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China to launch renewable energy certificate scheme for wind and solar

Mon, 2017-02-06 11:24
China will reportedly launch trading of certificates for solar and wind power from July 1st 2017, in a bid to reduce government subsidies going to the renewables sector.
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Tesla Model S & Nissan LEAF world’s best-selling electric cars in 2016

Mon, 2017-02-06 11:23
The Tesla Model S and Nissan LEAF clocked in as the best-selling electric cars in the world in 2016.
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JA Solar announces milestone as first PV manufacturer to get buyer’s credit Insurance from SINOSURE

Mon, 2017-02-06 09:05
JA Solar provided export buyer's credit insurance to export around 300 MW JA Solar modules for a PV project developed by ENEL in Brazil.
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Tritium opens doors of its first overseas facility, established to service the Americas

Mon, 2017-02-06 09:00
Tritium has officially opened the doors of its first overseas premises, based in Torrance, California.
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New coal plants wouldn’t be clean, and would cost taxpayers billions

Fri, 2017-02-03 12:47
Even the cleanest coal plants add millions of tonnes of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere each year.
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Turnbull right to fund energy storage: 100% renewable grid is within reach

Fri, 2017-02-03 12:46
With the right mix, the grid can go fully renewable for the same cost and reliability as fossil fuels.
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How China could take climate leader role the US is giving up

Fri, 2017-02-03 12:44
With Trump at the reins, China is poised to eat America’s lunch in the renewable energy sector.
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Solar focused retailer Urth Energy goes into administration

Fri, 2017-02-03 12:40
Boutique retailer Urth Energy becomes latest "solar focused" market newcomer to fail within 12 months after administrators called in.
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“Clean coal” most expensive new power supply, says BNEF (and not all that clean)

Fri, 2017-02-03 11:30
BNEF report latest to debunk Coalition clean coal plans, finding it to be super expensive, and not very clean (unless you add CCS, and then its ultra-super expensive). As for Turnbull's argument that our grid needs more baseload...
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Turnbull’s right: we need cheap, clean and reliable power – here’s how

Thu, 2017-02-02 14:59
Better managing how we use electricity in our homes will reduce pressure on the grid, and reduce the need for more power stations.
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Turnbull hypes energy storage, sends mixed message on renewables

Thu, 2017-02-02 14:21
The PM's call to arms on energy storage R&D is a welcome sign of forward policy thinking on renewables. Or is it?
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Solar + storage installs set to treble on back of “exceptional” battery market growth

Thu, 2017-02-02 13:24
Report says "exceptional" 2016 battery uptake points to even more remarkable growth in 2017, with 15 per cent of new solar installations expected to include storage, and a massive 70% of solar households looking to invest in a battery system.
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Take the blinkers off: Coal is not the answer

Thu, 2017-02-02 12:11
When will Turnbull and co, take their blinkers off and recognise Australia should be getting into battery storage, not clean coal.
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Coalition ministers seek to railroad CEFC into backing “clean coal”

Thu, 2017-02-02 11:53
Turnbull government ministers rally to support PM's vision of clean coal power generation in Australia, – financed by the CEFC.
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After the rhetoric comes supply and demand

Thu, 2017-02-02 10:29
Once Hazelwood goes the question is what will replace it? Not nearly enough renewables are being built.
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Eight reasons why Dr Finkel is great news for Australia’s energy future

Wed, 2017-02-01 14:14
Australia's electricity grid looks likely to progress more systematically to a cleaner more secure future thanks to Australia’s Chief Scientist Alan Finkel. Here's why...
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Eight areas of electricity innovation to watch in 2017

Wed, 2017-02-01 14:01
It’s 2017 and we have a lot to look forward to in the electricity sector this year. Eight key issues require our attention.
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CEFC tips $150m into big solar projects in NSW

Wed, 2017-02-01 13:59
NSW set to double its solar capacity after CEFC stumps up $150m to fast-track financial close of 110MW of solar projects.
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Three signs that the Great Energy Disruption is already here

Wed, 2017-02-01 13:49
Three recent news items tell the story that a game-changing decline in the cost of grid storage is happening much faster than anticipated.
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Energy a “defining debate” of this parliament: Turnbull’s key NPC comments

Wed, 2017-02-01 13:12
PM tells National Press Club energy is "a key debate" in 2017 parliament. Here are Malcolm Turnbull's key comments on the subject.
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