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Australian Tritium expands its award-winning Veefil range of fast chargers for EVs into UK and appoints EwE as its first UK distributor
Tritium is expanding into the UK market with its award-winning range of Veefil fast chargers, and has signed its first UK distributor, Electric World Enterprises Ltd (EwE).
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BuildingIQ’s 5i platform brings intelligent energy management to greater Springfield, Australia’s fastest emerging city
State-of-the-art building housing GE’s Queensland Headquarters utilizing cloud-based platform for operational improvements and improved energy efficiency
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Huge 300MW solar farm begins construction near Port Augusta
First two stages of 300MW solar farm near Port Augusta will provide grid stability services - even at night - and be "battery storage ready". CEO Tony Concannon says combination of solar and storage will soon fall "well below" $100/MWh, meaning major changes for the grid.
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Electricity’s carbon footprint in U.S. post record falls over two years
Carbon emissions from energy use by Americans fell 1.7 percent last year, part of a decade-long slide in the carbon footprint of energy in the U.S.
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ENGIE reaffirms its commitment to invest and build a new generation of sustainable and clean energy solutions in Asia Pacific
ENGIE Executive Vice President has signed eight agreements to develop sustainable and clean energy solutions, in line with the Group’s strategy.
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Bosch and Daimler are working together on fully automated, driverless system
Bosch and Daimler are working together to take the development of fully automated, driverless vehicles forward.
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Know your NEM: Higher prices in Victoria a boon for wind
New data shows that for a couple of hours on Sunday, wind and solar were about 15/16 of South Australian demand and something like 70% of the total over the day.
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Battery breakthrough by 94yo inventor addresses costs and life-cycle
University of Texas team develops low-cost, high energy density, non-combustible battery that could be game-changer for EV uptake.
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Telco and online energy retailer merge to take on utility big boys
Junior telco amaysim buys on line retailer Click Energy to create an "asset light" company that can specialise in "smart home" and challenge energy retailer and telco incumbents utilities without the burden of legacy fossil fuel plants.
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Air passengers face a bumpier ride due to climate change
Evidence is growing that air turbulence is becoming stronger and more frequent because of climate change.
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Voters say Turnbull “too slow” on renewables, support state RETs
New poll reveals most people – including Coalition voters – not buying Turnbull govt anti-renewables rhetoric, want more ambitious action.
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European coal emissions fall, but German lignite stations keep pumping on
Coal power plant emissions fell by an impressive 11%, according to new EU data, but still accounted for 39% of total emissions.
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Renewables growth breaks records again despite fall in investment
Falling costs allowed the world to add record new renewable capacity even as investment fell, according to a new report.
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Australian rooftop solar installations post best ever March quarter
Australian rooftop solar installations reached record number for the first quarter, as consumers reacted to soaring electricity bills.
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Rooftop solar enjoys second boom as fossil fuel scare campaign backfires
The fossil fuel industry’s scare campaign over renewable energy has seen households and businesses flocking to install solar on their roofs.
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Melting in the sun: How fossil fuel generators failed in summer heat-wave
Yet another report highlights how fossil fuel generators have "melted" in the summer heatwave, with 3,000MW of capacity lost as use of air conditioners soared in early February.
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SolarEdge strengthens business position in India with new office and leadership
SolarEdge is expanding its business in the Indian PV market with a new country manager, office, and recruitment of a local team.
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Wind, solar to supply 15% plus of NEM, 64% of South Australia, in 2019
Wind & solar PV will likely meet at least 15% of NEM demand by 2019. Even more remarkably,wind and solar could account for 64% of demand in South Australia - an unparalleled percentage.
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How to slash electricity prices … in just five minutes
A decision next week that could influence future of battery storage and peaking gas plants will be a major test of market rule maker's ability and desire to keep the energy oligopoly in check. And new evidence has emerged on why the change is so badly needed.
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Iron Mountain data centres powered 100% by renewable electricity
Iron Mountain Incorporated announced this week that its Data Centre business is now 100% powered by renewable electricity thanks to a newly signed 15-year PPA.
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