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Aurora: What you should know about Port Augusta’s solar power-tower

Mon, 2017-08-21 15:14
Much has been written about the $650m Aurora project, and I set out here to collect together what is known and fill in some of the gaps.
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By train or by ship, transporting coal causes trouble

Mon, 2017-08-21 11:53
Derailment of 30 coal wagons is just latest in long list of coal transport accidents which highlight risks from shipping fossil fuels long distances to markets.
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Ashurst advises General Electric on Australia’s largest wind farm at Coopers Gap

Mon, 2017-08-21 10:04
Ashurst has advised GE in its negotiations with the PARF to supply, install and operate 123 wind turbines at Coopers Gap Wind Farm.
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Genex solar + pumped hydro project clears another hurdle

Fri, 2017-08-18 14:22
Genex signs agreement to connect its Kidston Renewable Energy Hub to the grid, taking the project one step closer to completion.
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Researchers one step closer to efficient, colorful solar panels

Fri, 2017-08-18 13:49
Researchers at Netherlands’ AMOLF Institute develop method to make solar panels green. Next stop, red and blue – and maybe even white.
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Graph of the Day: Higher SA wind output, lower wholesale power prices

Fri, 2017-08-18 13:16
Unlike yesterday's chart on gas, today's graph shows wind has the opposite effect – more output takes power prices lower.
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Pic of the Day: Old meets new at solar-powered antique shop

Fri, 2017-08-18 13:12
We love this winter-time image of the solar powered Smythesdale Antique shop – and the message that it sends.
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Windlab’s 1200MW Kennedy Energy Park set for construction, after IPO windfall

Fri, 2017-08-18 12:52
CSIRO spin-off raises $50m in IPO, finalising finance for world-leading wind, solar, battery storage project in north Queensland.
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Australian wind delivers more record low prices, as private sector piles in

Fri, 2017-08-18 11:36
AGL Energy secures PPA of below $60/MWh for 453MW Coopers Gap Wind Farm, to be built in Queensland by 2019 after reaching financial close Thursday. AGL chief says deal signals private sector's readiness to invest in Australian renewables – but warns policy certainty still vital.
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Redflow chooses Thailand for battery factory

Fri, 2017-08-18 11:08
Australian battery company Redflow Limited has today announced it has established a company in Thailand to manage production of its zinc-bromine flow batteries in South East Asia.
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Ford teams with DHL to manufacture electric trucks in Germany

Thu, 2017-08-17 15:18
Ford of Europe has linked up with Deutsche Post to build a larger version of the electric truck DHL designed itself last year.
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CEFC backs IoT tech to help consumers control energy use, costs

Thu, 2017-08-17 15:04
Clean Energy Finance Corporation makes two new investments in companies focused on one of the easiest ways to reduce consumer power bills.
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Graph of the Day: SA higher gas output mirrors higher power price

Thu, 2017-08-17 14:21
Today's SA chart illustrates the simple fact that as gas power increases penetration in the state, the electricity pool price climbs higher.
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Australia’s coal problem is also its mercury problem

Thu, 2017-08-17 14:17
Analysis of toxic emissions from Australia’s coal plants has revealed our per capita mercury emissions are roughly double the global average.
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Tasmania talks up renewables, ignores battery storage, gets stuck on gas

Thu, 2017-08-17 14:13
Tasmanian Energy Security report reasserts the importance of more diverse renewable energy supply. But ignores battery storage.
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Warnings of energy storage market chaos, as industry unites against home battery ban

Thu, 2017-08-17 13:21
Australian energy storage industry registers thousands of protests against Standards Australia’s proposed home battery ban. Industry body says if draft adopted, the energy storage industry in Australia and globally will be “thrown into chaos.”
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Jay Weatherill on hydrogen, load-shedding, community activism and his critics

Wed, 2017-08-16 15:08
The SA Premier talks eggs, sausages, solar thermal, battery storage... and why the federal Clean Energy Target still matters.
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Origin FY17: Revenue up, margins up, customers down

Wed, 2017-08-16 15:03
Origin Energy lost electricity customers but grew revenue, price and margin for the full-year 2017. Overall the result was strong at virtually every line.
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Chinese climate impacts will hit Australian economy

Wed, 2017-08-16 14:52
How hard will climate impacts in China hit Australia's economy? It’s a question for the Senate inquiry into national security implications of climate change.
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AGL launches free rooftop solar energy monitoring service

Wed, 2017-08-16 14:47
AGL is offering households with rooftop solar systems a free service to help them protect potential savings by monitoring their systems.
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