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Ramp rate: Australia’s slow moving gas plants
Australia’s gas plants are too slow to react to 5-minute rule from standing start, so why stand in the way of fast-response technology such as battery storage?
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Solar sets new UK record in March
For first time in UK, demand for electricity for homes and businesses was lower last Saturday afternoon that it was that night – thanks to solar.
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Tesla blows past GM to become most valuable car company in US
Tesla overtakes General Motors to become the most valuable car company in the US, with a market worth of $US51.5 billion.
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Dutch dig deeper into coal stranded-asset mistake
Uniper, Engie make further write-downs in the Netherlands; plans proceed nonetheless in Germany for an equally outmoded project.
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ERM Power signs PPA for 212MW wind farm in Port Augusta
Lincoln Gap wind farm in Port Augusta SA secures PPA with ERM Power, on same day big solar farm begins construction.
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Coalition says wind turbines increase emissions, more coal needed
Senate committee produces 5 different conclusions, highlighting impossible nature of Australia’s energy politics. The most absurd conclusions came from the Coalition, and One Nation.
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NEOEN chooses QOS Energy’s innovative O&M software to track performance at 315 MW Australian wind farm
Neoen has chosen QOS Energy’s innovative O&M management platform to monitor the performance of the 315 MW Hornsdale wind project.
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Australian Tritium expands its award-winning Veefil range of fast chargers for EVs into UK and appoints EwE as its first UK distributor
Tritium is expanding into the UK market with its award-winning range of Veefil fast chargers, and has signed its first UK distributor, Electric World Enterprises Ltd (EwE).
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BuildingIQ’s 5i platform brings intelligent energy management to greater Springfield, Australia’s fastest emerging city
State-of-the-art building housing GE’s Queensland Headquarters utilizing cloud-based platform for operational improvements and improved energy efficiency
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Huge 300MW solar farm begins construction near Port Augusta
First two stages of 300MW solar farm near Port Augusta will provide grid stability services – even at night – and be “battery storage ready”. CEO Tony Concannon says combination of solar and storage will soon fall “well below” $100/MWh, meaning major changes for the grid.
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ENGIE reaffirms its commitment to invest and build a new generation of sustainable and clean energy solutions in Asia Pacific
ENGIE Executive Vice President has signed eight agreements to develop sustainable and clean energy solutions, in line with the Group’s strategy.
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Bosch and Daimler are working together on fully automated, driverless system
Bosch and Daimler are working together to take the development of fully automated, driverless vehicles forward.
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