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Queensland rejects battery swap, but restricts use of storage with premium tariffs

Wed, 2017-06-21 10:45
Queensland decides against proposed voluntary “buy out” of premium solar feed in tariffs in exchange for battery storage, but announces new rules to stop premium tariffs being rorted by batteries.
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Rooftop solar’s new boom – when installing PV becomes a no-brainer

Wed, 2017-06-21 10:41
Falling technology costs and yet another hike in electricity prices are combining to make rooftop solar an economic no-brainer for most Australian households and businesses. Just ask Cory Bernardi.
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Compromising on coal: Asia Bank creates path for clean energy

Wed, 2017-06-21 10:11
AIIB will play highly influential role in Asia’s future development. On energy, this may include unlocking finance to catalyse a clean energy revolution.
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South Korea to scrap coal and nuclear power

Wed, 2017-06-21 10:07
South Korea move marks first major new international commitment away from coal since Trump pulled out of Paris climate agreement.
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Power plays: time to think about buying back the grid

Wed, 2017-06-21 10:03
Electricity is just a symptom of the perils of populous governments. The only solution is to nationalise the lot.
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Victorian Liberal Party goes the full Trump on climate and energy

Tue, 2017-06-20 13:56
Australians are used to seeing politics switch to vaudeville when it comes to climate policy. This year we’ve been treated to a new farce.
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Belectric completes second solar farm, plans two more

Tue, 2017-06-20 13:53
Belectric plans two more small solar farms by end of year after completing first with new, low cost installation system.
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Turnbull caves in, declares support for new “clean coal” generator

Tue, 2017-06-20 13:36
Turnbull caves in to fossil fuel lobby push for more "continuous power" and asks AEMO to assess needs of the grid. "It would be good to have a state of the art clean coal plant in Australia," he said.
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Ice Energy and Apricus Sign Australia Distribution Deal

Tue, 2017-06-20 12:11
All Ice Energy products now available in Australia exclusively through Apricus.
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EV charging and industrial solar thermal among ATC17 semi-finalists

Tue, 2017-06-20 11:09
Australian Technologies Competition shortlists 32 of Australia’s “most exciting” tech companies, including an EV charging outfit, a solar thermal solutions company, and an energy monitoring specialist.
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New Asian lender should unlock clean billions, and not for coal

Tue, 2017-06-20 11:06
Scarce public finance should invest in generation assets of the future, not relics of the past at risk of being stranded.
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Lower the drawbridge! WA prepares for wind and solar boom

Tue, 2017-06-20 10:35
Drought on wind and solar investment orchestrated by previous conservative state government now likely to be broken, with more than 1000MW of projects lined up.
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Lyon plans battery tender for $1.88bn solar plus storage projects

Tue, 2017-06-20 07:39
Lyon Group announces another huge solar plus storage project, this time in Victoria, and unveiled plans to tender for contracts for battery services to underpin the investment and finalise the design of its three major projects.
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Factcheck: Right wing columnists blame Grenfell Tower fire on ‘green targets’

Tue, 2017-06-20 07:36
Were green targets to blame for the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy? Murdoch columnists in Australia say so, but here's a debunk to this ugly nonsense.
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Know your NEM: Focus on renewables and transmission plans

Mon, 2017-06-19 15:17
In the past week, future prices fell again in all states. The downtrend is now firmly established and prices in the out years are significantly lower than in 2018. That’s particularly noticeable in Victoria.
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Coalition’s war on cheap power: When fools design energy policy

Mon, 2017-06-19 14:33
Billed as a "once in a generation" opportunity to bring Australia's energy market into the 21st Century, the Finkel Review is rapidly being reduced to absurdist arguments about the lights going out – by the very government that commissioned it. So much for Grid 2.0.
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EPA’s Pruitt is tight with fossil fuel industry, including BHP

Mon, 2017-06-19 13:58
Scott Pruitt's official schedule shows that his door remains open to fossil fuel industry, and BHP has been among those thanking him for his "leadership".
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Baseload and firming prices: Is there really a market signal for storage?

Mon, 2017-06-19 13:39
It's not clear that there is a sufficient reward to justify much new investment in storage and firming capacity, given the presence of Snowy, Tas Hydro, and existing gas and coal generation.
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Wind, solar account for 10% of US generation for first time

Mon, 2017-06-19 13:27
For the first time, wind and solar exceeded 10% of total electricity generation in the US for the month of March.
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Bigger is now better for rooftop solar – even for low energy users

Fri, 2017-06-16 14:24
Report finds 5kW-plus rooftop solar systems offer best bang for buck, no matter household energy profile – even if all generation exported to grid.
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