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Tesla, Fluence to build two big batteries in Victoria

Thu, 2018-03-22 07:25
Tesla and Fluence to build two new big batteries in Victoria after ARENA stepped in to help Victoria government with funding for the projects.
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Neoen starts work on next Tesla big battery project in Victoria

Wed, 2018-03-21 14:41
Neoen begins work on new Tesla big battery and 194MW wind farm that will provide 100% renewables to biggest glass-house in Australia.
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Evoenergy successfully trials multiple demand management initiatives

Wed, 2018-03-21 14:30
The ACT electricity network owner, Evoenergy, has conducted the largest and most comprehensive demand management (DM) trials in Australia.
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NSW solar tariff cut – reward for slashing power price peaks

Wed, 2018-03-21 14:26
NSW pricing regulator flags a cut to state's solar feed-in tariff, linked to fall in wholesale power prices rooftop solar helped deliver.
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Marshall feels blow-back as Tesla battery comments hit raw nerve

Wed, 2018-03-21 14:08
New premier Steve Marshall is feeling the heat for placing the future of Tesla's battery plans in doubt.. Maybe now he will go the whole hog and target nearly 100,000 homes with storage.
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Victoria plan to use old mines for pumped hydro heads to next stage

Wed, 2018-03-21 13:58
Victoria government backed plan to convert disused Bendigo mineshafts into pumped hydro energy storage will undergo full feasibility studies.
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Even business lobbyists say Australia can run on 50% renewables

Wed, 2018-03-21 12:04
Can Australia reach 50% renewables without compromising grid stability? The experts – and even the major energy stakeholders of business and industry – all say yes. We're just waiting on the right policy.
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Nectar Farms and Sundrop Farms are blazing a trail

Wed, 2018-03-21 11:59
Sundrop Farms and Nectar Farms have turned to wind, solar and battery storage to underpin their push for controlled "vertical farms".
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Legal lessons for Australia from Uber’s self-driving car fatalit

Wed, 2018-03-21 11:10
There are calls for strong action, including criminal prosecution, following a fatal accident involving an Uber self-driving car
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The unholy alliance that explains why renewables are trouncing nuclear

Tue, 2018-03-20 14:10
On top of the fact that it is astoundingly expensive, a number of cultural realities lie behind the problems being experienced by nuclear power.
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AEMO wants new rules to keep up with shift to renewables, rising temps

Tue, 2018-03-20 14:06
AEMO says NEM is not fit for purpose any more, given changes to generation mix, uptake of solar and storage, and soaring temperatures that lessen reliability of conventional generation.
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Uber self-driving fatality raises questions about autonomous vehicles

Tue, 2018-03-20 14:04
Uber puts self-driving trials on hold after a pedestrian was hit and killed by one of its cars in autonomous mode.
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WA-designed clear glass solar windows gear up for production

Tue, 2018-03-20 12:19
WA company gears up to commercialise its "world-first" clear glass solar windows, with listing on ASX.
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Journey to zero emissions electricity: How hard can it be?

Tue, 2018-03-20 12:13
In final installment of series, we consider improving efficient and productive use of electricity, and the effect this might have on national emissions.
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A world first renewable energy system inaugurated in Denmark

Tue, 2018-03-20 11:56
The vision to set new standards for cost-competitive renewable heat and power production became a reality today with the official opening of a revolutionary green energy facility in Denmark.
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AEMO shatters some Marshall myths about South Australia energy

Tue, 2018-03-20 11:52
Assumptions that South Australia's wholesale electricity prices are higher than other states, and that it relies more on imports are not true.
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Brewer CUB contracts 112MW solar farm, on way to 100% renewables

Tue, 2018-03-20 10:04
Australia's biggest brewer, CUB, signs deal with new 112MW solar farm near Mildura as part of its plans to go 100% renewables, saying it will lower and lock in electricity costs. The shift to renewables by Australia's manufacturing base is accelerating.
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Carnegie wins grant to power offshore gas platform with solar

Mon, 2018-03-19 14:27
Carnegie wins NERA funding to integrate solar PV and storage at the Blacktip Wellhead Platform in the Southern Bonaparte Basin.
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UK wind farms deliver record 37% of nation’s electricity

Mon, 2018-03-19 14:26
Strong winds and offshore wind farms helped deliver record 39.6% of UK electricity on Sunday morning.
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Jupiter wind farm plans abandoned in face of community opposition

Mon, 2018-03-19 14:04
EPYC withdraws application to develop 54 turbine wind farm in NSW, after two planning department rejections and 400 community objections.
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