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Carnegie raises $5.3 million for solar, battery, wave

Thu, 2018-05-24 11:11
Carnegie Clean Energy raises $5.3m to go towards existing and pipeline of wave, solar and battery storage microgrid projects.
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Google, E.ON to extend “Sunroof” solar mapping tool to Britain, Italy

Thu, 2018-05-24 10:57
German energy giant teams with Google to extend rooftop solar mapping tool to Great Britain, and potentially also to Italy.
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Just how badly is wind energy curtailed in South Australia?

Thu, 2018-05-24 10:15
South Australia shows surprisingly little curtailment of wind energy, even though its output can reach 120% of demand at times.
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SA Liberals vow to continue energy transition, go big in batteries

Wed, 2018-05-23 14:39
SA Liberal energy minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan vows to continue state's dramatic energy transition, and flags support for programs that could deliver 100,000 household batteries.
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For $6 extra, AEMO keeps lights on and defies renewable skeptics

Wed, 2018-05-23 14:29
AEMO says reserve mechanism that ensured lights stayed on last summer cost just $6 per customer, and praises role of newly deployed technologies such as batteries and demand response.
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Yarranlea Solar Farm under construction in Queensland

Wed, 2018-05-23 14:29
Work begins on Risen Energy's 121MW Yarranlea Solar Farm, west of Toowoomba, which is going ahead without a PPA.
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500 BMW i3 batteries connected to UK wind farm

Wed, 2018-05-23 12:45
Sweden's Vattenfall connects 500 BMW i3 batteries to 228MW wind farm in South Wales, in "UK’s largest" co-located onshore wind and battery project.
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How renewables can provide the same grid services as new gas plants

Wed, 2018-05-23 12:36
US report demonstrates how renewable and distributed energy resources can provide the same grid services as gas generators – and avoid $1 trillion of new plant costs.
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A 100% renewable grid isn’t just feasible, it’s already happening

Wed, 2018-05-23 12:31
Debate over whether we can run electric grids on 100% renewables in coming decades misses a key point: many countries and regions are already there.
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Gupta says could build 10GW of large scale solar across Australia

Wed, 2018-05-23 12:11
Gupta says GFG Alliance could build 10GW of large scale in Australia, as well as make EVs, and use car batteries for household storage.
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Inside the Tesla big battery: How it made money and cut prices

Wed, 2018-05-23 00:10
AEMO reports detail how Tesla big battery helped keep the lights on last summer, smashed prices in specialised markets, and made money for itself from price arbitrage.
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Cheap condensers to displace gas as renewable energy back-up

Tue, 2018-05-22 15:12
South Australia transmission company ElectraNet says it has found a cheaper solution that using the state’s gas plants to provide system strength to the local grid.
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What’s happened to South Australia’s biggest and most modern gas generators?

Tue, 2018-05-22 15:08
The biggest and most modern gas generation units in South Australia have been out of action for the past month.
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Goldwind begins construction of 144MW Tasmania wind farm

Tue, 2018-05-22 14:10
Construction underway on 144MW Cattle Hill Wind Farm, which will boost Tasmania's wind capacity by 50%.
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Solar shines in global shift to renewables

Tue, 2018-05-22 13:26
IEEFA report shows solar taking an increasingly prominent role in driving the ongoing transformation of global electricity generation.
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Why car dealers don’t want to sell electric vehicles

Tue, 2018-05-22 13:23
New study pin-points yet another barrier to the global shift to EVs – and it's coming up at the point of sale. The research adds a new party to the list of incumbent industry groups whose business case is being threatened by EVs: car dealers.
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Australia on cusp of new mining boom, driven by electric vehicles

Tue, 2018-05-22 13:10
We might not be driving them, but soaring global electric vehicle demand puts Australia in the front seat for a new mining boom, says BNEF.
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Unions support Liddell’s clean energy transition

Tue, 2018-05-22 12:00
Unions welcome transition of Liddell site from coal to clean energy, as Coalition government lurches from worst of Trump's America and Maduro's Venezuela.
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Electric rally car lines up for Finke Desert Race

Mon, 2018-05-21 17:55
An all electric rally car - the first to finish in the famous Dakar race - will compete in this year’s Finke Desert Race in its first Australian visit.
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Know your NEM: California leads way with cleaner grid, lower bills

Mon, 2018-05-21 15:04
Data from California Public Utilities Commission clearly shows that energy efficiency and decarbonisation don’t have to mean higher consumer costs. You pay more, use less, and end up better off.
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