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All cars on Australian roads will be driverless by 2030: Telstra exec
Telsta chief scientists says all cars on Australian roads will be driverless by 2030, based on rate of development and falling technology costs.
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Plans for Victoria’s ‘largest’ community solar farm set to double in size
Developers of 10MW community project say they will now apply to build 20MW solar farm, after high levels of interest in the project.
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A quick look at retail discounts – win some and lose some
A reduction in retail margins is more than offset by an increase in wholesale generation margins.
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Know your NEM: Spot electricity and gas prices lower, volumes flat
Spot electricity prices were down sharply in the last week. Will renewables be blamed?
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Sydney Opera House to go carbon neutral by 2023
Sydney Opera House's new Environmental Sustainability Plan aims to cut total energy use by 20% and boost recycling to 85% by 2023.
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Solar, wind, storage and big data: Why energy may soon be free
New report from Citi suggests that the combination of solar, wind, storage and big data will finally deliver on the promise - made half a century ago by nuclear boosters - of "free energy".
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Mythbusting: Electricity prices in South Australia
New report reveals that electricity price spikes in South Australia have reduced as renewable energy grows.
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Port Augusta is at centre of our renewable transition – now isn’t the time to turn back
There are lessons for South Australia and the rest of the country in how Port Augusta has gone about their transition to renewable energy so far.
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Sunverge Customer United Energy wins energy innovation award
Australia Clean Energy Council Recognizes Project with Energy Makeovers and Sunverge Employing Storage and Software to Reduce Peak Demand and Eliminate New Poles and Wires
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Plunging cost of big solar in Australia
The rapid, short-term growth in Australia's large-scale solar market has already been enough to drive costs down faster than even the most optimistic project developers could have predicted. Stand by for a big solar boom.
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The curious case of South Australia’s fossil fuel bidding patterns
When the main interconnector closed in South Australia prices surged. But the bidding patterns by the fossil fuels generators were curiously spaced.
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Australia battery storage comparison table – July update
Here’s a summary of new batteries and new energy storage systems that have been announced in Australia in June and July 2016.
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Infigen revenue jumps sharply on more wind, higher electricity prices
Infigen Energy says big rise in quarterly revenue due mainly to higher merchant electricity prices in South Australia, strong winds and higher LGC prices.
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Today Tonight’s misleading report on renewables in South Australia
Seven's Today Tonight report into renewable energy included some shocking errors, and it didn't mention that one of its quoted critics is actually a big supporter of solar energy.
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$US1 billion energy storage market predicted for Germany by 2021
New report forecasts that the energy storage market in Germany will have an annual value exceeding USD1 billion by 2021.
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NSW solar bonus scheme ends this year: what are your options?
As NSW’s relatively generous solar rates come to a close, 150,000-odd solar homes are looking to make the transition as painless as possible. So what are your options? We break them down for you.
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Installation begins on 500kW solar array for Canberra Hospital
ACT govt-funded installation of 500kW solar array is underway at Canberra Hospital, part of project that will save it $490,000 by 2017-18.
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All the smart people are on our side, we just need a majority
The overall tone of Clean Energy Summit is much more upbeat than last year, and it appears that the political resistance to renewables is fading.
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Australia’s renewable energy policy is short sighted and creating problems
BNEF and Clean Energy Regulator warn renewables market headed for shortfall, RET policy has "fundamental holes in it.”
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Solar Impulse’s biggest legacy will be in your home – not in the skies
After 12 years of planning and testing, Solar Impulse has finally completed its epic voyage around the world – all without using a single drop of fuel.
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