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Investor confidence could be smashed without additional detail

Mon, 2017-10-23 12:46
This plan to provide a plan is almost the worst outcome possible for investment certainty. If more detail doesn't emerge soon, it could be as bad for renewables as the Abbott years.
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Victoria Renewable Energy Target written into law, without support of LNP

Mon, 2017-10-23 10:54
Victorian Labor's VRET of 40% renewable energy by 2025 passes Legislative Council, without a single show of support from Liberal or National parties.
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Enova wins at the Green Globe Awards

Mon, 2017-10-23 09:15
Enova Energy has won "Best of the Best" Regional Sustainability Award, which recognises outstanding achievements of an organisation who has come up with an original and successful initiative in regional or rural areas of New South Wales
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Greensmith and AEP launch hybrid hydro energy storage project in USA

Mon, 2017-10-23 09:09
The integration of advanced energy storage and software with hydroelectric generation is seen to be a world's first hybridized system of its kind to provide ancillary services.
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AEMO announces Drew Clarke as new Chair of its Board

Fri, 2017-10-20 14:50
Mr Clarke will replace Dr Anthony (Tony) Marxsen, who is retiring from the Board following the 2017 Annual General Meeting in November.
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Burdekin Hydro plans powering ahead

Fri, 2017-10-20 13:46
A hydro-electric power station on the state’s largest dam – Burdekin Falls Dam – to secure energy and support jobs for North Queensland moved a step closer today.
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Turnbull to rely on state schemes he once rubbished as reckless

Fri, 2017-10-20 13:45
Anger deepens over politicisation of Energy Security Board and design of National Energy Guarantee that could reinforce dominance of incumbent utilities, stop large scale renewables, maintain status quo and fail emissions targets. But some say it does have potential.
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Kidston pumped hydro storage capacity to be boosted by 25%

Fri, 2017-10-20 13:02
Genex Power's Kidston solar and pumped hydro plant could provide 2000MWh of storage, and 8 hours of continuous generation, rather than six.
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Charts of the week: Busting electricity market myths

Fri, 2017-10-20 13:01
If you ask mainstream media, renewables are the key driver of Australia's rising power prices; a scourge that's at its worst in South Australia. Yeah, nah.
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BNEF says NEG could deliver 42% renewables by 2030, same as Finkel

Fri, 2017-10-20 12:13
BNEF say new Coalition plan could see 42% renewables by 2030, the same as Finkel. But rooftop solar will account for most new installations, and large scale wind and solar could be sidelined by coal extensions. Still, BNEF describe it as innovative and elegant.
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Renewables will give more people access to electricity than coal, says IEA

Fri, 2017-10-20 11:49
IEA says coal will be used to provide access to electricity to just 16% of those without electricity now, while renewables will account for at least 60%.
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Video: Jeff Bezos at 300 feet, launches Amazon’s biggest wind farm

Fri, 2017-10-20 10:28
Amazon Wind Farm Texas is the company's biggest yet. To celebrate, CEO Jeff Bezos videoed himself christening it, atop one of its 100 turbines.
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Graph of the Day: What we need, what we’re getting

Thu, 2017-10-19 14:21
How Turnbull's National Energy Target will be worse for the renewable energy sector than no policy at all.
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BYD hones focus on Australia home battery market

Thu, 2017-10-19 13:54
Chinese battery and EV giant is ramping up its presence in Australia’s home energy storage market with its modular B-Box battery offering.
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The NEG will reduce competition, and that’s not good for prices

Thu, 2017-10-19 13:50
It seems like the government’s plan may reduce competition, and that is never good for price in the long run. One of the many advantages of state run reverse auctions is they introduce new suppliers and new players into the system.
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Coalition energy target may require a “go slow” on rooftop solar

Thu, 2017-10-19 13:47
Energy Security Board forecasts suggest a sharp slow down in rooftop solar deployments to meet its modest renewable energy share. It comes as concerns grow about ESB process and the alacrity with which the normally snail-paced AEMC has moved to confer great powers upon itself.
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Construction of Kennedy Energy Park underway, as CEFC tips in another $94m

Thu, 2017-10-19 13:42
Work to begin on first 60MW of 1200MW Kennedy Energy Park, after the wind, solar, and battery storage project in north Queensland received another $94m from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation, and an $18m grant from ARENA.
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Coalition’s energy policy hinges on tricky wordplay about coal’s role

Thu, 2017-10-19 10:27
The new policy could end up feeding demand for coal.
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JinkoSolar p-type multi-crystalline silicon solar cells achieve new world record in conversion efficiency again

Thu, 2017-10-19 09:39
JinkoSolar Holding Co today announced that its practical sized P-type multi-crystalline silicon solar cells reached the world’s highest conversion efficiency of 22.04%
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Lights Out! The dark side of demand management

Thu, 2017-10-19 07:52
Self serving and misleading comments from CEO of one of the country's iconic energy businesses need to be held up as a shining example of how recent energy summit forgot about one key person: the customer.
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