracks.

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ACCC's Rod Sims says costs of network over-investment and solar subsidies should be pushed onto taxpayers to bring electricity prices down.

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EnergyAustralia's Catherine Tanna says that decarbonisation of the energy sector is inevitable and calls for 'tribalism' to stop.

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Final bids for fifth stage of world's biggest solar park in Dubai reportedly attract record low solar PV prices of under $US17/MWh.

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Sungrow has signed a contract to supply its fully integrated Energy Storage System (ESS) ST4200KWh-2000 to a 15MW/32MWh project in Massachusetts.

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BHP says finalising deal that will switch power supply at world's biggest copper mine in Chile from gas to renewables.

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AEMO head reiterates calls for a solid and stable plan for energy market investment to avoid further supply shortages.

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Victoria’s energy minister says state will “go it alone” on energy reliability, after becoming frustrated by the federal energy minister Angus Taylor's failure to drive reform.

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Angus Taylor says Australia has over invested in renewable and ignores emerging role of battery storage in maintaining reliable supply.

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A test-drive of Fonzarelli new NKD model prototype, best described as a hybrid between a scooter and a motorcycle.

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ESB chair says propping up old coal generators is a bad idea, saying other technologies are better placed to secure reliable power and hailing performance of Tesla big battery.

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Cam I upgrade the battery in an EV? It’s a question that goes to the heart of the difference between “old auto” and “new auto”.

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KPMG report casts doubt over federal government-backed plans to power Queensland World Heritage-listed Daintree region with solar to hydrogen gas-based microgrids.

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NAIF to consider funding for ground-breaking project that could see Australia start exporting "renewable metals", using cheap wind and solar to refine and process ores.

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Head of biggest utility in US says renewables and batteries win on costs, wind and solar will replace coal by 2030, and batteries can do most of the required balancing.

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RHCS has launched Heatpac solar and smart thermal storage heating systems and is now seeking industry partners to provide sales, installation and service support in locations across Australia.

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SolarEdge has filed three lawsuits for patent infringement against Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese entity. SolarEdge is evaluating filing additional actions to protect its patents.

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