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NAB, CEFC extend green loan scheme as farmers flock to solar, efficiency

Thu, 2017-06-08 08:45
CEFC commits a further $180m to extend NAB Energy Efficient Bonus program, after huge success with Australian farmers.
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AGL to build fast-start generator to replace 50yo gas plants

Wed, 2017-06-07 14:44
AGL to replace some ageing Torrens gas units with reciprocating engines, possibly with eye to impending switch to 5-minute settlement.
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Trump gets excited about solar – to help pay for Mexico border wall

Wed, 2017-06-07 14:22
Trump floats vision of 40-50 feet high Mexico-US border walls, covered with solar panels so they'd be "beautiful structures.”
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Smart solutions to Melbourne’s transport challenge

Wed, 2017-06-07 14:14
City of Melbourne Environment Portfolio Chair Councillor Cathy Oke urged innovators to submit their ideas on how to make travelling across Melbourne more enjoyable and environmentally friendly.
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GE and GPG secure wind turbine contract for Crookwell 2 Wind Farm

Wed, 2017-06-07 13:58
GPG signs agreement with GE to supply and install 28 wind turbines for 91 MW Crookwell Wind Farm.
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New York to procure $US1.5 billion worth of renewables

Wed, 2017-06-07 13:55
The largest-ever state renewable energy solicitation is just one of the moves Cuomo Administration has taken in response to Trump exiting Paris Agreement.
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Conservatives backtrack on LET after discovering wind and solar so cheap

Wed, 2017-06-07 13:54
The support from conservative commentators for a low emissions target has quickly ended, just days after they discovered that the costs of wind and solar have fallen so much that an LET might do little to support new coal generation. The Australian’s Judith Sloan wrote on Wednesday that she now viewed a low emissions target […]
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IEA climate scenarios make mockery of Australia’s defence of Adani coal

Wed, 2017-06-07 08:35
International Energy Agency says unabated coal generation will have to stop within 14 years if continued at current rates, undermining claims that the Adani coal mine is good for the climate. IEA also says bar for low emissions target needs to be set at a fraction of that contemplated by Canberra.
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Four shopping centres to go behind the meter in major commercial solar deal

Tue, 2017-06-06 16:34
One of Australia’s biggest shopping centre owners, SCA Property Group, signs 10-year deal to power four sites cross NSW and SA with a combined total of 2.9MW of rooftop PV.
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Goldwind to build 144MW wind farm in Tasmania

Tue, 2017-06-06 15:23
Goldwind and Aurora Energy in deal to build $300m, 144MW wind farm in Tasmania's central highlands, as government hints of more projects to follow.
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First Australian export LNG plant could close within 3 years

Tue, 2017-06-06 14:49
The Australian CSG-to-LNG industry facing crisis, with reduced demand, and high capital and operating costs. Write downs and closures may be imminent.
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Queensland’s dance with the devil – its own coal and gas assets

Tue, 2017-06-06 14:46
Queensland government is finally cracking down on one of the most open secrets of the local energy market – the rampant profiteering of its own coal and gas generators. As a result, energy futures prices have already fallen 15 per cent.
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AEMC takes baby steps to future grid, where solar and storage “optimised”

Tue, 2017-06-06 14:32
Australia's energy market rule maker catches up with solar and storage revolution, proposes "independent 'optimising' function”.
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Six things governments must do to reform the energy market

Tue, 2017-06-06 13:57
Australia’s electricity market is no longer working and needs substantial reform. Here's a list of six things that should happen.
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Low emissions target: Energy security needs a carrot and a stick

Tue, 2017-06-06 13:42
The proposed low emissions target is not a big vote winner for the Coalition, but doing nothing may well be a vote loser. These considerations may outweigh the risk of alienating its conservative rump and the coal lobby.
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Energy Efficiency report – commercial lighting juggernaut roles on

Tue, 2017-06-06 13:05
The commercial lighting juggernaut rolled on in Victoria across May with installation activity continuing at a rapid pace and VEEC supply actually managing to grow.
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Why 2.6GWh of battery storage is achievable in next few years

Tue, 2017-06-06 13:02
It has been argued that the CSIRO’s report was “a stitch up” for renewables, and very obviously designed to downplay the benefits, even though almost every scenario the role of renewables resulted in benefits..
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South Australia already at 57% wind and solar in 2016/17

Tue, 2017-06-06 12:58
South Australia has reached 57 per cent wind and solar, according to latest data from AER, and will likely hit more than 65 per cent in 2018.
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Canadian Solar launches the latest high efficiency poly modules at InterSolar Europe 2017

Tue, 2017-06-06 11:18
Canadian Solar showcased its latest high efficiency poly modules, named Ku Modules at the Intersolar Europe from May 31 to June 2 at Messe Munchen in Munich.
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AGL granted permit to build up to 115 wind turbines at Coopers Gap

Tue, 2017-06-06 11:12
AGL has received a development permit from the Queensland Government to build up to 115 turbines for the Coopers Gap Wind Farm.
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