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Australia’s biggest solar farm enjoys less curtailment, but lower prices, as big battery starts commissioning
Owner of Australia’s two biggest operating solar farms reports significant jump in revenue, helped by new capacity and less curtailment, and despite lower prices.“Remarkable milestone:” Bowen says home battery installations continue to surge, pass 400,000
Home battery installs continue to surge despite rebate changes, passing 400,000, and matching the storage capacity of grid scale batteries over last year.
Coal pollution is significantly reducing the output of solar panels, major study finds
Study by University of Oxford and University College London finds that coal pollution is significantly reducing the energy output of solar PV installations.
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Australia’s biggest solar farm enjoys less curtailment, but lower prices, as big battery starts commissioning
Owner of Australia’s two biggest operating solar farms reports significant jump in revenue, helped by new capacity and less curtailment, and despite lower prices.
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Banks are no longer financing the energy transition on faith, and are declining deals they once would do
Australia does not have a shortage of renewable energy ambition, capital or projects. However, it increasingly has a shortage of projects that banks believe in.
Diesel backup gensets are big winners from the data centre boom. Our cities would be better off with batteries
One of the segments flowing rivers of gold from the data centre boom is backup diesel gensets. Our major cities could be awash with them. But batteries provide a better solution.
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Angus Taylor’s energy policy is now a carbon copy of Hanson and Trump
It is now almost impossible to spot the difference between One Nation’s policy on climate and energy, and that of the federal Liberal and National parties.
Australia’s growing throng of solar panels, home batteries and electric cars to be managed by new regulator
Australia’s growing throng of solar panels, batteries and electric cars will be managed by a new regulator in a multimillion-dollar budget commitment welcomed by investment and climate groups.
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