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Hyundai jumps back into booming Australian solar market
Hyundai Heavy Industries re-enters Australian solar market, with $70m vote of confidence in residential and commercial rooftop solar boom.
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Enough of political idiocy, let’s “do something” on EVs
Redflow technology chief and Tesla owner says governments need to move beyond fossil fuel "idiocy" and get smart about EVs and storage.
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20.66% – LONGi Solar Sets Another World Record For 60-cell Module Conversion Efficiency
LONGi Solar announced that China General Certification Center has validated that LONGi Solar's 60-cell bifacial shingling module achieved a front-side conversion efficiency of 20.66%, the highest in the world to date.
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Why there will be no new petrol cars sold in Australia by 2027
Within 10 years, the only ICE vehicles of any value will be rare classics from the days when Australian’s loved their cars. Here's why.
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CWP brings in Partners for 1,300MW of wind, solar and batteries
CWP and Partners Group to develop 1,300MW of wind, solar and storage in NSW, saying it will beat coal and will be the future of large scale generation in Australia.
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How EVs will fast-track Australia’s shift to 100% renewables
Ten million electric vehicles in Australia will provide enough storage to power the country for a day - helping fast-track the transition to 100 per cent renewable energy.
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ClearVue solar glass developer closes $5m IPO
Perth-based building-integrated solar PV company has debuted on the ASX after successful $A5m initial public offering.
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Jaguar plans big charger network ahead of I-Pace EV release
Jaguar to spend $4m on network of 150 charging stations ahead of release of its first EV in Australia in October.
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Adani’s desperate bid to sell Carmichael coal to Vietnam
Adani's attendance at a Hanoi “energy roundtable,” facilitated by the Australian government, signifies the desperate challenge it faces getting Carmichael coal project off the ground.
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‘Coal’ made from coffee, home delivered EV charging: EnergyLab taps 14 start-ups for 2018 program
Clean energy accelerator program signs up record number of innovative start-ups, with some great ideas on how to charge EVs, cut waste to landfill, and help consumers get cheaper, cleaner power.
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UPC lands investor to advance huge wind, solar projects
UPC to advance biggest solar development in NSW and country’s biggest wind farm in Tasmania after bringing in a major new investor.
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Can the rooftop solar boom keep going?
One-third through 2018 and we've chalked up 100MW+ new rooftop solar every single month. But how long can the solar boom last?
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Old fossils: What’s at stake if Australia ignores global EV transition
Australia's inaction on electric vehicles means it could be left behind in yet another round of global disruption, leaving it hostage again to international developments, rather than reaping benefits of helping to engineer the change.
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Tasmania’s biggest solar farm wins council approval
Tasmania is going solar, with Epuron about to build the first two solar farms - 5MW and 12.5MW - in the island state.
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Shell buys in to fund battery company sonnen’s Australian expansion
Sonnen closes $95m financing round led by Shell Ventures, which will help fund expansion in Australia, and closer ties on EV charging and virtual power plants.
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Landis+Gyr and Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) buy smart meter business from Origin Energy
Global smart metering leader Landis+Gyr and Pacific Equity Partners today announced an agreement to form a joint venture for the acquisition of Acumen from Australia’s largest energyretailer, Origin Energy Limited.
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Carnegie raises $5.3 million for solar, battery, wave
Carnegie Clean Energy raises $5.3m to go towards existing and pipeline of wave, solar and battery storage microgrid projects.
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Google, E.ON to extend “Sunroof” solar mapping tool to Britain, Italy
German energy giant teams with Google to extend rooftop solar mapping tool to Great Britain, and potentially also to Italy.
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Just how badly is wind energy curtailed in South Australia?
South Australia shows surprisingly little curtailment of wind energy, even though its output can reach 120% of demand at times.
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SA Liberals vow to continue energy transition, go big in batteries
SA Liberal energy minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan vows to continue state's dramatic energy transition, and flags support for programs that could deliver 100,000 household batteries.
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