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Thinking about battery storage? Five things you should do first
There is a lot you should do before getting battery storage for you home. Here are 5 steps households should take before making the leap.
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Hyundai and Audi join forces to further fuel cell vehicles
Two of the world’s best known automotive manufacturers continue push into fuel cell vehicle technologies, even though sales just a fraction of EVs.
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Record renewables roll-out eases gas crisis, says AEMO
AEMO says record rollout of wind and solar has eased the dependence on gas, freeing up more supplies and reducing prices.
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India energy minister flags massive 100GW solar tender
India's energy minister flags massive solar tender of 100GW - by far the biggest in the world. Wake up Australia.
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Australian car fleet could be 90% EVs by 2050
Report forecasts moderate policy intervention could see EV sales at 615,000 a year by 2030, put EVs at 90% of cars on roads by 2050.
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Blades now turning at Acciona’s Mt Gellibrand wind farm
The first turbine has now been switched on and the blades have started turning, generating the first megawatts of renewable energy at ACCIONA’s Mt Gellibrand wind farm in Victoria.
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Join the dots: Industry must push for higher NEG targets
NEG's low-ball target for electricity means burden falls on other sectors, and makes no economic or engineering sense.
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EV leader Norway looks to the skies
Norway, the world leader in electric vehicle adoption, is now looking to make Norwegian skies as green as their roads.
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Simec Zen signs contracts with Wirsol for two new solar farms
Simec Zen Energy signs contracts for two new solar farms to provide cheap electricity to industrial users in Victoria and Queensland.
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Tasmania may double size of hydro plant, in first step of big battery plans
ARENA backs feasibility study in Hydro Tasmania's plan to double capacity of 104MW Tarraleah Hydro Scheme – a "start" for bigger "battery of the nation" plans.
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How rapidly can we transition to 100% renewable electricity?
Science tells us that, to avoid devastating climate change, we must rapidly cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero. How fast is possible?
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Gupta backs Adelaide push for Formula-E electric Grand Prix
Sanjeev Gupta, the UK-based steel billionaire with plans to create a "solar-based" manufacturing economy in Australia, and build electric cars, is now backing a push to bring the Formula-E electric street racing series to South Australia.
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WIRSOL Energy signs two new power off-take agreements with SIMEC ZEN Energy
WIRSOL Energy has reached a landmark agreement with SIMEC ZEN Energy, the Australian energy arm of Sanjeev Gupta’s GFG Alliance, by contracting the majority of energy production from two large Australian Solar Farms.
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SolarEdge unveiling electric vehicle charging station at Intersolar Europe
Following the recent debut of its EV-charging single-phase inverter, SolarEdge will now also provide a standalone EV charger that offers greater system design flexibility.
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Li and the art of electric motorcycle evolution
The evolution of electric motorcycles is happening before our eyes, with control systems and battery designs the final barriers to yet more power and speed.
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JA Solar’s Bifacial Mono PERC Double Glass Module Receives TUV Rheinland Certificate on Solar Power Generation
JA Solar announced that the electricity generating capability of its bifacial mono PERC double glass module was certified by international authoritative testing institute TUV Rheinland.
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Five ways the NEG works against consumers, and solar
Here are five ways the the NEG will penalise consumers, particularly those with rooftop solar. If it all sounds like it can’t possibly be true, it is. But it can be fixed.
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Silicon Valley EV network plugs into Australian blockchain technology
Blockchain platform developed by Perth-based Power Ledger used in California to manage credits generated by renewable EV charging.
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Coalition makes it harder to change low-ball emissions target
Coalition seeks to make it harder for any future government to change low-ball emissions targets, and removes option for changes with 5-years notice.
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Clean energy investment ‘must be 50% higher’ to limit warming to 1.5C
An extra $460bn per year needs to be invested on the low-carbon economy globally over the next 12 years to limit global warming to 1.5C, a new paper says.
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