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German cabinet settles on climate action plan which includes target of 98GW of solar by 2030, and zero emissions target for 2050.

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As part of its succession planning, the Board undertook a search process which identified Mr George as a new Director. Mr George will stand for election to the Board at the AGM in 2020 as a new independent Non-Executive Director with the unanimous support of the Board.

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Infigen says new Tesla big battery at its Lake Bonney wind farm finally energised and registered, and should be fully commissioned by end of the year.

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Coal baron Trevor St Baker has the ear of the PM and the energy minister, and he is again rattlling off dubious predictions about the energy sector.

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ARENA CEO Darren Miller hopes hydrogen can become the 'Netflix of energy', driving a fundamental shift in the energy system.

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Australia is facing numerous coal plant closures but no one really knows how much new dispatchable generation is needed to replace it.

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Victoria government backed project will trial CSIRO EV charging technology that maximises the use of rooftop solar generation, and minimises demand from the grid.

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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.

The post Recharging the Australian long weekend with an electric Kona appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

The post ACCC new push to end rooftop solar subsidies appears to get support from Taylor appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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