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Victoria gives nod to “fairer” time-of-use tariffs for rooftop solar
Victorian government to shift solar feed-in tariffs to time-of-use pricing, in move to better reflect the value of the state’s rooftop solar generation, and their environmental benefits.
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Australia in danger of missing out on solar thermal and storage
IEA report says global capacity for solar thermal could more than treble in next five years, with focus on China, Chile, Morocco and South Africa.
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Andrews Government can match the Victorian RET with a transparent target for community owned renewables
The Victorian Parliament is currently running an inquiry into community energy projects to find out what the benefits are and how to implement best practice policies that will see community energy grow across the state.
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IEA hails “impressive progress” of solar PV manufacturers
IEA points to wind and solar PV’s central role as increasingly "affordable solutions" in the fight against climate change and air pollution.
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Australia’s new carbon bomb: uncounted coal seam gas emissions
Report warns Australia's vastly underestimated CSG emissions – potentially equal to entire transport sector – would make Paris targets impossible to meet.
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The myth of renewables threatening grid stability?
Germany’s power grid outage averaged 12.7 minutes last year, 41% less than in 2006, even though renewables have grown to account for as much as a third of power generation in the country.
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Half a million solar panels a day, as global renewable capacity outstrips coal
IEA says installed capacity of renewables has now overtaken coal, and sees no issues with high penetration of wind and solar with right policies.
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Carnegie Wave trebles bet on micro-grid market with EMC purchase
Carnegie Wave takes full ownership of Energy Made Clean, saying South Australia blackout underlines case for renewable based micro-grids.
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IEA tips Australian renewables to reach 27 GW/54TWh by 2021
IEA says strong policy underpins lift in global outlook for renewable energy, but in Australia, lingering policy uncertainty makes it unsure about large scale investment.
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Coal won’t solve poverty, but it may save Turnbull’s career
New report says coal is no solution to poverty, but Malcolm Turnbull is using the fossil fuel industry slogan to try to curb environmental groups and to shore up his increasingly shaky leadership.
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Which Chinese solar manufacturers will survive module price crunch?
As solar module prices crash, Deutsche Bank report suggests some of China's Big Six PV makers could struggle to survive.
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US grid-scale battery start-up looks to Australia for R&D, manufacturing
US liquid metal battery storage start-up in talks to set up Australian R&D team, and possibly a manufacturing hub too.
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Renewable energy: the power is back in our hands
The debate around renewable energy is becoming mainstream as Australians grapple with issues such as large-scale power outages and the rising cost of domestic power.
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Electric car revolution may drive ‘investor death spiral’ for oil industry
The multi-trillion-dollar ‘big crash’ could start as soon as 2023, Bloomberg warns, and ratings agency Fitch agrees it could happen sooner than anyone expected.
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Target displaces Walmart as top corporate installer of solar
Target has reached 147.5 MW of solar capacity, installing 69 MW in the first nine months of 2016 alone.
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Innovation funding to help grow high-tech industry and jobs
An innovative high tech South Australian firm will use $50,000 in State Government funding to develop ground breaking technology.
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Know your NEM: Gas prices still 50-70% above last year
Gas prices are still way head of last year, while Genex underlines economics of its big solar project.
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Dyesol announces CSIRO collaboration plan on perovskite solar
Dyesol will work with the CSIRO to continue their development of perovskite solar technology.
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Ausgrid sale great for everyone, except consumers
The sale of Ausgrid has been hailed in many quarters, but consumers have little to celebrate. The price locks in "gold plating" and may lead to higher fixed charges as more consumers turn to solar and storage and the networks look to protect their revenue streams.
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Data mining tech wins the day at Melbourne “Energy Hack”
A software platform that mines data and uses machine learning to boost household energy efficiency has taken out top honours at Energy Hack 2016 – a two-day energy and technology brainstorm held in Melbourne over the weekend.
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