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Standards Australia claims “consensus” on strict new home battery rules
Controversial home battery installation rules look set to be adopted in Australia, after a vote on the latest draft of safety guidelines reportedly won "consensus" support.
At least, we think that is what has happened.
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Wind and solar’s stunning progress in Australia, despite Coalition attacks
Australia's renewable energy sector has undergone remarkable recovery, setting new records for investment and momentum is expeted to continue beyond 2020.
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Musk says terrawatt hour of batteries needed each year to shift global energy
It might have turned the motor industry upside down and led to to an unstoppable shift to EVs, but Musk says Tesla needs a step change to do the rest.
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Energy innovators sought for ARENA’s A-Lab Incubate
ARENA is seeking applications from energy innovators developing projects for its next A-Lab innovation lab.
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2,000 years of records show it’s getting hotter, faster
New reconstructions of Earth’s temperature over the past 2,000 years highlight the astonishing rate of the recent widespread warming of our planet.
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PM Boris Johnson likely means choas for climate policy, but it may not all be bad news
Boris Johnson appoints a pro-fracking environment secretary, and his track record suggesting future climate policy could be as unpredictable as the man himself.
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Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar wars in Victoria
As solar industry calls for public protest against Victoria solar plan, we talk to Solar Victoria boss Stan Krpan about the scheme’s design.
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CER sees renewables momentum growing in post-RET energy market
Clean Energy Regulator estimates large-scale renewable generation will increase from 2018 levels of 22,000 gigawatt-hours to around 40,000GWh in 2020.
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UN boss asks all countries, including Australia, to plan for zero emissions
UN Secretary General has calls on global leaders, including Scott Morrison, to come to the Climate Action Summit with concrete plans to lift climate action.
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GE Renewables unveils components for world’s biggest wind turbine
GE Renewables unveils first components for its world-leading 12 MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine.
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South Korea unveils plans for 2.1GW floating solar plant
South Korea will develop a 2.1 GW floating solar power plant which, upon completion, will be 14-times larger than the world’s largest floating project.
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Kellogg’s signs with solar farm to take NSW operations 100% renewable
Kellogg’s Australia to become the latest corporate entity to commit to sourcing the equivalent of 100 per cent of its electricity needs from renewables.
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BHP casts doubt on renewables as it commits $US400m to cut emissions
BHP voices concerns about land use of renewables in establishing $US400m fund to reduce emissions across its entire value chain.
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Queensland shortlists 10 big renewable and storage projects for CleanCo contracts
Queensland announces 10 wind, solar and battery storage projects that will compete for contracts with newly formed CleanCo.
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Taylor grilled by Labor on emissions, says no to Barnaby’s “free” nuclear fantasy
Taylor recieves repeated warnings to provide answers as the minister for reducing emissions attempts to avoid conceding he is failing his own job title.
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Yallourn’s “brown fire” future will depends on exports, and ramping ability
Yallourn is profitable, but will likely depend on exports to NSW to remain so. Meanwhile, maintenance costs will remain high and reliability will be an issue.
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Battery industry on tenterhooks, awaiting result on vote for new standard
The ballot has closed, but the battery industry may have to wait to find out if new strict installation standards have been approved or not.
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South Australia has 10GW wind and solar in pipeline as it heads to 100% renewables
South Australia says it has 10GW of wind and solar projects now in pipeline, as it heads towards target of "net" 100% renewables, and becoming a clean energy powerhouse.
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Regulator finds AEMO made ‘intentional and avoidable’ breach of market rules
AEMO 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
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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