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Australia's biggest clean energy industry event, All-Energy Australia 2020, has been cancelled as the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic takes hold in Victoria.

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W.A. to spend $66m on solar and batteries for schools, communities and social housing

Sophie Vorrath27 July 202027 July 2020

W.A. unveils plan to spend $66.3m on solar and battery storage for schools, isolated communities and social housing as part of a $5.5bn Covid recovery plan.

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Giga Texas! Austin Gigafactory to build Tesla’s new Cybertruck and Tesla Semi

Sophie Vorrath25 July 2020

Tesla says next US Gigafactory will be in Austin, Texas, where work has already begun on an "ecological paradise" that will produce the Cybertruck and Semi.

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Victoria’s La Trobe University switches on massive 2.5MW solar array

Sophie Vorrath25 July 2020

A 2.5MW solar system installed across 25 rooftops at La Trobe University’s Bundoora campus in Melbourne’s north has been completed.

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New contender for Tasmania’s first solar farm, with 5MW Bell Bay proposal

Sophie Vorrath22 July 2020

An application for a new, 5MW solar farm proposed for George Town in Tasmania's north, has been submitted to the local council.

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IEA chief tells Australia all coal must go if world to meet climate targets in orderly fashion

Sophie Vorrath21 July 2020

IEA chief Fatih Birol says it will be impossible to meet even modest global climate targets if existing coal plants continue operating at full capacity and for their lifetimes.

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Trina Solar launches 600W PV module, throws down gauntlet to industry

Sophie Vorrath20 July 2020

Just months after opening Australian orders for its 500W PV module, Trina Solar has made the leap into the 600-club, with the launch of its 600W Vertex series.

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Massive Moorabool wind farm connected to the Victorian grid

Sophie Vorrath16 July 202016 July 2020

The first turbine of Goldwind Australia's 312MW Moorabool wind farm has been connected to the Victorian transmission network and is generating electricity.

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