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Toyota to trial solar-powered Prius that aims to achieve up to 1kW in output and add more than 50kms to the fossil-free driving range.

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Goldwind has been awarded a contract for the supply and installation of Goldwind wind turbines for the Biala Wind Farm project in the Southern Tablelands of NSW.

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Nuclear proponents identify most likely sites in Victoria, NSW, Queensland and South Australia for up to 20 nukes they think should be built in Australia.

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Wind output hit new record on Sunday night, average prices in South Australia fall into negative territory last Thursday.

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Bob Brown says "eye-catchiness" and ecological impact of proposed Robbins Island wind farm outweigh the massive project's environmental benefits.

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Give and take - renewables deliver a crucial economic boost to Australia, supporting construction activity, while undermining exports of coal and gas.

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15 hours of extremely hot weather added about $60/MWh to the average price for the entire March quarter last summer. Will it happen again this coming summer?

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Indonesia's Terregra Renewables completes its first solar farm in Australia, with another on the way, eyeing attractive merchant market for electricity.

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With double the range, bidirectional charging and a roomy inside, the 2019 electric Nissan Leaf makes a good proposition in the lower price range of the EV market.

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Nissan says new generation Leaf electric car will be an "energy asset" for the home and grid, and dismisses Tesla big battery in South Australia as a "waste of resources".

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Sungrow announced that 1.4 GW PV plants in Vietnam utilizing its inverter solutions was connected to the grid before 30 June 2019 as planned, significantly increasing Vietnamese renewable generation at large.

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NSW will be lumped with the bulk of costs of decommissioning and rehabilitation of Vales Point power station after just $10M set aside following sale.

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Curtin University researchers working on innovative "thermal battery" they say could enable solar to be viable alternative to fossil fuels in commercial and heavy industries.

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Vattenfall wins tender for zero-subsidy offshore wind power with the second phase of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind project in Dutch waters.

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Industry Super research on nuclear is diminished by its use of the self-interested wishful thinking of the nuclear industry.

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The AEMO has furthered its push for major and rapid reform in the West Australian electricity grid, citing events on the Good Friday holiday that it said were so challenging it has dubbed the day as "Bad Friday."

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Scale of huge Pilbara wind and solar project targeting "green hydrogen" grows to 15GW, with potential to generate equivalent of one fifth of Australia's current electricity demand.

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The Clean Energy Council has joined the numerous voices calling for an urgent review of the Victorian Solar Homes Program, describing it as "ridiculous" that the month-by-month quota of 3,333 systems is filled within three days.

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Australia now has half a dozen large batteries operating or nearing completion on the grid. Where to now? We talk to Fluence business development head Jaad Cabbabe.

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Cutting-edge distributed energy resources trials in Carnarvon awarded a joint Silver in APEC Energy Smart Communities Initiative Best Practice Awards.

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