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Home battery storage uptake tripled in 2017 in Australia, as costs tumble

Home battery storage uptake tripled in 2017 in Australia, as costs tumble

New report suggests household battery storage set to boom in Australia, with uptake predicted to have tripled in 2017, and costs of the key technology expected to halve in less than seven years.

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Tasmania Labor pitches 120% renewables target, rooftop solar boost

Tasmania Labor pitches 120% renewables target, rooftop solar boost

Tasmania Labor unveils energy policy targeting 120% renewables, increased electricity exports, and an 80% boost to distributed resources like rooftop solar.

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Semitransparent solar cells: a window to the future?

Semitransparent solar cells: a window to the future?

Windows have been ubiquitous in society for centuries, filling our homes and workplaces with natural light. But what if they could also generate electricity?

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German energy giant Innogy buys two huge Australia solar projects

German energy giant Innogy buys two huge Australia solar projects

German energy giant Innogy enters Australia market, buying two large solar projects and on the lookout for wind projects and battery storage.

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Why solar households should learn to love demand tariffs

Why solar households should learn to love demand tariffs

Demand tariffs are controversial, but if properly done they could work for everyone. We just need the network owners to do the right thing.

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Cimic's UGL awarded $170M tailed bend solar farm project

Cimic’s UGL awarded $170M tailed bend solar farm project

The project will generate revenue to UGL of approximately $170 million and is due to commence in early 2018, with power generation to the grid expected in 2019.

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Trina Solar announces new efficiency record of 25.04% for large-area IBC mono-crystalline silicon solar cell

Trina Solar announces new efficiency record of 25.04% for large-area IBC mono-crystalline silicon solar cell

The record-breaking n-type mono-crystalline silicon solar cell was fabricated on a large-sized industrial phosphorous-doped Cz Silicon substrate with a low-cost industrial IBC process, featuring conventional tube doping technologies and fully screen-printed metallization.

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Equis gets finance for 127MW solar farm in South Australia

Equis gets finance for 127MW solar farm in South Australia

Equis Energy to begin construction of 127MW solar farm in South Australia, and looks to add 111MW stage 2 and 100MWh of battery storage.

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11 takeaways from the draft UN report on a 1.5C global warming limit

11 takeaways from the draft UN report on a 1.5C global warming limit

UN draft report says missing 1.5C warming target will multiply hunger, migration and conflict, but staying under will require unprecedented global cooperation.

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Carnegie's EMC wins tender to build solar farm in NSW "coal city"

Carnegie’s EMC wins tender to build solar farm in NSW “coal city”

Carnegie Clean Energy subsidiary Energy Made Clean wins tender to build 5MW solar farm on former rubbish dump, in the former coal hub of Newcastle.

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Risen Energy buys 120MW solar project near Toowoomba

Risen Energy buys 120MW solar project near Toowoomba

After some regulatory and technical hurdles, 120MW Yarranlea Solar Farm will go ahead under new owners, Risen Energy.