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Smart meter guru to head up “internet of things” expansion

Fri, 2016-07-15 13:29
Sydney-based energy data company Wattwatchers has appointed a 10-year veteran of world's biggest smart meter company as new managing director.
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Australian battery boosting technology to be trialled by US manufacturers

Fri, 2016-07-15 13:28
Qld-based Nano-Nouvelle's lithium-ion battery boosting Nanode technology to be trialled by two US battery manufacturers in new deal.
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Welcome to Tesla Town: the new Melbourne suburb with a Powerwall in every home

Fri, 2016-07-15 10:05
Homes in Glenvill's new-build Melbourne development, YarraBend, will have rooftop solar and Tesla Powerwall battery storage as standard features. Is this the new normal for suburbs of the future?
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Solar Juice launches solar project finance division

Thu, 2016-07-14 15:02
Solar Juice launches new division, Solar Capital, as one-stop shop for PPAs and early project financing.
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Mystery as South Australia pleads with gas generator to switch back on

Thu, 2016-07-14 15:00
South Australia pleads with state's most efficient gas generator to switch back on. But what was promised in return? Or was the generator just happy to help?
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Regulator to push networks to consider alternatives to poles and wires

Thu, 2016-07-14 14:49
Regulator proposes new rules to force network operators to consider new technologies - presumably battery storage and local renewable energy - as an alternative to replacing new poles and wires.
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Solar Impulse: We’ll see solar-powered passenger planes within 10 years

Thu, 2016-07-14 14:27
Fancy a flight in a solar-powered electric passenger plane? According to the two adventurers behind the remarkable Solar Impulse plane completing a unique and fuel-free flight around the globe, that could be a reality within the next decade.
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ACT solar farm rejected by Uriarra begins construction in Williamsdale

Thu, 2016-07-14 14:17
After an inauspicious start to life, the 10MW Williamsdale solar farm is under construction, and should be generating electricity by November.
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First Enphase battery storage system installed in Sydney house

Thu, 2016-07-14 14:08
Enphase Energy has installed its first residential battery storage system at a Sydney house, in final phase of testing before mass market rollout.
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Commercial energy storage economics will be attractive in 19 US State markets by 2021

Thu, 2016-07-14 12:36
Commercial energy storage economics are attractive today in seven U.S. states. Could grow to 19 states by 2021 according to report.
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Solar industry goes to war against entrenched interests

Thu, 2016-07-14 12:35
Conflict with entrenched interests was a major theme of the 2016 Intersolar North America opening session.
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New Zealand Electricity Authority rules in favour of controversial solar ‘tax’

Thu, 2016-07-14 12:34
Utility charges levied on solar customers have caused uproar among environmentalists in New Zealand.
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Can Malcolm Turnbull do climate and energy policy now?

Thu, 2016-07-14 11:22
The re-elected Coalition government has the opportunity to revamp its policies on climate change, but will Malcolm Turnbull have the appetite and internal authority to tackle the challenge?
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Coalition’s myth about renewables and high electricity prices

Wed, 2016-07-13 14:49
Coalition says it is "the only ones that can protect against the electricity price rises". But in week after its re-election, electricity prices were nearly double those during the carbon tax, and soaring gas prices and the investment drought in renewable energy are to blame.
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Wind energy supplied 83% of South Australia’s electricity on Monday

Wed, 2016-07-13 14:30
Wind energy delivered more than two-thirds of South Australia’s electricity over the weekend, and more on Monday.
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Robot cars and the fear gap

Wed, 2016-07-13 14:29
Considering the major role of human error in car accidents, computer assistance and eventual control should lead to a big reduction of death and injury.
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“Internet of energy” start-up taps booming Australian solar + storage market

Wed, 2016-07-13 14:21
US energy management start-up Geli to establish regional hub in Australia, backed by $3m investment from Southern Cross Renewable Energy Venture Capital Fund.
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Beaten by solar on price: Why natural gas is next fossil fuel to go

Wed, 2016-07-13 13:57
Solar PV contracts are now cheaper than natural gas plants in the US, where even some utilities see a future where there will be no more gas turbines.
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How Australia could reach 70% renewable energy by 2030

Wed, 2016-07-13 13:53
Getting high level of renewable energy in the electricity system will be easier and cheaper than most people think, particularly with battery storage costs falling so quickly.
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China set to ban all new coal plant development

Wed, 2016-07-13 13:23
China is expected to suspend all new coal power plant development in its upcoming five-year energy plan, as supply far outstrips demand.
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