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Musk says Tesla big battery now more than 80% complete
Elon Musk says Tesla big battery in South Australia now more than 80% complete, but even bigger storage installations likely to follow.
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Tesla falls behind on Model 3 production, burns cash at record rate
Production line "bottlenecks" at Tesla's Nevada Gigafactory push Model 3 delivery target out 3 months. Musk says, "we've got it covered."
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China contractors and finance may help Adani’s mega coal mine
The potential involvement of China state-owned contractors and financiers may help Adani in its push for the mega coal mine in Queensland.
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Rejected teenagers: the trend of closing young coal plants
It's not just old coal power plants that are being closed down. In Italy, the US, and the Netherlands, coal plants that are barely teenagers are being targeted for closure.
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Energy technologies and business model innovator Justine Jarvinen takes up role as Wattwatchers Chair
Energy technology pacesetter Wattwatchers is delighted to announce the appointment of Justine Jarvinen as non-executive Chair. Ms Jarvinen is currently Chief Operating Officer of the Energy Institute at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and her prior corporate roles include Head of Emerging Technologies at AGL Energy. Ms Jarvinen will lead the Wattwatchers Board […]
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Rooftop solar pushes WA grid demand to 8-year low
Rooftop solar has helped push grid demand in Western Australia to its lowest levels in more than eight years.
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Time for Australia to wake up to scale and pace of clean energy transition
Billionaires get it. A million households get it. And so do thousands of businesses. So why does Australia's government - and its principal regulators - fail to understand that the way to a cheaper, cleaner and more reliable grid is with more renewables, not less.
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Jump in shipping costs could hit Australia solar and wind projects
Sudden jump in shipping rates from China to Australia is adding 20-30% to costs of suppliers to Australian wind and solar developments.
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Network Opportunity Maps to fast-track path to smart, renewable grid
A web-based interactive map – dubbed the Uber of the electricity market - will help pave the way for a smart and renewable grid.
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World greenhouse gas levels made unprecedented leap in 2016
Human activity, along with a strong El Nino, drove 2016 greenhouse gas levels to new heights with an unprecedented jump in annual emissions.
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RenewEconomy founder Giles Parkinson wins award, as RE page views hit 25 million
Giles was awarded the Deni Greene prize, for environmental leadership in a professional capacity, by the Bob Brown Foundation.
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Gupta plans to take Sydney, Melbourne steel plants 100% renewable
Gupta says bigger steel plants in Sydney and Melbourne will go 100% renewable, and there is no reason why an aluminium smelter could not follow.
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Five reasons not to build new coal plant in Queensland
Climate Council report on the state of renewables in Queensland is a timely reminder that building new coal plant in north Queensland is a terrible idea.
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Explainer: The big 3 projects making South Australia capital of battery storage
The 100MW/100MWh battery storage project proposed for Whyalla is one of three big projects that will make South Australia the leader in battery storage, as well as wind and solar.
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NEG must grow new renewable energy capacity, not shrink it
It remains unclear how the NEG will ensure the investor confidence required to deliver a strong pipeline of new clean energy projects.
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Battery of the Nation worthy of national significance
Battery of the Nation would double Tasmania’s renewable energy capacity from 2,500MW to about 5,000MW, through a combination of pumped hydro storage development, private wind power development, and boosting the efficiency of existing hydropower assets.
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Vector wins new Australian smart metering contract
Vector has announced it has executed a contract to provide metering services to EnergyAustralia with an initial three-year deployment period that will commence before the end of 2017.
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LONGi selected into “New China Nifty 50” by Goldman Sachs
Recently, the world's largest investment bank Goldman Sachs selected 50 stocks reflecting the Chinese economy at the new stage, known as the "New China Nifty 50".
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Gupta-owned Zen Energy plans 1GW solar and storage in South Australia
UK billionaire Sanjeev Gupta has moved quickly to leverage his new investment in Australian renewable energy and storage company Zen Energy, announcing plans for 1 gigawatt of “dispatchable” renewable generation in South Australia.
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Is there a future for ‘pro-nuclear environmentalism’?
Nuclear lobbyists – especially the self-styled 'pro-nuclear environmentalists' – are few in number. So how much longer can they keep flogging a dead horse?
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