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Murdoch media gets it hopelessly wrong on wind energy. Again.
Front page "exclusive" on The Australian about wind energy is so spectacularly wrong that it might make you laugh, were it not for the fact that so many conservatives swallow this tripe.
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Put politics aside – it’s time to take the power back
Solar power and battery storage are already challenging conventional electricity generation and distribution models. This transition to clean energy is happening in spite of government policy, not because of it.
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Why gas prices jumped to record levels, and 3,200MW of coal went offline
Regulator report highlights monopolistic gas industry behaviour SA trying to fight. And where did 3,200MW of coal capacity go?
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America’s largest rooftop solar array completed in Las Vegas
NRG Energy has completed installation of America's largest rooftop solar array: an 8.3MW system on MGM Resort's Mandalay Bay Convention Centre in Las Vegas that will supply 25% of the entire resort and casino complex's electricity.
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ACT opens solar scheme to low-income households
ACT opens $2m pilot program to provide access to solar rooftop to those households least able to afford it – or high electricity bills.
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Engie runs out of steam in Australia
Engie may have put its Australian assets up for sale, including Hazelwood. Would AGL be interested in an asset swap and replace an ageing gas plant with renewables?
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Frydenberg’s choice: Make a big step forward, or a big step back
He's been dubbed Mr Coal and talks up nuclear, but chances are Australia's new energy and environment minister knows the future lies in renewables. The question is can he, or does he want to, convince his conservative peers he should be allowed to take this path?
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Jobs and growth: “Nothing ugly about wind farms,” says Andrews govt
Victorian Labor underlines support for wind energy development, as a boon to regional economies and a key climate action.
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Time for Australia to get its electric vehicle policy into gear
Australia has much to gain from strong and sound electric vehicle policies.
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World’s biggest solar + storage projects planned for Australia
Australian group plans a 100MW solar project with up to 40MW of battery storage at the edge of the grid in South Australia, plus other projects.
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Australia’s big energy retailers are fattening their consumer margins
Electricity retailers make their biggest margins in South Australia, the state at the centre of controversy over energy prices. And retail margins in many states have jumped 50 per cent.
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Hunt goes in energy-environment merger, climate denier to head resources
Turnbull names pro-nuclear Josh Frydenberg to head combined energy-environment portfolio, climate denier Matt Canavan to head resources.
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Know your NEM: Flat volumes, high prices, signs of easing by end of week
The weekly round up of the electricity market. Plus: What if both Hazelwood and Portland closed down?
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How wind and solar removed major price spikes in South Australia
The price spikes that hit South Australia were once common place in Australia, but have now all but disappeared since the build out of wind and solar. But the conservatives don't want to know.
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LG Chem unveils new battery storage, adding more choice for solar households
South Korean company with biggest share of Australian grid-connected battery storage market has released new range, from stackable 3.3kWh lithium-ion to 9.8kWh.
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Branson says every car on road will be an EV within 15 years
Richard Branson says all cars on roads in 15 years will be electric vehicles.
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UK energy industry veterans put money on battery storage
UK residential battery storage upstart Moixa has recently attracted the interest – and funds – of three former leaders of Britain's old energy order.
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Germany may reach its 2020 target for renewable power this year
Preliminary data from Fraunhofer’s Energy Charts project indicates that Germany will probably surpass its 2020 target for renewable electricity this year.
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New PM Theresa May axes UK climate change department
Greg Clark was appointed head of the new department during a dramatic cabinet reshuffle after the new prime minister axed the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
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Some charts on SA electricity markets and price
Given the recent media attention, here are some charts on the relationship between clean energy installations and your electricity bills..
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