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Spark of life: There’s electricity in nature
By Mark Byrne on 13 June 2018
Why electricity is more than just a means to various ends.
Category: Solar
India doubles down on renewables as coal left idle by cheaper solar
By Tim Buckley and Kashish Shah on 13 June 2018
Falling costs of wind and solar in Indian auctions leaves big coal plant idle and inspires government to significantly lift its renewables targets.
Climate • Governments • India • Other Good Stuff • Renewables • Solar
Tesla Powerpacks arrive for next big battery at Victoria solar farm
By Sophie Vorrath on 13 June 2018
First of 400 Tesla PowerPacks arrive at site of 25MW/50MWh Gannawarra Energy Storage System, to store power from 60MW solar farm.
Warren Buffett secures amazing low prices for 1GW of solar
By Sophie Vorrath on 12 June 2018
Utility owned by Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway signs deal to build 1GW+ new large-scale solar in Nevada, with power purchase agreements starting at $US21.55/MWh – a record low in the US.
Solar 2.0: PV and storage deals show signs of rapid energy transition
By Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath on 12 June 2018
China, Gupta, storage. This past week has seen landmark developments that signal the pace of the energy transition is gathering speed, with huge implications for consumers (mostly good) and incumbent utilities (mostly not so good).
Battery storage • Featured • Renewables • Solar • Wind
Know your NEM week: NSW coal chaos and China’s solar bombshell
By David Leitch on 12 June 2018
NSW coal closures, China’s solar bombshell, and falling lithium shares. Just another week in energy markets.
Gupta’s stunning deal to supply cheap solar to South Australian industry
By Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath on 8 June 2018
UK “green steel” billioinaire Sanjeev Gupta has unveiled a stunning, landmark agreement to provide cheap solar power to five major South Australian companies, promising to slash their electricity costs by up to 50 per cent.
ClearVue solar windows tapped by Australian eco home builder
By Sophie Vorrath on 8 June 2018
ClearVue signs MOU to supply its clear solar glass technology to company behind industrial hemp-based “micro homes.”
Martin Green – Australia’s “father of PV” – beats Elon Musk to Global Energy Prize
By Sophie Vorrath on 8 June 2018
UNSW’s Martin Green beats Elon Musk for major energy prize for his work in revolutionising efficiency and helping make solar PV cheapest energy option.
Solar overboard: PV panels sunk in NSW shipping spill
By Sophie Vorrath on 8 June 2018
A container-load of solar panels was among those lost at sea in shipping mishap off the NSW coast.
Solar Insiders Podcast June 8
By Giles Parkinson & Nigel Morris on 8 June 2018
Solar blackout scares, panels overboard
