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Renewables offer “unrivalled opportunity” to grow rural jobs, economies
Climate Council report says renewable energy major driver of economic growth, jobs in rural Australia.
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Comparing “energy poverty” in Germany with other countries
"Energy poverty" is a bigger issue in north America and other European countries than it is in Germany.
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JinkoSolar powers the Miami Science Barge
JinkoSolar has announced that it has provided 16.9kW of PV modules for the construction of the Miami Science Barge.
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Know your NEM: An average week in an oligopoly
Volumes rose and spot prices rebounded in a tight market, with Origin receiving a "humbling" price for its gas exports as the oil price falls.
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Some facts on climate science for Malcolm Roberts
One Nation senator-elect and climate denier Malcolm Roberts has raised a number of questions on climate science and empirical evidence. Here are some answers...
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South Australia signalling the death of base-load generation
South Australia is becoming a magnet for world-leading storage investments that surely signal the permanent demise of fossil fuel "base-load" generation in the electricity system. And by tapping into home solar and storage systems, utilities are changing the way people think about energy.
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Bob Brown will “sit in the way” of bulldozers if Adani coal mine goes ahead
Bob Brown says he will be on front line of protests if Coalition finances Adani project; issues challenge for Frydenberg on whaling; and is set to join protests against BP drilling in Great Australian Bight.
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Victoria renewables auction scheme opens for consultation
Andrews government calls for consultation from business, community on design of renewable energy auction scheme – a first step towards its VRET of 40% by 2025.
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Kangaroos add 200kW solar system at North Melbourne football HQ
AFL team Kangaroos will cut grid power consumption by nearly 25% with 200kW solar system installed at Nth Melbourne HQ.
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Port Augusta 375MW solar and wind energy park approved for development
DP Energy has been given the green light by SA govt to develop 375MW solar and wind Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park.
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Darwin Airport switches on 4MW solar array
Darwin Airport has completed first phase of 5.5MW solar farm, switching on 4MW installation that will ultimately supply 25% of airport's power needs.
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AGL invests in world’s largest battery storage virtual power plant
AGL Energy to install 1,000 centrally controlled battery storage systems in South Australian homes and businesses with a total capacity of 7MWh – equivalent to a 5MW solar peaking plant. A foretaste of what many expect to be the energy system of the future.
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France gets a step closer to solar roads
French energy minister Ségolène Royal has inaugurated a manufacturing plant that will produce the so-called "Wattway" paving, made of solar PV.
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Tesla: Gigafactory is “on schedule” to support 2017 Model 3 roll-out
Despite giving tours to press and customers in the past few weeks, many details about developments at Tesla Motors and Panasonic’s “gigafactory” near Reno are still murky, and little light was shed by Elon Musk in Tesla’s Q2 results.
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State of the Climate 2015: global warming and El Niño sent records tumbling
Besides record heat, the world saw many other unwanted records tumble in 2015, providing ever more evidence for the effect humans are having on climate.
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Tesla and SolarCity: Do they fit together?
There are synergies between EVs and solar, so the basic concept of merging Tesla and SolarCity seems sound. The biggest risk is that somebody else might execute it better.
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Saving ARENA could be only upside of scary new Senate
As the Senate shapes up to be heavy on Hansonites and climate skepticism, and light on support for renewable energy, retaining a fully-funded ARENA could be the best the industry can hope for.
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Suncorp – It’s time to act on climate change
For the first time in its history, Suncorp has listed climate change as a specific business risk. But it's still not convinced by the science.
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Artificial leaf turns CO2 emissions Into fuel
What if humans could invent a leaf-like solar cell that could turn carbon dioxide pollution from the atmosphere into fuel for electric power plants? Researchers led by University of Illinois-Chicago might have developed just that.
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The financial case for net zero energy districts
Net zero energy buildings have been gaining momentum around the world. However, there still remains an industry-wide perception that net zero energy is too expensive, or comes at a much higher incremental cost over business as usual.
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