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India solar auction attracts 16 bids below 7c/kWh

Fri, 2016-07-15 13:47
Auction for 130MW large-scale solar in Rajasthan sees winning bids at extreme lows of (AUD) 8c/kWh (INR 4.35/kWh, USD 0.065) this week.
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Murdoch, Coalition go in guns blazing against wind and solar

Fri, 2016-07-15 13:46
Coalition and Murdoch media continue attack on wind and solar, ignoring the soaring cost of gas and the actions of the energy market cartel. Meanwhile, fossil fuel generators seek to reinforce their market dominant position.
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Image of European Energy Union worth opposing

Fri, 2016-07-15 13:30
A new map of Eneropa sums up very well why campaigners for community energy are skeptical of designs to create an EU-wide renewable energy system.
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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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