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Redflow battery plant under construction in Thailand

Thu, 2017-10-26 13:11
Redflow says Thai factory will be rolling out zinc-bromine flow batteries by end 2017, after work on the plant started this week.
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ACT eyes electric vehicle target, after ‘nation-leading’ renewables success

Thu, 2017-10-26 13:10
Report recommends ACT electric vehicle target to "clearly guide" market, and incentives for EV uptake, in next-round climate policy.
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Peter Garrett: Back on centre stage to fight Adani, push for 100% renewables

Thu, 2017-10-26 13:08
Peter Garrett, the frontman for Midnight Oil is back on centre stage, promising to fight Adani and push for 100 per cent renewables, and challenging Labor on its equivalence on coal. Will he have more impact as a popular public figure than he did inside the Labor machine?
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Game 1 of US baseball world series breaks heat record

Thu, 2017-10-26 11:15
This is what climate change looks like: first game of baseball world series played in 103°F heat. The average for this time of year is 75°F.
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Amid devastation, Tesla begins restoring power in Puerto Rico

Thu, 2017-10-26 10:45
Current estimates suggest 80% of Puerto Rico is still without power, but thanks to Elon Musk’s efforts at least one children’s hospital has been able to turn the lights on.
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Private car ownership is ridiculously wasteful

Thu, 2017-10-26 08:05
Here’s a question: how big is the entire power plant fleet in your country compared to the fleet of vehicles?
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Global investors buy Equis projects and Australia/Asia renewable story

Wed, 2017-10-25 14:30
Three major global investors buy renewable energy portfolio of Equis Energy as big money continues to flood into Asia and Australia renewable market. Meanwhile, in Canberra...
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Nissan to join Formula E Electric Racing from 2018-19 season

Wed, 2017-10-25 13:43
Nissan will become the first Japanese automotive brand to compete in the all-electric FIA Formula E racing championship starting in 2018.
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Know your NEM: A closer look at Vales Point

Wed, 2017-10-25 13:12
A closer look at Vales Point, and the money made by its new owner Sunset Power; and how to quantify the costs of climate change.
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Sonnen to unveil first Australian micro-grid, contemplates local manufacture

Wed, 2017-10-25 12:46
Sonnen to announce first Australian micro-grid, or "SonnenCity", where new housing developments come equipped with solar and storage. It says distributed energy key to slashing electricity prices.
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Battery swapping will drive India’s electric car revolution

Wed, 2017-10-25 12:42
The global electric vehicle revolution will be bottom up, and developing countries like India will lead it.
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Herbert Smith Freehills advises lenders on the financing of central Queensland solar farm

Wed, 2017-10-25 12:27
Emerald Solar Park is underpinned by a long term power purchase agreement with Telstra as offtaker. Reaching financial close marks the first banked transaction in Australia with a corporate PPA from Telstra.
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Turnbull’s NEG claims first major renewable energy victim

Wed, 2017-10-25 12:05
NEG causes market value of one of major renewable energy players to be slashed by analysts, and puts the future of some $50 billion of renewable energy projects in doubt. But it is good for incumbents, because less renewables means higher prices.
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Powering a social licence failure: The National Energy Guarantee

Wed, 2017-10-25 10:31
The Coalition's NEG - based on hastily prepared advice and zero engagement with the community - shows government has learnt nothing from the social licence issues that have plagued fossil fuel industry.
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NEG will replace electricity markets with Soviet-style state planning

Wed, 2017-10-25 09:17
The NEG is the end of the electricity market as we know it. Effectively, it puts the regulators at the centre of the industry. It is the Australian energy equivalent of “Gosplan”, the State Planning Committee.
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LONGi Solar achieves a new world record for PERC cell efficiency

Wed, 2017-10-25 08:26
LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. announced today that Fraunhofer ISE CalLab of Germany certified a photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 22.71% on the company's monocrystalline PERC cell, which is a new world record for this cell type.
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ESB told to ignore climate, as lobby groups muscle in on policy

Tue, 2017-10-24 17:03
Energy Security Board instructed to ignore Paris climate goals as main business lobby group asks for seat at table in talks around proposed National Energy Guarantee. This comes as more confirmation received on hurried and secret proposals, and as Coalition launches another scare campaign about renewable energy costs.
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Electric vehicle uptake will drain fuel tax revenue, report warns

Tue, 2017-10-24 14:49
Productivity Commission warns Australia's inevitable shift from petrol fuelled cars to EVs will take a huge chunk out of the federal government budget.
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Graphs of the Day: Wind fast, solar faster, batteries fastest

Tue, 2017-10-24 14:23
Four charts show that in the global race to build new energy capacity, wind is fast, solar is faster, and batteries will be faster again. Meanwhile, coal power...
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Construction begins on Emerald Solar Farm after financial close reached

Tue, 2017-10-24 13:59
Emerald solar farm, Australia’s first large-scale offsite renewables corporate PPA, reaches financial close and begins construction.
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