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Graph of the Day: Wind capacity set to nearly double in 5 years

Wed, 2017-04-26 13:28
Policy initiatives in China, India and Australia to help deliver a near doubling of wind energy capacity within 5 years.
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Saudi Arabia to offer more than 1GW of solar & wind in new tender

Wed, 2017-04-26 13:23
The plans are part of the Saudi Arabia's recently-announced intention to grow its renewable energy sources and spur development of wind and solar.
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BuildingIQ receives U.S. patent for the underlying technology of its 5i Intelligent energy management platform

Wed, 2017-04-26 13:21
Building IQ has received a United States Patent for Predictive Energy OptimizationTM (PEO) technology that serves as a cornerstone for its 5i Platform.
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Know your NEM: The calm before reform

Mon, 2017-04-24 14:41
Australia's energy market is in a holding pattern while we wait for court decisions, the full Finkel Report, policy announcements, auction process developments and legislation to set the path forward.
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Solar juggernaut marches on as costs continue to fall

Mon, 2017-04-24 14:36
Deutsch Bank becomes latest to revise up its near-term global solar forecast, off the back of further reduction in costs and a potential post-Trump “gold rush” in the US market.
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Could South Australia be the nation’s hydrogen state, too?

Mon, 2017-04-24 14:18
SA might soon add a new clean feather to its cap, announcing plans to go heavily into the hydrogen industry.
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Can Tasmania be turned into Australia’s peak load generator?

Mon, 2017-04-24 12:31
Pitching Tasmania as a ‘renewable energy engine’ for the nation is probably clever politics , but the main problem is that it's simply fanciful.
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Top clean cars from the 2017 New York Auto Show

Mon, 2017-04-24 12:24
Top picks of the clean cars at the latest New York Auto Show, including a Cadillac, an e-Golf and Kia's plug-in hybrid.
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Graph of the Day: UK has first coal-free day since industrial revolution

Mon, 2017-04-24 11:51
UK goes without coal power for 24 hours; a first since start of industrial revolution, but set to become "more and more common."
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Someone needs to judge the performance of the AEMC

Mon, 2017-04-24 10:48
AEMC's fundamental blind spot on "environmental sustainability" is at the core of why the rule-maker is providing poor advice to COAG and why the system is failing.
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South Australia heading to 80% wind and solar by 2021/22

Mon, 2017-04-24 10:34
Scenarios by Australian Market Operator suggest wind and solar could be capable of providing 80 per cent of South Australia's electricity demand within 5 years.
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Substation works commence to help deliver one of Australia’s largest solar farms

Fri, 2017-04-21 14:10
Powerlink has commenced work to expand its Clare South substation to help deliver one of Australia’s largest solar farms.
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Macquarie bets big on renewables with purchase of UK green bank

Fri, 2017-04-21 14:06
Australia's Macquarie Group wins bid to buy Britain’s Green Investment Bank, handing it more than $A6.8bn of green infrastructure assets and projects.
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Industrial bulk-buy could open path for more wind and solar projects

Fri, 2017-04-21 13:23
A bulk-buy tender by big industrial users – fed up with soaring cost of electricity in South Australia, and the power of retailers – could open door to wind and solar and kick-start the corporate market for large-scale renewables in Australia.
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Embarrassment for Japan as Indonesia court rejects coal plant’s permit

Fri, 2017-04-21 13:04
In an embarrassing rebuff to the JBIC, an Indonesian administrative court has ruled a key environmental permit for a huge coal plant expansion was issued illegally.
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Impact Investment Group enters Sydney market, buying into Central Park

Fri, 2017-04-21 13:00
Impact Investment Group has entered the Sydney property market, securing options to buy into the iconic project, Central Park.
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Trump’s Energy Dept reportedly denying funds for already-approved grants

Fri, 2017-04-21 12:56
The Trump administration, through the Department of Energy, has started withholding money for grants already approved by the agency.
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Plunging battery costs raise doubts over Tasmania’s $3 billion hydro plans

Fri, 2017-04-21 12:41
Tasmania's grand plans to spend $3 billion on pumped hydro and new links to become the "renewable battery" of Australia may be undone by the plunging cost of battery storage.
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We just reached the 410 parts per million Co2 threshold

Fri, 2017-04-21 12:37
The world just passed another round-numbered climate milestone. Scientists predicted it would happen this year and lo and behold, it has.
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Tesla adds energy monitoring to mobile app ahead of Powerwall 2 delivery

Fri, 2017-04-21 11:57
Tesla mobile app update allows Powerwall owners to monitor and manage their solar and battery storage “power flow”.
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