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US electric car sales up 68% in February, as Teslas lead Volt
US electric car sales jumped approximately 68% in February 2017 versus February 2016.
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Scotland’s wind power meets 2/3 electricity needs in February
This week wind power generated more than Scotland’s total electricity needs on four separate days.
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CEFC sees limited role for gas in high renewable grid
CEFC sees limited role for gas generation in high renewables grid in Australia, due to competition from solar, high costs, and carbon risks.
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The case for renationalising Australia’s electricity grid
Te promised outcomes of reform – cheaper and more reliable electricity, competitive markets and rational investment decisions – are further away than ever.
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Arctic sea ice continues its astonishing streak of lows
Warm weather ensured Arctic sea ice hit its lowest extent ever recorded for February.
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Fear and ignorance: Gas plant “explodes”, renewables blamed
As renewables were again, somehow, blamed for an explosion and outages at South Australia's Torrens Island gas plant over the weekend, the Coalition was busy taking its coal power campaign to new levels of stupidity. Facts don't matter any more.
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Queensland govt underwrites 98MW of large-scale solar farms
Queensland's Palaszczuk government signs support deeds for three new large-scale solar PV projects totaling almost 100MW.
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Know your NEM: Time to roll your own solar as grid prices soar
The sharp rise in grid delivered prices provides renewed incentive for distributed generation, so PV installers and battery sellers should be out there doing the rounds.
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Trina wins contract for 100MW Clare solar farm in Queensland
Trina Solar and EDI Downer named as contractors for FRV's 100MW Clare Solar Farm in north Queensland.
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Here comes the end of the Energiewende. Again
Yet again, an expert – this time, a German – has announced that Germany’s energy transition cannot succeed.
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Tesla may drop DC Powerwall 2 option in Australia
The DC version of the Tesla Powerwall 2 will not be offered Down Under according to Adelaide blogger Ronald Brakels.
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Trump budget cuts on climate science ‘an all-out assault on Earth’
Trumps announcement to defund NOAA’s satellites will also hurt weather forecasts, jeopardizing public safety, experts warn.
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Geli adds new software player to Australia battery storage market
Geli, backed by Shell and Australian government fund, targeting "virtual power plants" in Australia household and business battery storage market.
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Wind, solar to fill grid services as incumbents cash in while they can
Wind farms and new solar parks in Australia are expected to take an increasingly prominent role in providing grid stability services. But not before the fossil fuel incumbents make the most of FCAS costs that have risen five-fold since 2014 – for no apparent reason.
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Australian regulators warned they could cripple battery storage industry
CEC warns Australian regulators not to 'jump at shadows' or 'overreach' on home battery storage guidelines.
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Museums Victoria to slash energy costs by one-third with co-gen, efficiency
Siemens to install co-gen, energy and water efficient technology in $11m state government-backed Museums Victoria upgrade.
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Wind and solar: A comparison of Denmark & South Australia
Denmark’s wind and PV share of generation is much the same as South Australia, yet Denmark’s system is the most reliable in Europe and 3X as reliable as Sydney.
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Graph of the Day: Big solar nears 100GW of installed capacity
A record year for large-scale solar in 2016 with almost 35GW new capacity added globally, leaving total installed just shy of 100GW.
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Oversupply takes toll on energy efficiency markets
Oversupply took its toll on the VEEC market in February with the forward market in particular breaching the lower end of its recent range.
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Victoria unveils first large-scale solar auction
Andrews govt launches tender for up to 75MW new solar capacity in north-west Victoria, some of which will power Melbourne tram network.
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