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EnergyAustralia to buy solar and batteries for charities, funded by RET shortfall
EnergyAustralia won’t meet its renewable energy target quota this year, but will use the funds from the sale of certificates to install solar and batteries in charities.
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NSW Greens want solar and batteries on all new homes, target 200,000 “locked out” households
Greens unveil $1.25bn plan to make solar and storage compulsory on all new homes, and deliver solar to low-income households, renters and apartment dwellers in NSW.
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‘Radical socialism’ and ‘cow farts’: Republicans lash out at Democrats’ Green New Deal
President Donald Trump and fellow Republicans attack Green New Deal as impossible and a conduit for “socialism.” Sound familiar?
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Solar wings to make debut at Avalon air show
Composite wing technology featuring inbuilt solar cells with the ability to triple the flying time of drones will be exhibited for the first time at the Avalon aviation expo this month.
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South Australia gets 50 new grid-scale energy storage proposals
South Australia get more than 50 proposals for grid scale storage projects as the state looks to navigate path from 50 per cent towards 100 per cent renewables.
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The Driven Podcast: Happy Days! Fonzarelli’s Michelle Nazzari
Australia is not able to boast much about its take-up of electric vehicles, but it does have some innovative companies achieving significant break-throughs in the sector.
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Seven take-aways from the Green New Deal launch
Sweeping in scope, an agenda to transform the US into a green leader has been launched in Washington DC, here are the key points.
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Shell tipped to deepen links with battery storage maker Sonnen
Shell tipped to deepen ties with battery storage maker Sonnen as it accelerates its push into green technology.
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ARENA tips nearly $10m into distributed energy projects, pilots
Five projects and 7 studies aimed at boosting integration of distributed energy resources on Australia’s grid have won total of $9.6m funding from Australian Renewable Energy Agency.
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Small-scale rooftop solar installs reach record 159MW in January
The boom is small-scale rooftop solar installations has continued into 2019, with total installs at record level for January.
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Rooftop solar, batteries early winners in NSW election race
NSW Coalition and Labor unveil separate pledges to boost distributed renewables in state: a rooftop solar rebate from Labor and zero-interest loans for PV and batteries from LNP.
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Blaming renewables for reliability issues is “wrong and dangerous”
Grattan debunks conservative claims that an increase in renewable energy will inevitably make the electricity system less reliable, and says such views are both wrong and dangerous.
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