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Snowy Hydro to boost capacity allocated under wind and solar tender, and will deliver 2 terrawatt hours of "base-load" renewables at significantly lower prices than the current wholesale market.

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The Hydro Tasmania Group is doubling its commitment to Engineers Australia’s Women in Engineering Scholarships as the business steps up its push for workplace diversity.

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ARENA backs "Project H2GO" – a trial that will inject renewable hydrogen into existing gas networks, for domestic use and storage.

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Automobile clubs and ARENA join forces to help fund first nation-wide public EV ultra-fast charging network, powered by renewable energy.

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Solar, mostly from rooftops, accounts for more than half of all electricity use in South Australia and pushed state to record low grid demand.

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The University of Melbourne and Powershop announce 2018 Energy Hack winner.

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Endeavour Energy today welcomed its one millionth customer marking a significant milestone for a company that has grown alongside its customers for over a century.

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Australian energy storage company Redflow Limited has today strengthened its Board by recruiting David Brant, an experienced businessman with strategic manufacturing expertise.

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Solar pushes wholesale prices into negative territory on two consecutive days in Queensland, highlighting changing shape of the grid.

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Combined output of Australia's large scale solar farms breaks through 1GW mark for first time.

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For the second time in two months, a long-held conservative seat is lost to an independent campaigning on climate and energy. But don't expect the idiocy of the Coalition to stop.

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NSW government trial will install 2.5kW of rooftop solar, free, for low-income households that forego their energy rebate.

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Victorian government backs microgrid in Victoria's north-east that will trial the use of solar, storage and smart controls at the grid edge.

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EVs used for on-demand transport services will be exempt from a buy-back levy the WA government is considering to fund a taxi plate "buy back" scheme.

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Infrastructure Victoria report finds $15bn in benefits and a 94% reduction in traffic accidents from shared and autonomous driving.

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After a long period of rigorous and comprehensive compatibility tests with the Tigo products, GoodWe finally is starting to take orders this month for its new single and three phase inverters with smart solution for module-level monitoring, rapid shutdown and optimization integrated.

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The second wave of big batteries – two in Victoria and one in South Australia – are going through the commissioning phase, and should be ready to join the main grid in time for the coming summer.

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When the lights are on and the cameras are rolling, most government Ministers know that they must at least pretend to believe in and care about the impacts of climate change.

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Big energy CEOs believe there is still reason to be optimistic. It just wasn’t clear whether they were addressing their shareholders or their executives. Certainly not their customers.

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What is the cost, or value, of power outages? It may come down to whether you like cooking or not. The energy regulator is trying to find out. Seriously.

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