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Australian Renewable Energy Agency announces distributed energy as a major focus for its remaining funding pool, as the transition to renewables enters its next critical – and unstoppable – phase.

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Victorian government announces $1 million grant to help ChargeFox establish “ultra” fast electric vehicle charging stations at two regional locations in state.

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Announcements are running hot in the solar power space, and this can be a confusing area for households to navigate. How will they help them reduce their energy bills?  Is investing in solar worth it?

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Energy Security Board chair says that parts of proposed NEG policy package live on through discussions with states – and could be in place by the end of 2019.

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New MapBrowser provides roof-pitch, height, width and area tools to help companies measure rooftops and structures without onsite inspections; gives small businesses the same advantages as large companies to improve planning and presentation workflows.

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A new quality assurance program developed by the Clean Energy Council will provide consumers with independent information on the safety of home battery products.

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LG to offer Australians an end-to-end energy solution from 2019.

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Greens propose to create up to 30 special renewable energy zones across Australia, backed by a $2.8 billon grid transformation fund to help drive towards 100% renewables.

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Expectations that Hyundai Ioniq could be a watershed moment for electric vehicles in Australia confirmed when pricing details accidentally released.

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PRESS RELEASE   MELBOURNE (2 October 2018) – Trina Solar, the global leader in total solar energy solutions, has been shifting production towards the manufacture of PERC silicon solar cells, a technology first invented and later developed by scientists at the University of New South Wales. Australia, particularly the University of NSW and Australia National...

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PRESS RELEASE MELBOURNE (2 October 2018) – Trina Solar, the global leader in total solar energy solutions, is moving into the Australian household sector with the launch tomorrow of Trinahome. Tomorrow’s launch of Trinahome coincides with the All Energy 2018 trade show at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (3-4 October). Trina Solar is a...

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Tesla shares surge after Musk reaches settlement with regulator that allows him to stay as CEO, but cede sovereignty over his Twitter activity.

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Origin Energy says the cost of wind and solar farms has fallen so far it is now cheaper than the marginal cost of coal generation, and the company is moving on from the concept of “24/7 base-load”.

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Redflow has recruited experienced battery industry executive Ben Shepherd to accelerate sales of its unique zinc-bromine flow batteries.

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

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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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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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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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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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