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The reign of Hornsdale Power Reserve as biggest battery in the world comes to an end, with the new Gateway project in California.

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Tilt says clarity needed as grid connection delays threaten Australia investment

Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson19 August 202019 August 2020

Tilt - stung by delays at its new Victoria wind farm - warns that lack of clarity over connection issues puts future investment in Australia's main grid at risk.

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Huge 2GW of wind, solar and storage to deliver green future for Queensland industrial hub

Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson18 May 202019 May 2020

Energy Estate and RES join forces to propose 2GW of wind, solar and storage to deliver low emissions and long term future Queensland industrial hub of Gladstone.

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Victoria intervenes to try and solve wind and solar bottlenecks in local grid

Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson18 February 202018 February 2020

Victoria flags "go-it-alone" strategy on network upgrades, as it seeks to solve grid bottlenecks that are hurting and delaying large scale wind and solar projects.

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Wind and solar set new generation records across Australia grid in July

Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson27 August 201927 August 2019

A record July for wind power has helped the combined output of "new renewables" – wind and solar – to reach a new peak for the month.

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South Australia “an example to the world” of how to move beyond baseload

Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson27 August 201927 August 2019

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South Australia hailed as an example to the world of how grids can move beyond "baseload" and transition to low emissions grid dominated by renewables.

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Victoria solar rebate “disaster” as August quota fills in 90 minutes

Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson1 August 20191 August 2019

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Solar industry says Victoria rebate scheme is a disaster as August quota exhausted - concert ticket-style - in just 90 minutes, confirming fears the government scheme is strangling the...

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Tesla takes aim at gas plants with 3MWh “megapack” battery unit

Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson30 July 201930 July 2019

Tesla says new "megapack" battery unit will allow deployment of "gigawatt" scale storage in a matter of months - cheaper, cleaner and quicker than gas generators.