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You know electric vehicles are entering the mainstream when they form a major highlight of solar expos. Nigel Morris tells us what he found at Munich’s Intersolar event.

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WA Government owned Synergy has forecast substantial losses as the emergence of cheap renewables squeezes its coal and gas heavy fleet out of the market.

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Modelling shows that a faster transition to a high renewables grid would be cheaper and more efficient than a slow transition.

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South Australia storage tender to focus on unlocking battery storage value streams not recognised by Australia's electricity market.

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Victorian college installs solar powered electric vehicle charger with view to go off grid and power staff and parents' cars.

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The Driven The first batch of all-electric Tesla Model 3 sedans have been spotted on car transport trucks in the UK, as the best-selling electric car arrives in its first right-hand drive market. A number of bright red models of the long-awaited “mass-market” electric car were seen being transported towards London on the M20 on...

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What happens to solar panels and batteries at the end of their life? Australia's booming residential PV and storage market means this a problem we have to solve.

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A failed Queensland solar thermal project has become the latest target of the post-election facts-don’t-matter campaign against renewables in Australia.

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Victoria is home to 20% of the main grid's coal and gas generation capacity, but is the source of 35% of all power station outages.

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Experience from the Tesla big battery shows that artificial intelligence could be the key to managing an energy market, and is five-times more effective than human traders.

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The international coal price is collapsing, thanks to increase in supply from Indonesia and Australia, while renewables are losing the fight in Queensland.

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World leading wind, solar and Tesla battery project was built months ago, but has still not been connected to the grid or energised.

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Official opening of Gannawarra solar and storage project, whose 60MW of PV and 25MW/50MWh Tesla battery has already provided “invaluable” services to Victorian grid.

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AGL withdraws $3 billion bid for Vocus Group, citing uncertainty over the value of the deal, but will continue to seek opportunities to integrate data and energy services.

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Hyundai unveils plans to commercialise in-wheel motor technology, that allows for better turning capabilities and improved vehicle efficiency.

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South Australia Liberal government says it expects state will be “net” 100 per cent renewables by 2030, heralding the most dramatic shift towards wind and solar and storage technologies of any major grid in the world.

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Australian contractor secures deal with Total Eren that protects its capital, if not its margins, on potential cost blow outs at the Cohuna solar farm in Victoria.

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NSW government to use money collected through consumer electricity bills to help bring new, large-scale generation and storage capacity into its changing grid.

The post Why storage is key to NSW government plans, in race to clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sungrow demonstrated the latest updates to its Energy Storage System ("ESS") family at Australian Energy Storage 2019 in Sydney, Australia.

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Consultation begins on AEMC 5-minute settlement rule – the 2021 change to market settings experts say will end current gaming by gas generators.

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