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Turnbull slammed for “sucking up” to Adani, as business pushes 50-year life for coal plants
PM lambasted for "sucking up" to Adani during India visit, and putting coal exports ahead of the Great Barrier Reef.
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Ramp rate: Australia’s slow moving gas plants
Australia's gas plants are too slow to react to 5-minute rule from standing start, so why stand in the way of fast-response technology such as battery storage?
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Solar sets new UK record in March
For first time in UK, demand for electricity for homes and businesses was lower last Saturday afternoon that it was that night - thanks to solar.
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Tesla blows past GM to become most valuable car company in US
Tesla on Monday overtook General Motors to become the most valuable car company in the US, with a market worth of $US51.5 billion.
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Dutch dig deeper into coal stranded-asset mistake
Uniper, Engie make further write-downs in the Netherlands; plans proceed nonetheless in Germany for an equally outmoded project.
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ERM Power signs PPA for 212MW wind farm in Port Augusta
Lincoln Gap wind farm in Port Augusta SA one step closer to financial close after securing PPA with ERM Power, on same day that big solar farm begins construction.
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Coalition says wind turbines increase emissions, more coal needed
Senate committee produces 5 different conclusions, highlighting impossible nature of Australia's energy politics. The most absurd conclusions came from the Coalition, and One Nation.
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NEOEN chooses QOS Energy’s innovative O&M software to track performance at 315 MW Australian wind farm
Neoen has chosen QOS Energy’s innovative O&M management platform to monitor the performance of the 315 MW Hornsdale wind project.
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Australian Tritium expands its award-winning Veefil range of fast chargers for EVs into UK and appoints EwE as its first UK distributor
Tritium is expanding into the UK market with its award-winning range of Veefil fast chargers, and has signed its first UK distributor, Electric World Enterprises Ltd (EwE).
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BuildingIQ’s 5i platform brings intelligent energy management to greater Springfield, Australia’s fastest emerging city
State-of-the-art building housing GE’s Queensland Headquarters utilizing cloud-based platform for operational improvements and improved energy efficiency
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Huge 300MW solar farm begins construction near Port Augusta
First two stages of 300MW solar farm near Port Augusta will provide grid stability services - even at night - and be "battery storage ready". CEO Tony Concannon says combination of solar and storage will soon fall "well below" $100/MWh, meaning major changes for the grid.
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Electricity’s carbon footprint in U.S. post record falls over two years
Carbon emissions from energy use by Americans fell 1.7 percent last year, part of a decade-long slide in the carbon footprint of energy in the U.S.
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ENGIE reaffirms its commitment to invest and build a new generation of sustainable and clean energy solutions in Asia Pacific
ENGIE Executive Vice President has signed eight agreements to develop sustainable and clean energy solutions, in line with the Group’s strategy.
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Bosch and Daimler are working together on fully automated, driverless system
Bosch and Daimler are working together to take the development of fully automated, driverless vehicles forward.
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Know your NEM: Higher prices in Victoria a boon for wind
New data shows that for a couple of hours on Sunday, wind and solar were about 15/16 of South Australian demand and something like 70% of the total over the day.
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Battery breakthrough by 94yo inventor addresses costs and life-cycle
University of Texas team develops low-cost, high energy density, non-combustible battery that could be game-changer for EV uptake.
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Telco and online energy retailer merge to take on utility big boys
Junior telco amaysim buys on line retailer Click Energy to create an "asset light" company that can specialise in "smart home" and challenge energy retailer and telco incumbents utilities without the burden of legacy fossil fuel plants.
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Air passengers face a bumpier ride due to climate change
Evidence is growing that air turbulence is becoming stronger and more frequent because of climate change.
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Voters say Turnbull “too slow” on renewables, support state RETs
New poll reveals most people – including Coalition voters – not buying Turnbull govt anti-renewables rhetoric, want more ambitious action.
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European coal emissions fall, but German lignite stations keep pumping on
Coal power plant emissions fell by an impressive 11%, according to new EU data, but still accounted for 39% of total emissions.
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