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Australia’s super nest-egg could deliver 100% renewables by 2030
New report says that using just a tiny fraction of Australia's superannuation nest egg could fund a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2030.
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Macquarie signs up to co-develop Japanese floating wind farm
Macquarie unit partners with French company Ideol to develop the first major floating wind farm off Japan.
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Australia’s biggest solar farm about to begin commissioning
Sun Metals solar farm, the largest in the country, will begin commissioning in a few weeks and will supply 30% of electricity needs for major refinery.
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Energy reliability: risks so small “they are barely visible”
Modelling for Reliability Panel says risk of supply shortfalls in NSW after Liddell closure is one millionth of one per cent - "so small, they are generally not visible on the chart". So much for the government scare campaign about blackouts.
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Switch to solar gathers speed as two new solar farms join grid
Two new solar farms begin full production in NSW, and with nearly 2GW of new large scale solar to be added across the country before summer, and the boom in rooftop continuing, the lowest prices may now occur at midday rather than midnight.
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New 11MW solar farm sets new benchmarks in Queensland
The 11MW Dunblane solar farm in Queensland is far from the biggest solar farm in the country, but is setting some important new benchmarks on construction and financing.
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Victoria has everything in place – time to go big on VRET
It's budget week in Victoria, and there’s a simple question to be asked: if there’s so much renewable energy ready to go, then why not go bigger?
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Water from thin air, powered by the sun: US tech to be trialled in Australia
US technology that can harvest drinking water from the air using solar power to be trialled around Australia, with backing from ARENA.
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Australian smart thermostat company wins CEFC backing
CEFC makes $5m equity investment in Zen Ecosystems, to go towards the further development and deployment of its smart thermostat products.
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Know your NEM: AGL’s gas play assumes a lot more renewables
AGL's big gas play in NSW only makes sense if you assume a lot more renewables. Meanwhile, all eyes on the RECs, and the states.
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The NEG, and what it means for Australia’s carbon credit market
With the NEG kicked down the road, it is a good time to step back and consider the implications for Australia’s climate policies.
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Crikey! Australia Zoo goes solar, with 648kW of PV
Home of the "crocodile hunter" to install biggest solar system at any Australian zoo, to save on electricity and spend more on conservation.
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South Australia solar farm connects to the grid
A 4.9MW solar farm has been connected to the grid in South Australia, signalling shift from large scale wind to large scale solar.
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Lousy power quality? Blame the grid, not rooftop PV
High voltage on local networks is frying appliances, and costing consumers billions of dollars. The media and the networks have sought to blame the issue on rooftop PV, but a new study suggests the networks are to blame.
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Australia’s first lithium battery recycling plant launched
Australia’s first lithium battery recycling plant officially anointed in Victoria, seeking to address Australia's appalling record on dealing with old batteries, and alleviating some concerns about impact of household storage.
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Future transport will be cheap, personalised, and on demand
Australia’s transport industry on cusp of “radical change,” says report – but could be a trillion-dollar train wreck if business, government don't get on board.
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IKEA France offers EVs for hire, in car share deal with Renault
IKEA customers in France can now hire an electric vehicle from the store’s car park, to transport all of the Swedish furnishings, in car share deal with Renault.
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Australia becoming the global centre for renewables for mines
Driven by favourable economics and additional benefits including carbon reductions and social license, major and mid-tier Australian mines are adopting renewables.
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As United States looks to coal, China invests in renewable energy
At least one country is rising to the occasion.
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Jobs boom in renewable energy, but action needed to avoid bust
Data released by ABS today shows a boom in renewable energy construction to meet the 2020 Renewable Energy Target is driving jobs growth and creating new employment opportunities, said business and energy experts.
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