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AEMC sees no market gaming, but says batteries will lower prices

Fri, 2018-10-12 13:54

Energy rule-maker says market gaming "not an issue", but says Tesla and other batteries will be able to use re-bidding practice to lower prices, rather than inflate them, and are already doing so.

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Lip service and lies: Coalition’s response to the IPCC report

Fri, 2018-10-12 13:48

Little surprise that the Coalition is mixing its message on climate, but overall it's clear to see our current leaders are unwilling to part with the financial support of Australia’s coal barons.

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Hawaii to add more than 1GWh of storage as it heads to 100% renewables

Fri, 2018-10-12 13:33

Hawaiian utility talking to developers of seven solar-plus-storage projects as it seeks to fast-track transition to 100 per cent renewable energy.

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Here comes the sun, but don’t panic

Fri, 2018-10-12 13:23

Beware the latest rooftop solar scare campaign from the networks. There are more important things to do than to demonise solar households.

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Turnbull’s son hails cheap renewables, urges no vote for “crazy” Liberals

Fri, 2018-10-12 12:21

Alex Turnbull says cheap renewables means no trade-off between lowering power bills and reducing emissions. If only his dad had said that.

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Telstra’s first solar farm up and running as other projects join the grid

Fri, 2018-10-12 10:22

Telstra's 68MW solar farm begins production, marking another big shift of Australian corporates choosing renewables to lock in low prices.

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World’s biggest solar plus storage plant goes through final testing

Fri, 2018-10-12 09:41

The word's largest solar tower and storage is completing its final tests. Our correspondent was there to take a look at the solar future.

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Mazda takes ‘unique’ approach to going electric

Thu, 2018-10-11 18:00

Mazda says it will reduce tailpipe emissions from its vehicles by making use of an electrified and low emission rotary engine.

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Australia installs 50th public EV fast charger

Thu, 2018-10-11 17:00

Tritium installs Australia's 50th publicly accessible DC fast charger at the Hunter Valley Gardens, in Pokolbin.

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Israel commits to 100% electric vehicles, ICE ban by 2030

Thu, 2018-10-11 15:54

Israeli government announces stop to sales of new petrol or diesel cars from 2030, as it pushes for 100% electric cars.

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Risen buys W.A. largest solar project, to begin construction this year

Thu, 2018-10-11 12:53

Risen Energy buys the 100MW (AC) Merredin solar farm, promising to begin construction of what will be Western Australia's largest solar farm by year end.

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Anarchy! What big energy really thinks of consumer power

Thu, 2018-10-11 12:48

Big energy professes to be focused on the consumer. But its eagerness to slow down the uptake of rooftop solar shows it still has only one thing on its mind: profits.

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AEMO’s Zibelman: Transition out of coal does not mean lights going out

Thu, 2018-10-11 12:43

AEMO's Zibelman says exiting coal fired generation does not mean the lights going out.

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Flow Power enters NSW market, with Sapphire wind farm PPA

Thu, 2018-10-11 12:22

Flow Power adds third wind project – in third state – to business retail energy portfolio, with contract with Sapphire wind farm in northern NSW.

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New wind farm developments bring jobs to Victoria

Thu, 2018-10-11 12:21

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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Get up close and personal with renewable energy at Wind Farm Open Day

Thu, 2018-10-11 11:29

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 to expand into EU, US in new EV charging partnership

Wed, 2018-10-10 18:00

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

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Electric vehicle charging: Why is Tesla different?

Wed, 2018-10-10 17:00

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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Could hidden network costs derail ultra-fast EV charging?

Wed, 2018-10-10 16:15

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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Ausgrid looks to community batteries, getting “closer” to consumers

Wed, 2018-10-10 14:05

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.

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