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W.A. utility to decommission 54km of poles and wires and replace with 13 Micro Power Systems combining solar, battery storage and a back-up diesel generator.

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New data from Wiki-Solar reveals that some of the world’s leading energy utilities are beginning to build significant solar generation portfolios.

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Energy Networks Australia releases first of standardised guidelines to govern “safe, consistent and efficient” installation of rooftop solar and storage across NEM.

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The modelling used to promote the multi-billion Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project appears to assume that in South Australia, solar power is produced during the night.

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W.A. government heralds a rapid shift from coal to renewables, and unveils plans to deal with the dramatic uptake of rooftop solar, battery storage and EVs.

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Stakraft plans to build what it is calling UK's first virtual power plant to integrate wind, solar, battery storage, and gas for over 1GW of power.

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Changes to product requirements and compliance matters, plus the election in New South Wales, have made for interesting times in NSW and Victoria energy efficiency markets.

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The Finnish Parliament has approved a motion to bring forward its ban on coal for energy use to May 1, 2029.

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More losses at solar micro-grid business blow another hole in wave energy developer Carnegie, forcing it to take another $40m in write-downs.

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Tesla's premium electric car range expands and drops price, with a new Standard Range option for the Model S added to Australian configurator.

The post Tesla slashes Model S and X prices with new standard range appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sono Motors' first production solar car is no longer just on drawing board - and it's bigger, longer and roomier.

The post Sono reveals first design of solar EV – Sion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate Council’s Greg Bourne on why scientists and researchers are so outraged by Coalition givernment’s fake claims on emissions.

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An independent online platform designed to connect corporate energy buyers with renewable energy developers has attracted more than 7,000MW of large scale wind and solar projects.

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Victoria has retained its spot as the biggest market for rooftop solar in February, as the country-wide installation of rooftop solar set another monthly record in February. Data compiled by industry statistician Sunwiz shows that 164MW was installed in February, a record for the month and the third best month ever. The installation rate for...

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Nissan announces US pricing for Leaf Plus with boosted range and 62kWh battery.

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Elon Musk to unveil Tesla's fourth electric vehicle model - the Model Y SUV - next week.

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Does it spark joy? Japanese Queen of Clean Marie Kondo could teach the federal government a thing or two about building an effective – and vote-winning – climate policy.

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Carbon Brief analysis shows UK CO2 emissions fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2018, the longest series of continuous reductions on record. Meanwhile, in Australia...

The post UK shows how climate action done, with cuts to emissions for six years in a row appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria government changes state planning rules for grid connections for large-scale solar and wind energy development.

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At press briefing to announce $1.4bn of taxpayer funds into Snowy Hydro, the CEO made it clear wind and solar were far cheaper than even existing coal power. Was the government listening?

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