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Redflow Board gains manufacturing expertise

Mon, 2018-10-22 09:40

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 sends day-time prices negative in coal-dominated Queensland

Mon, 2018-10-22 08:53

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

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Australia large scale solar output breaks through 1GW on Sunday

Mon, 2018-10-22 08:52

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

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Wentworth wipe-out won’t shift Coalition on climate and energy

Sun, 2018-10-21 13:11

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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Free rooftop solar for low-income households in NSW govt deal

Fri, 2018-10-19 19:29

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

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Microgrid funding to help Yackandandah reach 100% renewables

Fri, 2018-10-19 19:23

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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WA buy-back of taxi plates exempts electric vehicles

Fri, 2018-10-19 19:17

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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Victoria report says autonomous and shared vehicles will save lives, billions of dollars

Fri, 2018-10-19 19:07

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

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GoodWe & Tigo optimization solutions, now available

Fri, 2018-10-19 13:24

GoodweAfter 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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Second wave of big batteries about to join Australia’s main grid

Fri, 2018-10-19 12:34

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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Minister Price is not right

Fri, 2018-10-19 12:26

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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Energy Anarchy? Bring on the customer revolution!

Fri, 2018-10-19 12:23

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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Do consumers want to pay reliability premium in era of rooftop solar and storage?

Fri, 2018-10-19 12:19

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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Large-scale solar boom lures German energy heavyweight Down Under

Fri, 2018-10-19 12:05

PRESS RELEASE A leading global provider of independent energy monitoring systems has opened an office in Australia to support the development of the nation’s growing large-scale solar market.  Founded in Germany in the 1970s, meteocontrol delivers cutting-edge monitoring equipment to maximise the efficiency and functionality of commercial and large-scale solar projects. It currently monitors around...

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Tesla to fill “geographic gaps” on EV service centres in 2019

Thu, 2018-10-18 21:43

Elon Musk promises more service centres globally, as Tesla opens 50-unit charging station in Hong Kong - the biggest to date in Asia.

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Autonomous, electric air taxis set to land in NZ soon

Thu, 2018-10-18 21:36

Kitty Hawk, the air taxi company started by Google's co-founder Larry Page, and Air New Zealand, means autonomous, electric air taxis could soon be a thing.

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Engie to build world’s largest microgrid in Republic of Palau

Thu, 2018-10-18 21:30

Palau hopes to kick its diesel energy dependence with the addition of 35MW of solar and 45MWh of storage.

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Tesla grid battery to be tested in WA’s top solar postcode

Thu, 2018-10-18 21:21

WA government-owned network operator Western Power and retailer Synergy will connect a 105kW/420kWh Tesla battery to the grid in Meadow Springs, a suburb of Mandurah.

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Billionaire calls out “total BS” on Morrison’s views of wind and solar

Thu, 2018-10-18 13:33

Mike Cannon-Brookes – he of the original Tesla big battery Tweet – calls "total BS" on Scott Morrison's Sky News comments about wind and solar. Twitter does its thing.

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Network approval paves way for solar and storage at some of Australia’s biggest mines

Thu, 2018-10-18 13:28

Alinta gets approval for new transmission line in Pilbara, paving way for new solar farm and battery storage to help power some of the biggest mines in the country.

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