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SolarEdge today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018.

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Production begins at the second stage of the 220MW Bungala solar project, which will be the country's biggest when complete.

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True Value Solar, once Australia's biggest rooftop solar installation company, will shut up shop after its German shareholder decided to discontinue operations in Australia.

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Melbourne-based SEA Electric says its technology to electrify trucks - both big and small - is delivering quick returns for fleet owners, and making drivers happy.

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Snowy Hydro sets stunning new benchmark for "firm" wind and solar, awarding contracts to eight new wind and solar farms that will produce fair dinkum power at prices well below fossil fuels.

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Billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes blows up again on Twitter over Scott Morrison energy sloganeering and wants to use "fair dinkum" as pro-renewables brand.

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WA government says opportunity to tap the renewable hydrogen economy, including for use in transport, is huge, with the potential to add $1.7 billion to the Australian economy as a whole.

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Clean Energy Finance Corp reports record $2.3bn of investments in 2017-28, as industry and financial markets embrace decarbonisation.
“The question now is not one of direction, but of pace."

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Combination of rooftop solar and utility-scale solar farms produced more than wind energy in the month of September for the first time.

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Integrating renewables into grids and markets is a hot topic worldwide, with many challenges and approaches to explore. In late June 2018, a series of meetings run by the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Yokohama, Japan, brought together a wide range of electricity industry regulators and participants to discuss the IEA’s current work in this...

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Tilt Renewables gives go-ahead for $560m Dunndonnell wind farm in Victoria after landing 15-year contract for half the output.

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Tesla is breaking through and redefining the car market in the US. Three graphs explain how and why.

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In what could be a worrying sign for Australia, Hyundai UK have bumped Kona Electric release date from February to August 2019.

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Macalister Demonstration Farm says 61kW solar install will pay for itself in six years – and opens the door for new benefits and greater productivity.

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Worldwide fossil fuel consumption subsidies were almost halved between 2012 and 2016, but IEA report shows this trend switched in 2017, when they increased by 12%.

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Queensland has more solar capacity installed than any other state, and it is pushing down day-time wholesale prices.

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The Australian Government has reappointed Mr Andrew Dyer as the National Wind Farm Commissioner for a further three year term.

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NSW launches one of the most significant energy transition projects in Australia, with an Emerging Energy Program designed to help replace most of state's ageing coal plants with wind, solar and storage over next 15 years.

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Victoria Labor announces support package for construction of SEA Electric EV factory in Latrobe Valley, to produce 2,400 electric vans and buses a year, and create 500 jobs.

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New study commissioned by ARENA show Australia is "spoilt for choice" for storage options, and most are are lower cost than thought, and cheaper than fossil fuel alternative.

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