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Tritium launches a Veefil range of fast chargers for electric vehicles
Tritium has announced it will showcase three new chargers on its stand (A5-309) at eCarTec in Munich (18-20 October).
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Discover Australia’s ‘Green House’ on the Airbnb Sustainability Tour
For the first time, the public will be able to explore beneath the sails of the world’s most famous house to find out how this pioneering green building is making itself more environmentally friendly.
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Visions clash at World Energy Congress in Istanbul
World Energy Council gives out clear message on move away from fossil fuels, but the fossil fuel industry wasn't listening.
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Coal CEO calls Tesla a “fraud,” doesn’t mention subsidies for failing coal
Unpacking the unruly exchange between Elon Musk and the head of a struggling US coal company.
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CEFC adds Townsville-based Tracy Lines to QLD team
Tracey Lines has joined the CEFC to help accelerate the development of clean energy investment opportunities in north Queensland.
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Powering the future: hundreds to bring ideas to Melbourne
Neighbours building power stations together, renters having access to clean energy and families taking control of their electricity supply is the future of Australia’s power industry.
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Photo of the Day: Biggest wind turbine blades arrive in Australia
The first of the massive – biggest in Australia – wind turbine blades arrive for NSW 175MW White Rock wind farm.
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ACT’s 100% renewable energy target safe after Liberals’ election fail
ACT Labor government returned, possibly with help of Greens, leaving no doubt about future of 100% renewable energy target.
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Enough cheap shots: It’s time to embrace renewables and storage
It was disappointing some politicians used a natural disaster to play cheap political games and blame renewable energy for a blackout caused by freak weather.
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Reboot of SA coal plant like “restarting whaling” for lamp fuel
South Australia's energy minister has slammed Coalition's proposed reboot of Northern coal-power plant as “uninformed and baffling.”
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Where to for industrial, business and home heat?
Households are moving away from gas for use for heating and other purposes. Maybe industry should too.
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Canberra power play: How one man’s vision took ACT to 100% renewables
Amid the toxic politics about climate and clean energy in Canberra, Simon Corbell has engineered a plan to take the ACT to 100% renewable energy within four years, laying down a blueprint and a vision that will be followed by other states, if not the federal government.
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Electric vehicle market growing 10x faster than gasoline equivalent
Electric vehicles might remain a fraction of the global car stock, but the industry is growing about 10 times faster than the traditional ICE market.
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Can hackers solve our energy transition problems?
Melbourne University and Powershop to host "energy hack" to unlock ideas about EVs, virtual power plants, community energy, and the role of data.
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Consumer advocates call for open market to charge battery uptake
Batteries will supercharge the energy revolution, smoothing renewables and offering prosumers autonomy. Right now, though, the regulatory space is a bit of a Wild West.
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ARENA backs world-leading solar + wind + storage project in Queensland
ARENA provides $18 million to solar, wind and battery storage project in north Queensland which could provide much of north Queensland's electricity needs.
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Queensland smashes myths about renewables, and South Australia
Putting aside its support for coal mining, the Queensland government has done a huge service to clean energy with its RET draft report, which smashes so many renewables myths it's hard to know where to start.
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IPART seeks feedback on tariffs, batteries as Solar Bonus Scheme comes to end
IPART calls on solar industry, power retailers for advice on tariffs, metering, battery storage and other products to help manage the transition as 146,000 NSW homes come off premium FiT.
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Infigen boss Miles George to retire, at industry and business “high point”
Infigen Energy's Miles George will retire as managing director at end 2016, but plans to continue in renewables sector, and in role advocating for it.
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Australia “battery boom” potential in focus with new Senate Inquiry
Greens win bid for Senate Committee to investigate potential for a battery storage “boom” in Australia, to boost renewables and the resilience of the grid.
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