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AEMO: Our advice was pretty straight forward, we need dispatchability

Tue, 2017-09-12 14:31
AEMO says its advice to the government was "pretty clear" and pragmatic: What the system needs is fast, flexible and reliable capacity to meet peak demand.
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Modified Nissan LEAF become first all-electric vehicle to complete Mongol Rally

Tue, 2017-09-12 11:53
Scottish husband and wife team, aka Plug In Adventures, crossed Mongol Rally finish line on Saturday to become first entrants to complete the trans-continental challenge in an all-electric vehicle – a modified 2016 Nissan LEAF dubbed the AT-EV (All-Terrain Electric Vehicle).
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UK renewables auctions set record low price for offshore wind

Tue, 2017-09-12 11:28
Offshore wind now cheaper than nuclear and gas in UK, after second subsidy auction will see two developers build offshore wind farms for just $US75.83/MWh.
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China gears up to ban new fossil fuel powered cars

Tue, 2017-09-12 09:40
Electric cars set to get biggest boost ever, as China flags plans to stop making and selling traditional fuel cars "in the near future."
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Networks ‘push back’ on more small-scale solar. But why?

Tue, 2017-09-12 08:59
Culture wars: It may explain the continued efforts of some network operators to push back against the installation of more rooftop solar.
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An end to blackouts? Demand management success depends on collaboration

Tue, 2017-09-12 08:55
As national debate over energy supply reaches fever pitch, more attention is now being paid to the role of demand management, a weapon of last resort in Australia.
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Know your NEM: Corporate PPAs only movement in flat market

Tue, 2017-09-12 08:52
In a week where energy politics took centre state over market news, the most interesting development was the signing by retailer Flow Energy of a 10-year 50MW PPA with Ararat wind farm in Victoria. We have long seen that there is a need to develop th
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AGL calls Coalition bluff on Liddell, focuses on solar, wind and storage

Mon, 2017-09-11 20:03
AGL debunks Coalition myths on Liddell, saying it is unreliable and costly, and money is best invested in wind, solar, battery storage and other dispatchable generation.
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Nationals demand “coal target” as energy politics spirals into loony fog

Mon, 2017-09-11 14:52
Barnaby Joyce seems to think that switching off a coal plant in 2022 will cause the lights to go out in 2017. Is there any hope that the smart conversations going on behind the scenes will ever be reflected in policy? Don't count on it.
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NSW government weighs proposal for 146MW solar farm near Bathurst

Mon, 2017-09-11 14:35
Photon Energy Australia plans to develop 146MW solar farm on outskirts of Bathurst have gone before NSW Department of Planning for approval.
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Five companies in running to build huge solar farm in Qld coal centre

Mon, 2017-09-11 14:32
Five companies short-listed to tender for job developing up to 450MW renewable energy hub in Qld coal centre of Gladstone.
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Time for pragmatism, not panic, for the electricity market

Mon, 2017-09-11 13:29
Governments, understandably, want to make sure the lights stay on. But now is the time for perspective, not panic.
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Big utilities about to pay price of saying no to coal and COALition

Mon, 2017-09-11 13:21
Coalition has known about bidding practices for years, but it has taken AGL's refusal to play ball on Liddell to prompt it into action.
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The Turnbull-Frydenberg investment bank: Bullying, cronyism and Captain’s picks

Mon, 2017-09-11 12:47
Despite Finkel, despite our COP 21 obligations, Turnbull does nothing. No electricity policy, no vehicle emission standards, no policy in other areas of the economy. Worst of all, the Liddell negotiations are a gross misuse of the AEMO reports for political purposes.
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S.A. put energy security target on back-burner after AEMO steps in

Mon, 2017-09-11 09:28
South Australia abandons plans for energy security target this summer after AEMO intervention on gas plants, and due to lack of competition in market.
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Results Announced for 2017 Dow Jones Sustainability Indices Review

Fri, 2017-09-08 14:36
The results of the annual Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review.
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Australia installs 98MW rooftop solar in August – soaring above 6GW total

Fri, 2017-09-08 14:27
Solar party continues. Latest data show 98MW of rooftop solar PV was installed on Australian homes and businesses in August.
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Telstra, Macquarie looking to build new wind and solar farms

Fri, 2017-09-08 14:18
Telstra and Macquarie Group looking to build new solar and wind farms in Australia in further signs of strong corporate investment.
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South Australia launches tender for hydrogen plant, buses

Fri, 2017-09-08 14:12
SA govt seeks proposals to build hydrogen production facility and refuelling station, and supply at least six hydrogen cell buses.
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Blockchain energy trader Power Ledger raises $17m in “coin offering”

Fri, 2017-09-08 14:11
Perth blockchain-based renewables trading start-up, Power Ledger, raising tens of millions of dollars in Australia's first "initial coin offering" in energy space.
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