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Sungrow announced today that it is poised for further growth and expansion in Australia with the appointment of BayWa r.e.Solar Systems as its new distribution partner.

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Perovskite solar technology leader and the University of Oxford awarded UK Government funding for five year research project.

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is about to start the final tests at Noor Ouarzazate III, after completing, last August, the first synchronization of the 150 MW Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant to the Moroccan grid.

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Solar Analytics & Enphase have today announced that they have partnered to implement a global trial for an enhanced solar monitoring and home energy management service for homes and businesses.

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Five reasons why AEMO's Intergrated System Plan will unlock the future of energy storage.

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Vestas tunveils first commercially available double-digit wind turbine, the V164-10.0 MW.

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The clean energy industry is calling on all political parties to adopt policies that will provide certainty for continued investment in clean energy and put more power back in the hands of Victorians ahead of the upcoming state election.

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Some councils have rejected large scale and rooftop solar installations. Plus: A preview of the All-Energy conference.

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German energy giant Innogy says begins construction on what will be Australia's biggest solar farm - 349MW - near Balranald in NSW.

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How hydro technology defied gravity and became the gold standard for grid-scale energy storage.

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Greens want to create a new not-for-profit energy retailer to end the scamming of consumers. The government already owns an energy utility, so why not re-purpose that for the public good.

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As opposition to renewables from Australia’s largest electricity utilities has faded, Trevor St Baker has emerged as one of the few dissenting voices left.

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AGL defends decision to close coal generators, but dares not mention Liddell by name. "It's not ideological," says interim CEO Brett Redman. But AGL appears to be angling for something else from new energy minister Angus taylor - capacity payments.

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NZ flags new policies to encourage EVs, including a penalty for buyers of high emissions vehicles and a rebate for low or zero emission cars.

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A cotton farm in regional NSW has halved its annual diesel fuel consumption, with "Australia’s largest" solar hybrid irrigation pump.

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India's Maruti Suzuki will soon begin testing of its first EV prototype as it gears up to release 50 electric cars onto the Indian market.

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PRESS RELEASE Tuesday 25 September, 2018: Responding to the news that Standard Chartered has ruled out finance for “any new coal-fired power plant projects, including expansions, in any location“, Market Forces Executive Director Julien Vincent said:“This is what leadership on coal and climate change looks like. Decisions about how the world sources its future energy...

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Coal baron Trevor St Baker's team says wind is curtailed 60 per cent of the time. AEMO data suggests that is not even in the same postcode as the truth.

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Simon Holmes à Court from the Energy Transition Hub spends much of his time challenging anti-renewable myths, and those who spread them - including energy minister Angus Taylor.

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Economist Judith Sloan launches another attack against renewables. Again, she has her facts hopelessly wrong.

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