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Understanding energy blockchain: Network and market

Thu, 2018-05-03 15:26
Potential to address network value streams and negotiate complexity and regulatory risk offers huge opportunity for any platform able to wrestle this dragon.
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Musk plays the vision thing, vents at myopic analysts, media

Thu, 2018-05-03 15:26
The market’s obsessions with financial details, rather than the big picture, is driving Musk to distraction. And that should be a cause for concern.
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Malcolm Turnbull has become a de-facto climate denier

Thu, 2018-05-03 14:56
Macron's dressing down of Malcolm Turnbull on his lack of leadership on climate change underlines a disturbing point: Turnbull may not deny the science of climate change, but he does deny the need to act now, and the economic benefits of embracing renewables.
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Rio Tinto climate resolution marks shift in investor culture

Thu, 2018-05-03 14:41
A breakthrough resolution on Rio Tinto’s climate stance has won strong backing at the company’s AGM. Is this the start of something?
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Jaguar warns Australia it trailing badly on electric vehicles

Thu, 2018-05-03 14:39
Jaguar Land Rover calls on Turnbull government to provide "unified and clear road ahead" to drive EV uptake, or risk another energy crisis.
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Musk says Tesla’s next big battery will be eight times bigger

Thu, 2018-05-03 13:02
Elon Musk says Tesla hopes to announce a battery installation 8 times bigger than the current big battery within a few months, and is working on Powerwall backlog.
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SolarEdge shifts focus to “shared energy economy” with new grid services solution

Thu, 2018-05-03 11:45
SolarEdge takes major step towards making distributed solar power “ubiquitous,” with the launch of a new grid services product.
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“No way” anyone will fund new coal plants under NEG, says Schott

Wed, 2018-05-02 15:13
"I can assure you that, unless there's a change of technology, there would be absolutely no way that anybody would be financing a new coal-fired generation plant."
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Frydenberg digs in: 45% emissions target “reckless,” “extreme”

Wed, 2018-05-02 14:50
Frydenberg says Labor's emissions reduction target of 45% is "recklessly high," and at "extremes of the debate." He must have missed Macron's speech.
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Images of the Day: Australia top solar postcodes, from the sky

Wed, 2018-05-02 13:57
A unique view - from the sky - of Australia's accelerating uptake of renewable energy, and rooftop solar in particular.
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Understanding energy blockchain: Retail, technology and hardware

Wed, 2018-05-02 13:55
The promise of blockchain has been to cut out the bloated and inefficient middleman, so it is natural that platforms would emerge targeting the retail value stream.
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CEFC and Pro-Invest reach for the stars with first clean energy investment in the hotels sector

Wed, 2018-05-02 13:36
A new Melbourne hotel will set new design standards in energy efficiency to help cut as much as 25 per cent of its energy consumption, drawing on a $39 million investment commitment from the Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
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Western Sydney University’s solar car team takes on the American Solar Challenge

Wed, 2018-05-02 13:24
Western Sydney University is sending its Solar Car Team to the other side of the globe – as the first Australian team to ever compete in the American Solar Challenge (ASC).
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Sapphire wind farm turns on for ACT’s 100% renewables target

Wed, 2018-05-02 12:09
Sapphire wind farms turns on 100MW of capacity to help meet ACT 100% renewables target, with more wind and solar to come.
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UK water utility partners with LightsourceBP for 10 solar farms

Wed, 2018-05-02 12:00
Northumbrian Water signs deal with LightsourceBP to build 10 solar farms and help achieve its goal of being carbon neutral.
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A new win-win solar solution for renters and landlords

Wed, 2018-05-02 11:55
A new initiative that allows both renters and landlords to cash in on the benefits of rooftop solar energy has been unveiled for Victoria.
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Scaled-back Bango wind farm approved with conditions

Wed, 2018-05-02 11:42
Bango Wind Farm Pty Ltd had originally sought permission from the NSW Department of Planning and Environment to establish up to 122 wind turbines in three clusters between Boorowa and Yass.
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Renewable Energy Market Report: New contracts emerge

Wed, 2018-05-02 11:36
Trade volumes remain subdued, while a range of new financial instruments have emerged to assist the rise of renewable energy projects. The STC market enjoyed solid pricing across April.
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Gupta signs up solar farm to power Victoria steelworks

Wed, 2018-05-02 11:18
Sanjeev Gupta signs contract with Neoen to use new solar farm to power Laverton steel mill in Victoria and slash costs. Turnbull and Macron were on hand to witness signing, and the promise of a cheaper energy future via renewables.
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Climate and environment: Big-ticket items the missing piece of the puzzle in Vic budget 2018

Tue, 2018-05-01 15:14
Environment group Friends of the Earth says big ticket items to tackle climate change and protect Victoria’s environment are the “missing piece of the puzzle” in budget 2018/19—a disappointing one for the environment.
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