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Australian arm of global oil major firms plans to build 120MW solar farm in Queensland, and says its partly owned Sonnen has sold 3,000 battery units in Australia.

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Redflow ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries are now storing solar energy to provide a reliable power supply for a remote village in mountainous northern Thailand that has long lacked electricity.

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Downer becomes latest contractor to confirm losses from building solar farms, as insiders point to major issues about connection agreements and processes.

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The 100MW Kathu solar park, with five hours of storage, joins a South African plagued by blackouts and the failure of newly added and expensive coal units.

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The UK’s 1.2 GW Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm could step in to fill the gap left open by the country’s failing nuclear industry.

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Proposal for new transmission link from South Australia to NSW signals decline of coal and gas and replacement by cheaper wind, solar and storage.

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UK will be first right-hand drive market to get Model 3 configurator, which means that Australia will not be far behind.

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My Zero doesn't work again, and I'm getting so frustrated I may have to buy a fossil fuel bike.

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EnergyAustralia won't meet its renewable energy target quota this year, but will use the funds from the sale of certificates to install solar and batteries in charities.

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Greens unveil $1.25bn plan to make solar and storage compulsory on all new homes, and deliver solar to low-income households, renters and apartment dwellers in NSW.

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President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans attack Green New Deal as impossible and a conduit for “socialism.” Sound familiar?

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Composite wing technology featuring inbuilt solar cells with the ability to triple the flying time of drones will be exhibited for the first time at the Avalon aviation expo this month.

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South Australia get more than 50 proposals for grid scale storage projects as the state looks to navigate path from 50 per cent towards 100 per cent renewables.

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Australia is not able to boast much about its take-up of electric vehicles, but it does have some innovative companies achieving significant break-throughs in the sector.

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Sweeping in scope, an agenda to transform the US into a green leader has been launched in Washington DC, here are the key points.

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Shell tipped to deepen ties with battery storage maker Sonnen as it accelerates its push into green technology.

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Five projects and 7 studies aimed at boosting integration of distributed energy resources on Australia's grid have won total of $9.6m funding from Australian Renewable Energy Agency.

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The boom is small-scale rooftop solar installations has continued into 2019, with total installs at record level for January.

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NSW Coalition and Labor unveil separate pledges to boost distributed renewables in state: a rooftop solar rebate from Labor and zero-interest loans for PV and batteries from LNP.

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Grattan debunks conservative claims that an increase in renewable energy will inevitably make the electricity system less reliable, and says such views are both wrong and dangerous.

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