RenewEconomy
Why the free market hasn’t slashed power prices (and what to do about it)
The energy sector was supposed to be the showcase for privatisation and market deregulation. Yet competition has failed to deliver on its promise of lower prices for customers.
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MarkIntell’s latest state by state retail electricity market indices
The latest state by state guide to retail electricity markets and their components.
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South Australia is “cock of the snoot” – but it still got issues
The gas initiative and the ministerial powers are interesting, but the biggest thing is the battery storage tender.
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Renewables the key in South Australia’s energy plan
The ATA has welcomed the South Australian Government’s embracing a clean energy future in its energy plan released yesterday.
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Kidston solar project update
Potential for up to $16.8m revenue and $15.2m EBITDA.
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Big solar interview: Impact Investment’s Lane Crockett
Lane Crockett shares his thoughts about the industry, including opportunities, solar costs and battery storage.
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Tritium announces launch of US-based customer support network for its Veefil fast chargers for electric vehicles
Global expansion and rapid sales growth lead to major recruiting program to establish local customer support network.
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Over 50,000 solar storage systems are now installed in Germany
German solar association Bundesverbands Solarwirtschaft expects their number will double to 100,000 in 2018.
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Risk to return: investors focus on climate-proofing Australia
The costs of ‘climate-proofing’ are already stretching into the billions of dollars, and as any doctor can tell you, the longer we leave it, the worse the consequences will be.
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Victoria seeks 100MW energy storage in $20m tender
Victoria's Andrews govt launches $20m tender for proposals to work with state's networks to install up to 100MW of grid-scale energy storage by 2018.
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South Australia covers its arse and its FCAS in new energy plan
A look at four major policy initiatives from South Australia's bold new energy plan.
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The solution to Australia’s gas crisis is not more gas
Many are proposing the obvious, but wrong, solution to avoiding future price hikes: develop more gas production resources. This path will fail.
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Did AEMO allow S.A. grid to fail? It’s an open question, says minister
Did AEMO allow the S.A. grid to fail. "I don't know", says energy minister, after witnessing measures to protect NSW from possibility of failed coal generator.
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Sydney Markets completes 640kW solar car park, nears 1MW of capacity
Sydney Markets unveils purpose-built 640kW solar car park, taking total installed capacity to 910kW, with more to come.
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Garnaut’s ZEN Energy plans baseload renewable retail product
ZEN Energy unveils partnership with Santos as part of plan to offer cheap "baseload renewable electricity" product to commercial and industrial users.
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SA seeks bids for 100MW battery storage as part of energy plan
South Australia to build country’s biggest battery storage plant via tender, as well as adding gas plant as “back-up”, creating a new “energy security target” and giving energy minister new powers to intervene in electricity market.
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WA election delivers win for Carnegie 20MW Albany Wave Project
Labor's WA election win locks in a $19.5m commitment to Carnegie Clean Energy's 20MW Albany Wave Energy Project.
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Know your NEM: Energy costs jump $11 billion
The rise in wholesale electricity prices is delivering huge new incentives to solar PV and battery storage.
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CEFC tips another $70m into big solar, as market confidence soars
Clean Energy Finance Corporation backs three more big solar projects in Queensland and Victoria, as ERM finally unveils its first major renewable off take deal.
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S.A. may pick two battery storage projects as it outlines new energy policy
South Australia to unveil new energy policy on Tuesday, amid speculation it may support two major battery storage projects.
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