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Renewables

10 Pacific Island Nations with RETs much more ambitious than Australia
Many of Australia’s nearest neighbours in the Pacific Islands have far more ambitious renewable energy targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 26, 2016

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Solar

Large-scale solar could meet two-thirds of Australia’s renewable target
First Solar’s Jack Curtis says “aggressive” investor appetite for Australian big solar could see it deliver up to 4GW of remaining RET.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 12, 2016

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Tesla

SolarCity, Tesla see Australia as key market for cheapest solar and storage
SolarCity’s results call revealed plans to manufacture building integrated solar roofing, target Australia as key solar + storage market.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 11, 2016

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Storage

AGL hints at more virtual power plants across network
AGL sees potential for more solar and battery storage-based “virtual power plants” across its network in Australia. But its enthusiasm for new technologies is still tempered by its need to protect its incumbent business.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 10, 2016

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Solar

Big solar helps deliver near record PV growth in 2015
In a year of record global growth, solar PV broke records in Australia in 2015 too, with biggest ever year for big solar helping to balance fall in rooftop market.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 22, 2016

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Australia in reverse on energy efficiency, says new global report
Report finds Australia going backwards in energy efficiency, due to particularly poor performance in transport and industry.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 21, 2016

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Markets

Engie runs out of steam in Australia
Engie may have put its Australian assets up for sale, including Hazelwood. Would AGL be interested in an asset swap and replace an ageing gas plant with renewables?
David Leitch

Jul 20, 2016

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Renewables

Will Turnbull’s Coalition stand up to Australia’s energy oligopoly?
The era of cheap fossil fuel power in Australia is dead and buried. And unless the Coalition has the stomach to take on Australia’s energy oligopoly, the country’s chances of having a cheap renewable energy system will also be diminished.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 11, 2016

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Solar

Solar panel recycler leads Australia in emerging industry
Australia’s only solar panel recycling company is looking to scale up production as the number of broken and end of life systems mounts.
Andrew Spence

Jul 8, 2016

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Solar

Solar households miss out as big generators profit from price hikes
Australia’s biggest utilities are passing on the surging cost of the country’s predominantly coal-fired grid to consumers at the start of the new financial year, but it seems pretty clear that many solar households are missing out.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Jul 7, 2016

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Renewables

Renewable jet fuel could be growing on Australia’s iconic gum trees
New uses for Australia’s plant-based oils appear set to give it some new tricks, potentially jolting the local eucalyptus oil industry into high-tech limelight.
David Kainer and Carsten Kulheim

Jul 7, 2016

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Policy & Planning

Will Australia’s Far Right lose its stranglehold on climate policies?
2016 election sees one bunch of climate deniers turfed out, only to be replaced by another. But will the diminished Malcolm Turnbull still be beholden to his party’s right-wing, Abbott-era climate and clean energy policies, or can he follow the UK’s lead and find middle ground?
Giles Parkinson

Jul 4, 2016

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