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GE unveils massive new 12MW wind turbine
GE's new 12MW offshore wind turbines have a rotor-star “five times the size of the Arc de Triomphe”.
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ABB microgrid supports Jamaica’s transition to renewables
ABB will supply an ABB Ability enabled microgrid and storage system to help integrate renewable solar and wind energy into the large tropical island’s power supply.
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Major U.S. solar company blames job cuts on Trump’s solar import tariff
SunPower has already begun a series of layoffs.
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AEMO sees South Australia at 73% renewables by 2020/21
AEMO scenarios predict 73% renewables for South Australia by 2020/21, and up to 80% five years later. And is it worried?
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Renewable Energy Market Report: Traders doubt regulator’s confidence of project timelines
Prices stay high as traders doubt regulator's confidence on project timelines, while questions remain on future of RET post 2020.
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Jaguar unveils its “Tesla killer”, and the EV race is on
Jaguar unveils I-Pace all-electric SUV with much ado, and a "drag race" with two Tesla Model Xs. Lights a fire under EV market.
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Australia’s Energy Fiasco: Hhow do we extract ourselves from a deep hole?
A diversified and distributed energy systems is feasible, but attractive – except to powerful incumbent interests and those whose thinking is trapped in the past.
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RenewEconomy’s summer readership jumps 70% in 2017/18
Readership on RenewEconomy website jumped more than 70% over summer period, as interest grew in core subjects of renewables, storage, EVs and policy.
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Will Turnbull’s Snowy Hydro continue its war against battery storage?
Turnbull's purchase of Snowy Hydro means he is now both utility owner and policy maker. More concerning is that the newly purchased Snowy Hydro has a strong economic interest in preventing the battery storage market from taking off.
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New solar focused energy retailer calls for “prosumer” investors
New, solar-focused energy retailer DC Power Co is set to disrupt the market, and it hopes to be majority owned by Australia's rooftop solar households.
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AEMO points to rooftop solar’s critical role in “remarkable” heat event
AEMO highlights critical role played by rooftop solar in meeting a week of demand in "remarkable" heatwave in Queensland in February.
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Australia’s EV options vs the world’s – why are we waiting?
Overseas, new EV sales make up from 5% in California to more than 25% in Norway. In Australia, it’s less than 0.1% (and falling). Why?
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Robo-taxis are coming: Why nearly 100% of Australian car travel could be electric by 2030
Shared electric vehicles, or "robo-taxis" could become the dominant form of car transport in Australia within 10 years – taking the share of EVs to 95 per cent and accelerating the push to a 100 per cent renewable grid.
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Graph of the Day: And Australia’s top 10 corporate emitters are…
Clean Energy Regulator's latest list of Australia's top 10 corporate emitters shows the biggest emitter has twice the emissions of the next biggest.
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Cheap wind and solar allows Powershop to cut tariffs to customers
Powershop announces 5% price drop for Victorian customers, one month after huge deal to buy three hydro plants, output of solar and wind farms.
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Road of Dreams: Why 18km stretch became testing ground for clean technologies
This rural Georgia highway has become a proving ground for cutting-edge clean energy technologies.
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Microsoft and Sunseap sign agreement on largest-ever solar project in Singapore
Microsoft purchases 100 percent of the renewable output from new 60MW solar project, supports development of new solar projects and greening of Singapore’s grid.
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Agave trial powers up Far North bio revolution
Renewable electricity and biofuels made from agave are now one step closer, following kick-off of a groundbreaking trial by MSF Sugar, with support from the Queensland Government.
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South Korean steel giant takes stake in Pilbara lithium miner
South Korean steel giant POSCO signs lithium off-take and downstream processing deal with ASX listed miner Pilbara Minerals.
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Energy market heavies find an expensive way to stand still
The recent results from market heavies provide some insights into the massive cost - to customers - of the incumbents holding onto their market share.
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