2015 - Page 170 of 187 - Renew Economy

Tesla gears up for charge into home battery storage market
Tesla Motors, the electric vehicle company throwing down a major challenge to the global motor industry, says it is now looking to become a front-runner in energy storage in a major challenge to the traditional electric utility business model.
Giles Parkinson

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Siemens, Eurus, Danvest to deliver wind energy to Australian miners
Consortium comprising Siemens, Japan wind farm operator Eurus and Danish company Danvest looking to supply wind energy to remote mining sites in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

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Emissions Reduction Fund auction delayed to April, no benchmark set
April 15 named as date for first of Abbott government’s Emissions Reduction Fund auctions, giving bidders a four-week extension. No maximum price named.
Sophie Vorrath

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Australia risks missing large-scale solar boom if RET diluted
Australia Institute report says LRET ‘integral’ to health of Australia’s large-scale solar market – already a ‘rare exception’ in a booming global scene.
Sophie Vorrath

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How both consumers and utilities can win from solar, storage, EVs
A look at a time when utilities and third-party service providers offer solutions that will keep both customers and the utility happy.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

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5 great facts about the Desert Sunlight solar project
Solar power is breaking records all the time. This week saw another one, with the dedication of a ginormous solar project in California.
John Rogers

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UK distribution utility makes the business case for battery storage
UK Power Networks reveals the cost of its pilot storage project designed to offset traditional grid hardening.
Stephen Lacey

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Utilities hold renewables to ransom over coal pay-outs
Australia’s largest utilities are being accused of holding the renewable energy industry to ransom, by suggesting they will not sign contracts for new large-scale renewables projects unless paid to close excess coal capacity.
Giles Parkinson

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GE-Andritz to build turbines for 320MW UK tidal lagoon project
General Electric-Andritz Hydro consortium to build 16 huge turbines for ground-breaking £1bn tidal lagoon power project planned for South Wales.
Sophie Vorrath

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How to measure emissions that are locked in fossil fuel reserves?
Big oil is under pressure to disclose climate change risks to their business. Here’s how they could do it.
Stephen Russell

Feb 12, 2015

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Google HQ to go 100% renewable via San Francisco wind farm
Google agrees to buy half the electricity produced by a newly upgraded San Francisco wind farm – enough to power its Mountain View headquarters.
Sophie Vorrath

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Wind energy overtakes hydro for first time in Australia
The Australian wind energy industry achieved a milestone in January, with wind generation exceeding hydro generation for the first time.
Giles Parkinson

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