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Mirvac joins RE100 with pledge to go all-electric, all renewable by 2030
ASX-listed property group becomes latest Australian company to join RE100, with target of all-electric buildings powered by 100% renewables before 2030.
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Huge turbine parts complete 630km truck journey to W.A. wind, solar microgrid
Australia’s first mining sector project to combine wind, solar and batteries in one microgid is starting to take shape in Western Australia's northern goldfields region.
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AEMC delays demand response mechanism ruling, concedes participation should be expanded
AEMC delays final decision on demand response mechanism but acknowledges both large and small energy users should participate in a 'two-way' energy market.
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Networks offer “super cheap” pricing to soak up Australia’s solar sponge
Networks offering "super cheap" rates in middle of the day to soak up "solar sponge", part of a range of proposals to allow more solar into grid.
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Huge influx of solar will reduce risk of power outages this summer, says AEMO
AEMO says power supply at risk from extreme heat, bushfires and failing coal plants, but the massive growth in solar will reduce risk of outages.
The future energy system is not only affordable, it is cheaper than the energy system we have today.
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Solar and battery microgrid achieves 90% renewables for W.A. gas hub
Horizon Power says its newly commissioned solar and battery microgrid in the Pilbara town of Onslow is already helping to deliver up to 90% renewables, and more reliable power.
ESB chair Kerry Schott says two-sided market - driven by demand response and distributed solar and storage - will require complete reform of NEM.
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Evergen taps crowd funding to accelerate smart solar growth, expand overseas
Solar and storage optimisation tech start-up opens $7m fund-raising round to private and wholesale investors, as it looks to expand to global markets.
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Solar farm helps balance UK grid – at night. And Australia could do the same
What happens to solar when the sun goes down? Quite a lot, it turns out, with a UK solar farm providing grid support at night. Australia could be next.
