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Regulator finds AEMO made ‘intentional and avoidable’ breach of market rules

Tue, 2019-07-23 13:41

Perth regulator Western Australia AEMO WEM capacity market rules breach - optimisedAEMO issued a formal warning after "intentional" breaches of the WA electricity market rules that saw generators get paid ineligible capacity credits.

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New York signs deal for 1.7GW of offshore wind
 as it moves to 100% renewables

Tue, 2019-07-23 13:39

New York announces country’s largest renewable energy procurement in US as it moves to meet the country's most ambitious 100% renewable energy target.

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Kenya moves closer to 100% renewables with completion of Africa’s biggest wind farm

Tue, 2019-07-23 13:34

The 310MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project is Africa’s largest, and will help Kenya reach its 100% renewables target by 2020.

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Purchase your tickets to the 2019 EV Conference

Tue, 2019-07-23 12:18

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Solar peaks at more than 20% of demand six days in row in mid-winter

Tue, 2019-07-23 11:41

Share of rooftop and utility scale solar peak at more than 20% of Australia grid demand six days in a row - in middle of winter.

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Woman drives Tesla around Australia in 80 days, on ground-breaking solo trip

Tue, 2019-07-23 11:13

A Gold Coast woman has completed a solo trip around Australia in an electric car, driving 17,000km in 80 days in her Tesla Model S.

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Greens push bill to prohibit coal funding, pre-empting UNGI money for Vales Point

Mon, 2019-07-22 15:30

Adam Bandt Richard Di Natale Greens energy climate policy coal prohibition - optimisedGreens re-introduce legislation to ban government funds for coal while government considers channelling funds to upgrade coal generators under Taylor's UNGI scheme.

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Australia’s largest environmental markets trader forms with merger

Mon, 2019-07-22 15:27

Two of Australia’s largest Renewable Energy Certificate Agents - Green Energy Trading and National Carbon Bank of Australia - have now joined forces to further strengthen their position as Australia’s leading environmental trader.

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Who is going to manage and control rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles?

Mon, 2019-07-22 15:09

rooftop solar power pv tariffAEMO and ENA proposed "hybrid" system to monitor and manage distributed energy - rooftop solar, batteries and EVs - and look to the positives of the energy transition.

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Goldwind and UNSW Sydney strengthen collaborative partnership

Mon, 2019-07-22 14:59

goldwindGoldwind and UNSW Sydney celebrated the award of Goldwind’s research funding for the UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute, and the opening of the Goldwind – UNSW Joint Laboratory at University’s Sydney campus.

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Electricity prices across the grid fall to zero as renewables reach 44% share

Mon, 2019-07-22 14:51

Spot electricity prices fell to zero in all state grids on Sunday afternoon, just as the share of renewables overtook black coal.

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Why German coal power is falling fast in 2019

Mon, 2019-07-22 13:50

vattenfall coal plantGermany generated significantly less electricity from coal-fired power stations in the first half of 2019, with output down by more than a fifth compared to a year earlier.

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NZ dairy giant Fonterra to phase out “insane” use of coal power to dry milk

Mon, 2019-07-22 12:55

Fonterra coal Cows in a farm of dairy plant on a sunny day - optimisedNew Zealand's largest company Fonterra will to phase out use of coal power to dry milk, a practise that has been labelled 'insane'.

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MG to begin sales of all-electric car in September

Sun, 2019-07-21 17:07

MG says sales of all-electric ZS SUV/crossover will begin in September this year. So what will buyers get for their money?

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Next-gen solar modules launched by “father of PV” Martin Green

Sun, 2019-07-21 09:22

World's leading solar PV researcher helps launch Sunport's innovative solar modules, as Australian solar tech starts to achieve market dominance.

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Musk reveals EV charging station of the future – and his favourite Tesla models

Sun, 2019-07-21 09:16

Tesla CEO on his favourite models, the latest super-fast charging station, why full autonomy is the future, and his plans for reusable rockets.

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NT government backs 10GW solar and storage plant, biggest in world

Sat, 2019-07-20 06:05

acciona solar farm panels queensland-2NT government throws its backing behind world-leading 10GW solar proposal, and gives it "major project status".

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NSW to loan up to $14,000 to homes for rooftop solar and batteries

Fri, 2019-07-19 14:20

Empowering Homes program rooftop solar rebateNSW to offer households interest-free loans of up to $14,000 to install solar and storage, but concerns raised about cost benefits and if it will repeat problems in Victoria.

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Fourth huge solar and battery project approved for South Australia

Fri, 2019-07-19 13:27

South Australia government green-lights EPS Energy plans to install a 280MW solar plus battery storage project near Port Pirie - the fourth huge solar and battery project in the state.

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Solar industry fights back against surge of climate trolls on social media

Fri, 2019-07-19 12:38

The trolls are out and hunting in packs. One solar industry veteran has decided to fight back.

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