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Rooftop solar takes the heat off ageing fossil fuel generators
Rooftop solar takes the heat off vulnerable fossil fuels plants as temperatures hit record highs in Australia, and conservatives hope for power outages.
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Victoria solar farm owners losing $1 million a day from grid constraints
Restrictions on four Victorian large-scale solar farms in mid-September have taken 150MW of solar capacity out of the system and is costing more than $1m lost revenue per day.
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Edify seeks to dodge duck curve at big solar projects with AI trading platform
Strategic bidding software backed by Arnold Schwarzenegger switched on across five Queensland and Victoria solar farms.
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Solar powered mines now commercially viable without need for subsidies
Zenith Energy says success of 5.5MW solar plant at remote WA mine site shows the technology can be deployed at mines without government support.
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CEFC backs little big solar farms in $50m commitment to Infradebt fund
CEFC commits $50m in debt finance to help underwrite “a previously untapped” segment of the market, solar plants of 25MW or less.
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Genex lands “world first” green finance deal for two solar farms
Genex lands first-of-its-kind financing for two solar farms, including the 50MW Jemalong project in NSW which will be developed on merchant model.
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Energy retailers get $70 million tax break on refunds for LGC shortfalls
The federal government has granted big retailers and other obligated parties a $70 million tax break by removing the tax on refunds of large scale certificate shortfall charges.
Nevertire Solar Farm starts sending small amounts of its 132MW nameplate capacity to the grid from its location near Warren, in New South Wales' north-west.
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Yallourn could be replaced with renewables and batteries by 2023, says report
Less than 3GW of new renewables plus "big battery" storage and demand-side generation could replace Victoria's Yallourn coal plant by 2023, a Reputex report claims.
Shell signals major push into large scale solar in Australia with purchase of stake in Esco Pacific, following buyout of ERM Power.
