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Elon Musk says production planning of Model Y is ahead of schedule and will begin next northern summer, predicts it will outsell all other Tesla models combined.

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Wagga Wagga mayor Greg Conkey takes up challenge and drives to Sydney and back in the council's electric vehicle, just to prove the doubting councillors and media wrong.

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New rules will eliminate cloak of secrecy that prevented network owners from warning wind and solar developers of congestion issues in parts of the grid.

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Falling costs, longer lifetimes, and more revenue streams will boost opportunities for behind-the-meter battery storage systems on the grid in the near future.

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Windlab says commissioning of its Kennedy wind-solar-battery storage facility in Queensland pushed into next year after contractor failed to secure GPS.

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47 scientists and experts sign open letter urging NSW government not to overrule state laws requiring climate change impacts to be considered in the assessment of new coal mines.

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London-based energy storage specialists Highview Power to construct first large-scale and commercial "liquid air" storage facility.

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Chairman of the Australian Energy Market Commission, John Pierce, has announced the resignation of Chief Executive, Anne Pearson.

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CEFC Annual Report for 2018-19 tabled in Australian Senate, fulfilling important part of CEFC transparency, information sharing and regulatory obligations.

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Australian regulators told to learn from the UK example, and avoid shifting to a 'capacity market' that acts as a subsidy for fossil fuel generators.

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South Australia government begins search for new electricity supplier to replace cancelled contract with solar tower power plant planned for Port Augusta.

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US smart solar tech outfit Nextracker "very bullish" on Australia's big solar market, as it pivots from NEM-connected to commercial, industrial and off-grid projects.

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Upbeat Tesla says it has turned the corner, and now aims to sell 20 million cars a year and become a giant distributed global utility, combining EVs, battery storage and solar.

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Two ANU energy experts say Australia's overall emissions could fall over the next three years, thanks to wind and solar investments, and so much more could be done.

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Lightsource BP to build its first solar plant in Australia, a 200MW facility in NSW that will supply cheap power to Snowy Hydro.

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The Fund is aiming for a 5-star NABERS energy rating for up to 15 new hotels it will own, develop and operate across Australia. It is also Australia’s first hospitality real estate fund to integrate energy sustainability in its investment criteria.

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"A lot of the issues are around fear, and people finding political advantage of that fear. It doesn't really help."

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Nuclear lobby has been making such extraordinary and outrageous claims about wind, solar and batteries it makes you wonder if anything they say about energy can be taken seriously.

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RedEarth is proud to announce its SunRise Home Battery system has been approved by Australia’s CEC, making it the first Australian made and owned product to be featured on the CEC’s approved list of inverters in the all-in-one BESS category.

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The buck for Snowy 2.0 stops with its two Shareholding Ministers, Angus Taylor and Mathias Cormann. It is time for these ministers to take the bull by the horns.

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