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Redflow recruits new skills for next phase of growth
Australian battery company Redflow Limited (ASX: RFX) has named experienced technology executive Tim Harris as its new CEO to focus on the company’s growth and commercialisation.
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Baker McKenzie advises on the A$350 million project financing of Neoen’s Bulgana Green Power Hub – an integrated wind farm and Tesla battery storage facility located in regional Victoria
Baker McKenzie advised the financiers on the project financing of the Bulgana Green Power Hub (BGPH) in Victoria, an integrated wind farm and battery storage facility - Neoen's largest single-stage project in Australia.
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LONGi Solar Wins TUV Rheinland PV module energy yield simulation award
LONGi Solar President, Mr. Wenxue Li, accepts the PV module Energy Yield Simulation Award by TUV Rheinland
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Big Oil sets sights on Australia’s transitioning energy market
Shell joins rush of Big Oil and other energy majors looking to Australia to learn from rapid energy transition and profit from slow-moving local incumbents.
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Nissan LEAF arrival in Australia may be pushed out to 2019
Australian delivery of next generation LEAF electric vehicles pushed out from second half of 2018, to end March 2019.
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Solar rebate debate: It’s nothing to do with men in tights
Painting solar rebates as a "Reverse Robin Hood" mechanism is entirely incorrect. Rather, they empower the solar industry to offer real solutions for those most in need.
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Shepparton council set to go solar, as PV farm plans remain in limbo
City of Greater Shepparton awards tender to install solar across council buildings; awaits state govt decision on 250MW of proposed solar farms.
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Victorian government backs push for solar on all new-build homes
Vic govt unveils $2.18m plan to partner with land developers and home builders to supply zero net carbon homes – rooftop solar included – around Melbourne.
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Solar cemetery considered in Ballarat Community Power scheme
Regional cemetery business looks to go solar – and all electric – as one of first projects to come out of Victorian government's Community Power Hubs.
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Know your NEM: The tricky question of network values
Gold plated or not, the idea that governments would agree to a write-down or rebate on network costs is laughable.
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Write-downs and rebates: What states can do about gold-plated grid
State governments now have an opportunity to reset the clock – to pay off the mistakes of the past and let consumers guide choices about our future grid.
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Kidston solar farm lays out case for “going merchant”
High spot prices and better than expected output from new Kidston solar farm delivers revenue bonus - but it won't last.
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Broadway Sydney launches Tesla superchargers
This service allows Tesla owners to add up to 270 kilometres in just 30 minutes or a fuavll charge in just over an hour – providing time for a quick bite, grocery shop, or to explore the latest in fashion.
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Car makers turn to climate deniers in quest to lower fuel economy regulations
Last month, the Alliance for Automobile Manufacturers submitted a report calling into question impacts of climate change and tailpipe pollutants in an effort to undercut the need for fuel economy regulation.
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Nissan targets eight new electric vehicle models by 2022
Maker of one of world's most popular EVs, the Nissan Leaf, wants to roll out 8 new pure electric cars by 2022, sell 1m EVs a year.
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Norton Rose Fulbright advises on Australia’s largest integrated solar farm battery storage project
Norton Rose Fulbright has advised international energy company WIRCON GmbH, owners of Wirsol Energy, on the development and acquisition of the Gannawarra Energy Storage System in the state of Victoria in Australia.
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RCR to commence work on utility-scale battery storage project
RCR Tomlinson Ltd, is pleased to announce it has been awarded a contract for the 25MW/50MWh Gannawarra Energy Storage System (“the Project”) being developed by Edify Energy with co-investment from Edify Energy and Wirsol Energy.
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RenewEconomy seeks new writer to focus on electric vehicles, energy transition
RenewEconomy is looking to expand its coverage of the clean energy transition, particularly around electric vehicles.
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Fragility and resilience in the grid of the future
Simplicity doesn’t always equal efficiency, but it does usually equal reliability. A system with multiple layers of complexity is more vulnerable to breakdown.
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How does Marshall battery plan stack up with Tesla-Weatherill plan?
How do the competing battery storage rollouts compare? Is the Marshall plan better than the Tesla proposal embraced by Weatherill?
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