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Hackett steps aside as chair, CEO of battery storage company Redflow
Hackett steps down from twin roles at Redflow as company focuses on new manufacturing facility and cutting costs.
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India taps solar, storage to ensure all homes have power in 2018
Whither coal? India’s new electrification scheme will dedicate 80% of $2.5bn budget to solar and battery banks for rural and remote homes.
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UK opens first subsidy-free solar farm, complete with storage
The 10 MW Clayhill solar farm and storage facility, developed by Anesco, was officially opened by UK climate change minister Claire Perry.
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Why renewables will be cheaper than coal: Here are the numbers
The price of new-build renewable energy is expected to fall significantly relative to new-build coal energy in coming years.
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AGL plans its own “big battery” and renewables to replace Liddell
AGL outlines plans to install 250MW of battery storage at Liddell, and to invest in Bayswater upgrade, new gas generators, demand response, and huge amount of wind and solar to replace Liddell.
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Goulburn Council floats solar PV as a way to cut water costs
Goulburn Council to commission feasibility studies into installing floating solar on government water stores, to slash power costs.
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Graph of the Day: Green Bond issuance to soon pass $100 billion
Green Bond issues expected to surpass $US100 billion for the first time in a single year in 2017.
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ABB and Northvolt partner for Europe’s largest battery factory
Northvolt is going to build Europe’s largest and most advanced lithium-ion battery factory in Sweden. Supported by ABB’s industrial automation expertise, the factory will supply European customers in the automotive and key industries with high quality and customizable battery solutions.
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Sonnen waives monthly fees for battery customers in new deal with installers
Sonnen offers “free energy” for households using approved installers, and says it has 2,000 battery sales so far in 2017 and keen to play FCAS market.
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ABB to acquire GE Industrial Solutions
ABB today announced the acquisition of GE Industrial Solutions, GE’s global electrification solutions business.
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Stunning tipping points mean coal will never be great again
The global energy industry is experiencing two major tipping points for wind and solar that means that coal will never be great again, no matter how much Conservative politicians and columnists may wish it to be so.
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Why the Tesla truck will turn freight industry upside down
Elon Musk prepares to unveil Tesla’s next big thing – the all electric truck. Analysts expect it to be the biggest thing in the trucking industry for decades, and will slash transport costs.
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