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Two new wind farm developments supported by the Andrews Labor Government’s Victorian Renewable Energy Targets (VRET) reverse auction are delivering new industries and jobs for Geelong.

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Ten wind farms will open their gates to the public when the Clean Energy Council celebrates Wind Farm Open Day with the Australian Wind Alliance on Sunday 21 October.

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Tritium signs up new investor as it ramps up production of ultra fast chargers to meet increasing demand.

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Tesla not only has two different charging plugs for different markets, but they also differ to the ones chosen by the other EV manufacturers. But why?

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Plans for network of ultra-fast EV chargers could be on hold as proponents discover potential threat from hidden network cost.

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Networks have gone from raising the drawbridge to lowering it, inviting new technologies and ideas on to their platform. Soon they'll be competing for the consumer.

The post Ausgrid looks to community batteries, getting “closer” to consumers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As energy minister Angus Taylor continues his campaign for "fair dinkum" power, AEMO boss Audrey Zibelman points to the 6.5 solar panels being installed every minute and the falling cost of renewables, and says Australia has no choice but to embrace the future.

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The Coalition's energy policy looks stupid, and the election can't come quick enough. But there are some important things happening in grid investments and regulatory tests.

The post Know your NEM: Coalition looks stupid to anyone with an education appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Spanish government agrees to scrap much-reviled tax on solar self-consumption, brings in new rules removing all costs and barriers to self-consumed power.

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1MW plant signals new beginning for Chernobyl, where as much as 100MW of PV generation is expected to be built at the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster.

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Tesla's "mass market" EV given top billing by US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for lowest and second lowest probability of injury rating of all cars tested.

The post Tesla’s Model 3 billed as safest car ever tested appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New rules will increase cost of installing car chargers, and could cause major headaches for strata managers unless combined with ‘demand management’ software.

The post New rules to increase cost of EV charger installs in Australia/NZ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Study of consumers who intend to purchase a new car in next three years found two out of three considering going electric.

The post One-third of Australian drivers looking to buy EV: Nissan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia installs another 125MW of rooftop solar in September, taking the grand total to more than 7.5GW.

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At All-Energy 2018, Huawei exhibits the latest Smart PV innovations across all residential, commercial and utility scale solutions.

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Environment minister Melissa Price says she has not read IPCC report, but suggests it draws a "long bow" and she holds out hope of "clean coal" and "building" lots of trees.

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Where the Australian government sees problems, the Germans saw opportunity, and pursued policies to compatibly address three legs of a successful energy transition simultaneously.

The post We are suffering from a trilemma of our own creation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Neoen Australia cuts wind power component of its proposed Crystal Brook Energy Park by "more than 50%", ahead of State Commission Assessment Panel vote.

The post Neoen halves wind component of SA renewable hydrogen superhub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Northern Territory’s largest solar PV project seals a solar off-take deal with NT-owned utility Jacana Energy.

The post Northern Territory signs PPA with 25MW solar farm, as grid reforms take shape appeared first on RenewEconomy.

White Rock solar farm begins producing electricity to the main grid, becoming the second wind-solar hybrid facility in the NEM.

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