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The NT's untapped economic potential could be realised through large-scale investment in solar energy, a new BZE report has found.

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Renewables could power up to 90% of major new manganese project, and show how cheap wind and solar can help Australia compete in refining and value-added products.

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OZ minerals will use a hybrid solar, wind and battery system to power its Carrapeteena Copper-Gold Mine in an effort to reduce diesel costs.

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Coober Pedy hybrid grid operating at world leading 70% share of renewables, and at 100% wind and solar for more than half the time.

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ARENA backs ground-breaking fringe-of-grid project using 2.5MW of second-hand wind turbines, with 1MW solar and 2MW/0.5MWh lithium-ion battery.

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A remote Western Australia gold mine has won $13.5m in ARENA funding to add 18MW of wind power to a 23MW solar, battery and gas microgrid.

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Victoria outlines plan for rooftop solar and battery storage scheme, while the regulator cracks down on dodgy trading in certificates.

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Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD will offer two models of all-electric trucks to the Australian market through leasing arrangements signed with Macquarie Group.

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United States experiences best first quarter ever for new solar installations over first three months of 2019, installing a record 2.7GW of new capacity.

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Report led by CSIRO and backed by NAB says 100 per cent renewables in Australia is inevitable, and will likely slash bills by more than half under an ambitious policy.

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New projections from BNEF show that significant cost cuts to wind, solar, and battery storage, will help push the share of renewables in the global grid to nearly 50% by 2050.

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AGL has completed construction of a 2.12MW solar plant in Whyalla that will help lower cost for a Santos oil and gas processing facility.

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Morrison adds coal lobbyist who provided infamous lump of coal to his advisory team, cementing the links between the government and the Minerals Council.

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YouTuber Simone Giertz has created the tradie's dream by converting her Tesla Model 3 into the world's first Tesla ute.

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The second big battery in South Australia, which can do things the Tesla big battery cannot, releases its first performance report.

The post South Australia’s “other” big battery is earning money, and keeping the lights on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria government details cautious, coordinated roll-out of home solar and batteries rebates, as the Solar Homes scheme prepares to reopen in full in July.

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Bloomberg NEF says people-powered revolution in rooftop solar and battery storage, along with cheap wind and solar farms, will drive coal out of Australia's grid.

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South Australia to make electric vehicles a focus as it looks to solve the solar “duck curve” in the grid, and help integrate high renewables.

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EV can help to significantly lower global transport emissions, but governments must develop the strategies to ensure they can achieve their full potential.

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Government investment in clean energy projects could improve budget bottom line, as well as helping to tackle climate change.

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