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Hundreds register interest in Qld renewables + storage auction
Queensland’s 400MW reverse auction for renewables and energy storage has been flooded with interest.
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Wind and solar produce three times more energy than IEA admits
The IEA energy statistics underestimates the role of wind and solar in the world’s energy mix – by a factor of three. Here’s why.
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Vector to boost its smart energy solutions
Vector will be expanding its energy storage options for residential, industrial, and commercial customers, starting with LG Chem’s battery storage products.
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Delta Electricity engages Entura to support Vales Point solar farm
Specialist power and water consulting firm Entura has been appointed by Delta Electricity to provide engineering services to support the development of the proposed Vales Point power station solar farm.
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Battery storage: Who’s leading on quality and brand recognition?
Tesla and LG Chem are leading the battery storage market in terms of brand recognition, but the issue of quality throws up some other names.
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Even Machiavelli couldn’t have dreamed up the fight against renewables
Green Energy Markets Renewable Energy Index shows an industry delivering on its promise: fulfilling a large and growing part of Australia’s energy needs while also providing meaningful employment.
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Sapphire Wind Farm seeks community investors in possible Australian first
Sapphire Wind Farm developer calls on community investors to take shares in what will be NSW biggest wind farm.
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Snowy Hydro 2.0 Powering Ahead
Snowy Hydro 2.0 is already employing 350 people and will create more than 5000 new jobs during the construction phase of the development.
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Know your NEM: Canberra fiddling while Rome burns on energy prices
Federal Government turns attention back to electricity prices, but while their interest is welcome, it is in a sense just fiddling while Rome burns.
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WA mulls three gigawatt-scale PV plants to export solar to Asia
Plans to build three gigawatt-scale solar farms in Western Australia’s Pilbara and Kimberley regions and sell their output to Indonesia via submarine cables, could soon be commercially viable.
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James Hansen’s Generation IV nuclear fallacies and fantasies
Climate scientist James Hansen’s claims about Generation IV nuclear concepts simply don’t stack up, argues Jim Green.
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Victoria proposes “hybrid” contracts for new wind and solar farms
Victoria “hybrid” contract for its 650MW large scale renewable energy action, combining fixed payment with “contract for difference” that will cap its exposure.
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