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Faraday Future leaps forward with $US2B foreign funding

Tue, 2018-07-03 15:31
From $US1 billion invested in EV production, to its first concept car, EV company goes from tentative toddle to surefooted stride.
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Turnbull’s fine line on climate: Capitulation or denial?

Tue, 2018-07-03 15:21
Abbott finally kills off idea that the NEG can be a political compromise. The choice for Malcolm Turnbull is reduced to capitulation or denial.
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juwi Australia accelerates entry into utility scale solar PV projects

Tue, 2018-07-03 15:04
juwi has launched a Request for Proposal seeking to acquire large-scale solar projects from developers and landowners in New South Wales and Victoria.
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Finnish passengers to sing for their shuttle in electric taxi service

Tue, 2018-07-03 14:59
Fortum has come up with a rocking new idea to showcase the clean and quiet face of electric vehicles, by asking passengers to sing along to tunes in return for a free ride in a shuttle.
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Know your NEM: NEG supporters talk their book, ignore climate

Tue, 2018-07-03 14:53
If the NEG had a jointly agreed emissions reduction target it would provide certainty. But it doesn’t.
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Offshore wind farm Trump tried to kill generates first power

Tue, 2018-07-03 14:20
Challenged in court three times by Donald Trump, Vattenfall's 93.2MW offshore wind farm is now sending power to the Scottish grid.
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Solar and battery “hydrogen hub” planned for W.A. micro-grid

Tue, 2018-07-03 13:47
ARENA backs "green hydrogen" project in W.A. that will combine solar and battery storage and an electrolyser for a micro-grid trial.
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Australian fast-chargers smash EV “range anxiety” on Autobahn

Tue, 2018-07-03 13:10
Australia's Tritium installs 12 of its world-leading high power EV chargers on German autobahn, offering recharge almost as fast as filling up with petrol.
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Renewables hit record of 41.5% in Germany in first half of 2018

Tue, 2018-07-03 13:00
The production of renewable energy in Germany dashes to a new record output, providing more than 40 percent of the country's power supply in the first half of 2018.
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CEFC backs “essential,” consumer-focused smart meter technology

Tue, 2018-07-03 10:31
CEFC makes first financing of smart meter technology – an integral part of Australia's energy transformation, particularly for consumers.
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Higher energy prices are here to stay – here’s what we can do about it

Mon, 2018-07-02 14:35
The best thing our political leaders can do to keep a lid on electricity prices is to help create stable, bipartisan energy and climate-change policy.
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Should NSW coal be replaced by South Australia wind and solar?

Mon, 2018-07-02 14:16
ElectraNet proposes new link from S.A. that it says will unlock more low-cost renewable energy sources, reduce reliance on expensive gas, and help fill the gap caused by the retirement of more coal generators in NSW.
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Ford taps EV expert to be new boss for Australia, NZ

Mon, 2018-07-02 14:08
Ford names former global head of battery electric vehicle distribution, Kay Hart, as new CEO/president of Australia and NZ.
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Tesla finally hits Model 3 production target of 5,000 per week – hours after latest deadline

Mon, 2018-07-02 13:59
"I think we just became a real car company!" Elon Musk says Tesla has met 5,000/week Model 3 production target.
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Tesla in talks for really, really big battery (gigawatt scale) in California

Mon, 2018-07-02 13:27
Proposed Tesla big battery in California will be more than 8 times bigger than the current world's biggest in South Australia. And there's more.
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The sneaky war against renewables in the bush

Mon, 2018-07-02 10:57
If you live in a remote area of Victoria the government will subsidise your off-grid fuel needs ... and not if you power your off-grid home with solar.
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Tesla Powerpack installed at Sydney depot, as part of Transgrid network trial

Mon, 2018-07-02 10:49
City of Sydney adds 500kWh Tesla battery to new solar council depot, both to make the depot self sufficient and as part of Transgrid demand management trial.
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Belectric launches 40MW of battery storage projects in UK, Germany

Fri, 2018-06-29 13:34
Germany company commissions three new large-scale battery storage facilities using first and second life auto battery modules.
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Who are the world’s biggest makers of EV batteries?

Fri, 2018-06-29 13:30
Tesla and Panasonic take top spot in latest BNEF ranking of tier 1 li-ion battery cell makers. But China's CATL getting most attention.
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Major 200MW + battery solar farm approved in outback South Australia

Fri, 2018-06-29 13:21
Work set to begin on Solar River Project after "Australia's biggest" PV farm approved for 220MW solar, 120MWh lithium-ion battery.
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