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Business Development Manager appointed to DP Energy Australia
Global renewable energy developer DP Energy has appointed Catherine Way Business Development Manager, DP Energy Australia.
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Morocco to equip 600 mosques with solar PV
Signs are appearing the Moroccan government will introduce regulations that will allow for a tariff to be paid for rooftop solar electricity fed into the grid.
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Chevy Bolt to feature over-the-air software updates
Chevy Bolt is keeping with its "next-gen" status and matches Tesla with the introduction of over-the-air software update feature.
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A Tesla Powerwall with my rooftop solar? I’ll take SIX
A Gold Coast home owner has installed six Tesla Powerwall batteries, to store 98% of the generation from his 24kW rooftop solar system. And the payback? Not bad…
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UK fund brings “$20 billion” war-chest to Australian renewables, storage market
UK investment fund claims to have ready access to as much as $20bn finance to focus on Australian renewable and battery storage projects.
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NSW energy minister blames Basslink for South Australia price spikes
NSW energy minister blames Basslink "outage" for South Australia price spikes. Sorry minister, wrong state, wrong link, and anyway it was working at the time.
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White Rock Solar Farm awarded ARENA grant
White Rock Solar Farm is one of twelve projects to be awarded a grant from the ARENA large-scale solar competitive funding round.
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Innovative energy future on the chopping block
This week the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) funded 12 cutting-edge solar power projects. It could be the last grant funding it ever makes.
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An energy roadmap for China
An energy revolution is needed in China because it holds too many undesirable titles in a world committed to breaking its fossil fuel diet.
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Banks and fossil fuels: They are breaking the first law of holes
A new report released today from the Stockholm Environment Institute has more stark evidence we need to be shifting away from fossil fuels at a rapid clip.
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US on track for another historic year in energy storage
The US deployed 41.2MW of energy storage in Q2 2016, and is on pace for another historic year.
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It’s official: Australia now has 5GW of solar on its rooftops
Australia has officially broken through the 5GW barrier for rooftop solar, with more than 1.51 million homes and businesses now generating their own power.
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Storage as “second revolution” driving interest in Australian renewables
Germany’s BayWa becomes latest to tap demand for battery storage in Australian solar market.
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New hope for solar towers as South Aust. seeks energy competitors
New energy tender could provide new avenue for solar towers with storage as South Australia seeks new entrants into electricity market to reduce the stranglehold of a small group of gas-fired generators. But the government may favour a "mothballed" gas generator.
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CSIRO launches new hybrid energy technology R&D hub
CSIRO says new Centre for Hybrid Energy Systems will be a hub for research into cutting edge renewable and hybrid energy technologies, including battery storage, hydrogen, fuel cell technology, smart grids.
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Pollinate wins new investment towards lighting up Indian slums with solar
Australian social enterprise Pollinate Energy gets capital injection from Pangaea Impact Investments to continue work bringing solar power to slums of India.
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Origin seeks to build major portfolio of large scale solar plants
Origin Energy plans major portfolio of large scale solar plants after winning government funds for 103MW solar farm next to its Darling Downs gas-fired generator.
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NZ wind producer Tilt Renewables names Melbourne as regional HQ
Tilt Renewables, the new entity created by a split in assets of NZ utility Trustpower, will be based in Melbourne, with "significant" development plans for Australia.
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What do electric car drivers regret most about leaving petrol behind?
With all the rave about how much everyone love's the experience of driving their electric cars, no one is saying what EV drivers miss most about petrol cars.
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ARENA announces large scale solar grant winners, 480MW in total
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency today announced the 12 large scale projects that won grants in what could be the agency's last major funding round if most of its remaining monies are stripped by the Coalition and Labor parties.
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