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CEFC provides $98.5m debt finance to Victoria solar farm

Tue, 2017-10-03 12:49
CEFC to provide all debt finance for Victoria's largest solar farm to "accelerate" project.
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Know your NEM: Gas deal underlines attraction of renewables

Tue, 2017-10-03 12:31
Origin gas deal underlines one of the main advantages of renewables: they provide security against rising fossil fuel prices.
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The Pears Report: Only asset write downs will fix network costs

Tue, 2017-10-03 11:33
Only asset write-downs will fix soaring prices, but policymakers and governments seem reluctant to unravel this welfare scheme for powerful incumbents.
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Graph of the Day: How wind energy trumped Liddell in September

Tue, 2017-10-03 11:28
Australia wind farms enjoy record output in September, with average capacity factor of 49.5% - significantly more than the Liddell coal generator.
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Brisbane Airport to be world leader for biojet fuel

Tue, 2017-10-03 11:01
Brisbane is set to become one of a handful of hubs around the world for sustainable aviation fuel.
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Tech Mahindra and Power Ledger unite to unleash the power of MaaS

Tue, 2017-10-03 10:07
Technology trials in Microgrid-as-a-Service aimed to impact the urban population in India.
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The Pears Report: Energy pricing demands a response

Mon, 2017-10-02 11:17
When energy assets were being sold off, many politicians thought that people would blame the industry for any problems, not governments. Sorry guys. Everyone knows you write the rules and supposedly enforce them.
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Tesla opens first Adelaide store

Mon, 2017-10-02 11:05
Tesla is bringing scalable energy products and services including the award-winning Powerwall to customers with the opening of its first store in Adelaide at Westfield Marion.
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How lakes can generate electricity

Mon, 2017-10-02 10:52
Scientists develop new ways to harness energy from evaporation.
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Perry proposes law to force Americans to buy dirtier, costlier power

Mon, 2017-10-02 10:40
Energy Secretary ignores his own grid study to make good on his threats to punish renewables.
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A year since the SA blackout, who’s winning the high-wattage power play?

Mon, 2017-10-02 10:40
It’s a year to the day since the entire state of South Australia was plunged into darkness. And what a year it’s been, for energy policy geeks and political tragics alike.
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Future shock: Faster we get there the better, says Tesla’s Musk

Sun, 2017-10-01 09:31
Tesla's big battery - already half complete - signals the speed of the energy transition. “This is what the future will look like,” Musk says. "And the faster we get there the better." The contrast with the Federal government, brandishing lumps of coal, could not be greater.
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Musk gets connection deal for Tesla big battery, and then switches it on

Fri, 2017-09-29 20:16
Tesla signs connection agreement for world's biggest lithium battery" in South Australia, triggering 100-day countdown. But much of it is already in place and was providing the power for a night-time launch party at the Hornsdale wind farm.
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Queensland council saves $1.9m in grid costs from single Tesla Powerpack

Fri, 2017-09-29 14:26
A Queensland local government council has installed what is believed to be Australia’s first off-grid solar and battery storage system to use a Tesla Powerpack, to maintain local drinking water quality around the clock.
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UK solar fund buys up 110MW PV project that will power Melbourne trams

Fri, 2017-09-29 14:13
UK solar fund buys major stake in 110MW Bannerton solar farm as part of plan to grow investments in "attractive" geographies.
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Renewables experts advise on the project financing of the Lilyvale Solar Farm

Fri, 2017-09-29 14:01
Herbert Smith Freehills’ full service project finance team has advised on the project financing of the Lilyvale Solar Farm, located 50km north east of Emerald in the Central Highlands region of Queensland.
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Barnaby and Kelly’s constituents want a Clean Energy Target, not more coal

Fri, 2017-09-29 13:55
Polling of over 1,000 voters in the Deputy Prime Minister’s electorate of New England shows strong support for renewable energy investment over coal.
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Tesla big battery will be on time, but households need to wait

Fri, 2017-09-29 13:43
Tesla's big battery will be delivered on time, or even ahead of schedule, but overwhelming demand and diversions to hurricane-affected areas mean households will have to wait for their battery storage.
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Time for old coal to hang up the boots

Fri, 2017-09-29 13:41
At this time of year, football matters, but in the case of Australia’s energy system, the stakes are much higher and it affects us all.
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Regulator cracks down on double dipping for replacing “dodgy” rooftop solar

Fri, 2017-09-29 13:19
Clean Energy Regulator says new rule will make replacement rooftop solar panels ineligible for the government rebate, in an effort to boost the standard of installs.
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