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NSW councils sign up for Moree solar farm to slash electricity costs

Tue, 2018-10-02 14:35

Group of 18 councils in NSW sign up to take the output from Moree solar farm to slash their electricity bills by around one third.

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Wattwatchers integrates as monitoring-and-switching hardware of choice for energyOS

Tue, 2018-10-02 14:34

Partnership targets residential sector with combined two decades-plus experience as pioneers in the 'new energy technologies' space.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Origin’s Greg Jarvis on why renewables are cheaper than coal

Tue, 2018-10-02 12:27

Origin’s Greg Jarvis on why renewables are cheaper than coal, why baseload is thing of the past, and why its looking at storage instead.

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Working solid state battery produced and unveiled at battery conference in New York

Tue, 2018-10-02 12:19

Magnis is excited to announce that its partner Charge CCCV (C4V) has completed production of a working prototype of a Solid State Battery which was demonstrated at the 2018 NYBEST Conference in New York by C4V.

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New initiative to ensure the installation of genuine solar panels

Tue, 2018-10-02 10:30

The Clean Energy Regulator and the solar industry have partnered to roll out a co-designed Solar Panel Validation Initiative to ensure genuine solar panels are installed in Australia.

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Sungrow enters utility market and triples product portfolio in Australia

Tue, 2018-10-02 10:12

PRESS RELEASE SYDNEY, Australia., October 2, 2018 – www.sungrowpower.com.au – Sungrow Power, the global leading inverter supplier for renewables, today announced that it is now shipping products from its utility and large scale commercial range into Australia, a decision that will triple the size of its product portfolio in the country. As the largest combined...

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Solar Analytics ramps up supply through exclusive distribution partnership

Tue, 2018-10-02 10:05

Solar Analytics today announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution partnership with Supply Partners.

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Redback Technologies Founder Phil Livingston transitions to board member and appoints a new CEO

Tue, 2018-10-02 09:27

 Redback Technologies announces its founder and CEO, Philip Livingston, has transitioned from his current role as CEO to become a senior advisor and non-executive board member of the Brisbane-based energy start-up he created in 2015. 

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Climate pollution still rising, and not consistent with Paris target

Mon, 2018-10-01 22:17

The Federal Government has released its quarterly update of the National Greenhouse Gas Inventor, showing an increase in emissions by 1.3%.

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ABB to showcase next generation electric vehicle charging solutions at All Energy Australia

Mon, 2018-10-01 21:07

ABB is to use Australia’s premier, clean and renewable energy event to demonstrate how fast charging is the new refueling solution for electric vehicles.

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Carnegie CEO exits after 10 years following write-downs, share falls

Mon, 2018-10-01 18:48

Carnegie replaces CEO after 10 years following share price fall, project delays and losses on solar and storage micro-grid play.

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New Queensland abattoir to be powered by solar and hydrogen storage

Mon, 2018-10-01 16:58

New hi-tech abattoir to be powered by 78MW solar farm and solar-fuelled hydrogen facility to lock in low renewable energy costs.

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Kidston renewable energy hub one step closer

Fri, 2018-09-28 14:36

Genex Power’s Kidston Renewable Energy Hub in Far North Queensland has been fast tracked with the $330 million Kidston Pumped Hydro Storage project (K2H) today declared a coordinated project.

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Tesla shares slump after regulator charges Musk, seeks removal

Fri, 2018-09-28 14:21

Elon MuskElon Musk charged with "fraud" by the SEC, which is seeking his removal as a director and executive from public companies.

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South Australia blackout didn’t stop energy transition, it accelerated it

Fri, 2018-09-28 13:52

Two years on from the South Australia blackout, things are not working out quite as the renewable antis might have hoped. It has actually highlighted the grim reality about Australia's ageing and vulnerable grid. If anything, the energy transition has been accelerated rather than stalled.

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Acciona uses blockchain to show stored electricity comes from wind and solar

Fri, 2018-09-28 13:29

Acciona develops blockchain system that guarantees electricity stored in batteries, and then exported to the grid, does in fact come from wind and solar plants.

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Stocktake of where Australia is up to with wind and solar

Fri, 2018-09-28 11:49

A full analysis of where Australia is up to with its huge pipeline of wind and solar projects.

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World Bank commits $US1 billion to develop storage in developing world

Fri, 2018-09-28 11:41

one planet summitWorld Bank unveils $1USbn commitment to accelerate investments in battery storage in developing and middle-income countries.

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Hogan Lovells closes letter of credit financing to support the construction phase of its investment in the Murra Warra Wind Farm

Thu, 2018-09-27 22:51

PRESS RELEASE Hogan Lovells acted for Partners Group, the global private markets investment manager, as lead counsel on the letter of credit financing to support the construction phase of its over AUD$200 million equity investment on behalf of its clients in the first stage of Murra Warra Wind Farm (Murra Warra 1), one of the...

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The Driven Podcast: Simon Hackett’s chance meeting with young Elon Musk

Thu, 2018-09-27 22:46

Simon Hackett made his fortune in the broadband boom and is now the largest shareholder in battery storage maker Redflow. He’s also Australia’s biggest fan of Tesla electric vehicles.

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