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Origin aims to be No.1 in solar, but has a long way to travel
Origin Energy is bullish about Australia’s rooftop solar market, and wants to be the No. 1 player. But it’s not an easy target.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 20, 2015

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8 potential battery storage technology breakthroughs
Lab innovations in battery storage technologies have come to light almost weekly in the last quarter.
Jason Deign

Aug 20, 2015

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Abbott’s silly claim: 50% renewables will ruin us
Contrary to Coalition claims, achieving 50% renewables by 2030 is not an economic or technical problem. It just needs to be made a policy priority.
John Grimes

Aug 14, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Shorten says solar + storage allowing consumers to lead energy revolution
Labor leader says energy markets in midst of ‘seismic shift’ – an ‘energy revolution’ driven by consumers, solar and battery storage.
Staff Reporter

Aug 14, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Abbott points to solar plus storage, but does he really get it?
Buried in Abbott’s 2030 emissions reduction policy is a cursory mention of solar and storage. But does he, or anyone in the Coalition, really get the enormous role these unstoppable technologies will play in reducing Australia’s emissions and transforming its energy market?
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2015

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Featured

AGL says still not enough policy certainty for large-scale renewables
Investment in large-scale renewables face more months of stagnation after AGL says there is still not enough policy certainty to push investment, thanks to Coalition and Labor split on climate and clean energy. AGL, however, says it has doubled its rooftop solar sales, and is making its first battery storages sales to customers.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 12, 2015

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You can now get ‘wind turbine syndrome’ from solar panels and batteries
Wind turbine syndrome all over again? As solar + storage threaten power incumbents, the renewables industry should prepare for a new health scare campaign.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 12, 2015

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Ergon trials solar + storage and energy trading for households
Ergon Energy teams with SunPower and Sunverge Energy to offer solar plus battery storage for households. It will cut households bills and allow retailers and networks to use “virtual power plants” of pooled household storage, to hedge against rising fuel costs and grid upgrades.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 6, 2015

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Toshiba wins battery storage contract for Flinders Island renewable project
HydroTas signs nearly $4m worth of contracts for Flinders Island renewable energy + storage project. Toshiba wins contract to supply battery cells.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 3, 2015

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Corbell gets energy ministers to factor in carbon emissions, push storage
ACT energy minister convinces state, federal counterparts to factor in emissions, push battery storage and coal plant retirement.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 24, 2015

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LG Chem pushes Australian battery storage prices further down the curve
New 6.4kWh system from LG Chem brings costs at top end of the range down towards $1,000kWh, reinforcing the growing wedge between solar and storage and grid prices.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 23, 2015

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Richard Di Natale – the party leader living off the grid
The Greens leader chose to go off-grid 10 years ago, largely because of the huge costs of connecting his then weekender to the grid.
Emma Sutcliffe

Jul 22, 2015

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