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Faraday Future leaps forward with $US2B foreign funding
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?
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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?
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
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
"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
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
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
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
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?
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
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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