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Endeavour pushes into micro-grids as industry takes “360° turn”
Endeavour says network ownership could turn 360° and revert to local councils and communities, as it seeks tender for solar and storage micro-grid.
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NT aboriginal community to get 1MW solar plant, cut reliance on diesel
Nauiyu community set to be powered by a 1MW solar plant during the day, relegating its diesel generators for use only at night and as back-up.
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Trump’s exit from Paris climate deal signals end of American Century
America’s time as leader of the free world is over. Now we’re the villain, thwarting the global effort to save humanity.
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Ergon Energy’s ‘biggest’ home battery trial underway in Cairns
A testing laboratory built by Queensland utility Ergon Energy to host one of Australia’s biggest residential battery storage trials has been opened in Cairns.
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Japan, Taiwan and Korea accelerate demise of thermal coal market
A ‘JKT’ triad—Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan—sets a 21st century course for clean energy.
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Factcheck: Whale strandings and offshore windfarms
Offshore wind farms have been blamed by conservative media in the UK for the deaths of three whales - despite not having a shred of evidence.
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Regulators’ wake up call: Fossil fuel majors are gaming markets
Regulators issue grim warning about power of big fossil fuel generators to game energy markets, forcing up prices. They say the price surge to "unprecedented" highs in coal-dependent Queensland is being driven by market concentration and the lack of large-scale wind and solar.
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Melbourne City Council endorses the Victorian Renewable Energy Target
Last night, the Melbourne City Council voted unanimously to welcome the VRET and endorse passage of legislation enshrining the targets in state parliament.
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Ergon ups solar tariff, as Qld govt hikes fossil fuel subsidy to regions
Wholesale price rises mean higher solar tariffs for Ergon network, but forces government to lift annual subsidy to supply regional homes with mostly coal power by $200 million a year.
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New nuclear push digs deep into vault of alternative facts
In a visit to Australia this week, US nuclear power advocate Jessica Lovering brings a suitcase full of alternative facts. Let's unpack them.
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US quitting Paris climate agreement will only make things worse
Will he stay or will he go? Protesters at last week’s G7 meeting don’t know either.
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Argentina plans 1 gigawatt solar + storage project
Argentina reveals plans for 1GW solar plant that will provide power 24/7, meaning with battery storage.
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Does best CCS power station in world provide model for Australia?
Josh Frydenberg over-egged the success of a CCS plant he visited in US, and now he's done the same in Australia with new CEFC mandate.
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Queensland solar farm is just start of Telstra’s big solar plans
Telstra plans big rollout of solar at exchanges, using back up generators in wholesale markets for grid security, but appears to be backing off plans to enter home solar and storage market.
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SolarEdge presents expanded commercial and residential portfolio at Intersolar Europe
SolarEdge will unveil innovations including next-generation power optimizer and large-capacity commercial inverters.
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Younicos deploys multi-application Y.Cubes to enable low-cost distributed solar in Austin
Younicos has signed an agreement to deliver a megawatt-scale battery storage system to Austin Energy.
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Telstra signs deal for 70MW solar farm to cap energy costs
Telstra signs deal for 70MW solar farm in Queensland to help manage energy costs. It is yet another sign that the corporate PPA market for wind and solar is finally taking off in Australia, and is the first move of the new Telstra Energy division.
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If Glencore wants cheap energy for Mt Isa, it should go solar
Glencore says future of Mt Isa, and 2,000 jobs, is at risk due to rising energy prices. But it only has itself to blame, because it stupidly chose gas over renewables when given the option in 2011.
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Battery storage paired with wind farm in ground-breaking Spanish trial
A world first hybrid renewables trial, pairing a grid-connected wind farm with lithium-ion battery storage and energy management software, has been switched on by Acciona.
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S.A. to rethink energy security target after deleting battery storage
South Australia government has been told its energy security target legislation risks being a $3.5 billion subsidy to the gas industry that will do little if anything to address energy security, and will just reinforce the dominance of gas generators.
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