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Sophie is editor of Renew Economy and editor of its sister site, One Step Off The Grid . She is the co-host of the Solar Insiders Podcast. Sophie has been writing about clean energy for more than a decade.

Storage

ARENA still has $700m to spend, to bring down cost of storage
ARENA says much of its remaining $700m-plus could be could be directed towards large-scale energy storage projects, to bring down costs as it has done with large-scale solar.
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Nov 27, 2017

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Kidston solar project set to start sending power to the grid
The first stage of huge solar and “water battery” storage project in an old gold mine in Queensland about to start exporting to grid.
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Nov 27, 2017

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Markets

Push for second Tasmania Basslink wins new ARENA funding
Australian Renewable Energy Agency tips another $20m into feasibility and business case for second interconnector across Bass Strait.
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Nov 24, 2017

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Smart Energy

CEFC targets energy hungry shopping centres, with $200m finance deal
CEFC tips $200m debt finance into QIC’s Global Real Estate flagship Shopping Centre Fund, in deal expected to deliver energy savings of between 30-40% using solar and energy efficiency.
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Nov 23, 2017

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Renewables

First Australian corporate bulk-buy to deliver new 80MW wind farm
An 80MW wind farm to be built near Ararat after first-of-kind contract with powerful consortium of 14 universities, corporations and Councils.
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Nov 23, 2017

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Coal

Coal industry’s final insult to humanity: It’s killing our sperm
Taiwanese study finds that men exposed to higher levels of air pollution have poorer quality sperm. Add that to climate impacts and lung disease of fossil fuels.
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Nov 22, 2017

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Renewables

100% renewables “cheaper, less risky” than building new coal: ATA
ATA report says a 100% renewable grid by 2030 not just doable for Australia, but cheaper and safer than building new coal plants.
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Nov 22, 2017

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Storage

Australia to lead storage boom, as home batteries become “ubiquitous”
BNEF report names Australia among 8 countries to lead global energy storage boom, with market forecast to double six times over between now and 2030.
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Nov 21, 2017

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Coal

Another coal unit falls over, leaving Victoria power supply at risk
Failure of another coal power unit in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley has prompted the market operator to warn of supply shortages – and it’s not even summer yet.
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Nov 20, 2017

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Renewables

Renewables option $1.3 billion cheaper than keeping Liddell open
Report finds combination of wind power, smart controls and energy efficiency would cost $2.2bn over five years, compared to $3.6bn to keep coal plant open.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 20, 2017

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Elon Musk unveils the long range Tesla Semi electric truck
Elon Musk is unveiling his company’s electric truck, the Tesla Semi, promising long range and big savings. Here’s what we know…
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Nov 17, 2017

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Renewables

Kidston solar + pumped hydro project wins another $5m from ARENA
Stage 2 of Genex Power’s solar and pumped hydro project set to reach financial close in 2018, with help of new federal government grant.
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Nov 17, 2017

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