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WA leads the world in embracing electric vehicles

Mon, 2017-08-07 14:39
For the second time running, Quit Targa West will feature an Electric Vehicle in its line up, as part of a global movement to adopt this game changing technology.
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Making the energy transition more equitable and inclusive

Mon, 2017-08-07 14:37
The transition to a clean, affordable and equitable supply of energy is finely on the agenda in Australia, compounded by soaring electricity prices and the mostly favourable response to the Finkel review.
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SA’s energy policy: five steps forward, two steps back

Mon, 2017-08-07 14:34
South Australia's energy security target could increase electricity prices while providing an incentive for power companies to pump out more carbon emissions.
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Queenslanders blame something they don’t have – renewables – for rising energy bills

Mon, 2017-08-07 14:32
Queenslanders apparently blame renewables for price rises, even though they have any. But don't get between a poll and a Murdoch campaign.
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Poles and wires: Consumers using less, paying more

Mon, 2017-08-07 14:22
Malcolm Turnbull should have a word with network owners and regulators this week, as well as the gentailers. Network charges per unit of electricity have more than doubled.
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Equis plans 1,000MW solar farm in heart of Queensland’s gas country

Mon, 2017-08-07 10:54
Equis to build 1000MW solar farm in heart of Qld coal and gas country, looking for more opportunities in NSW, South Australia.
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Trump files notice to withdraw from Paris deal, plans instead to promote fossil fuels

Mon, 2017-08-07 10:12
The notice has no legal weight and does not begin the process of departure from the landmark climate agreement.
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Poor households are locked out of green energy, unless governments help

Mon, 2017-08-07 10:11
It’s time for governments to get serious about helping everyone to join the energy transition, not just the most affluent.
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Rooftop solar continues record year, even as STC price fall kicks in

Mon, 2017-08-07 10:01
With another 93MW solar added to Australian homes and business in July, Sunwiz declares market to be “level – at exceptionally high levels.”
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Penny drops for Turnbull: Consumers are being gouged on energy

Fri, 2017-08-04 13:22
It may finally be dawning on the PM that it's not wind and solar pushing up cost of electricity, but profiteering of incumbent utilities.
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Cheap coal power? Only in an imaginary world

Fri, 2017-08-04 13:11
Attempts to suggest coal power is cheaper than the plummeting cost of renewables look increasingly ridiculous and desperate.
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GE, Engie to build 119MW wind farm in South Australia

Fri, 2017-08-04 12:45
Engie and GE commit to 119MW wind farm in South Australia, taking confirmed new wind and solar projects in that state to more than 600MW.
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Coal lobby hits peak denial on battery storage, renewables

Fri, 2017-08-04 12:38
Australia's biggest coal miner and leading research organisation come up with ridiculous claims on battery storage in attempts to justify new coal plants and CCS.
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The death of “alternative energy”

Fri, 2017-08-04 11:46
Once, alternative energy meant "clean coal" and "fracking." Today, renewables have left those "alternatives" for dead, and not even Trump can save them.
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Alphabet (Google) turns to molten salt to store clean energy

Fri, 2017-08-04 11:39
Google's parent company has joined Tesla and other smaller companies, developing ways to store wind and solar affordably.
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Energy Unlimited – 4 steps to 100% renewables

Fri, 2017-08-04 11:37
This well-timed Australian book offers a step-by-step how-to for businesses transitioning to a more sustainable energy future.
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World has already used nature’s budget for year, and Australia is worst offender

Thu, 2017-08-03 14:12
World needs 1.7 Earths to continue as it is. If everyone lived like Australians, we'd need 5.2 Earths.
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10% Model 3 orders cancelled, but numbers jump since launch

Thu, 2017-08-03 13:52
Tesla puts net orders for Model 3 at 455,000+, as Musk and other employees become first to have solar roof installed at homes.
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“Boot-camp” for clean energy start-ups launched in Melbourne

Thu, 2017-08-03 13:42
A new start-up accelerator program dedicated entirely to fast-tracking the commercialisation of innovative energy market technologies and solutions has been launched in Australia.
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Solarcentury and IKEA launch residential home battery in UK

Thu, 2017-08-03 13:22
The new product, available to U.K. online customers, will retail from £3,000 for a standalone battery, or from £6,925 for the solar panel-plus-battery package.
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