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Smart Energy

Plug and Play 2: Making the shift to a consumer-led market
How new grid connection standards could be made more equitable and transparent for customers, while maintaining power system reliability and security.
Sarah Fumei

Jun 5, 2018

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Victorian dairy producer signs 10-year wind farm PPA
Gippsland dairy producer Burra Foods signs 10-year PPA with Flow Power to source electricity from Ararat Wind farm – a deal that’s expected to cut its electricity costs by 20%.
Sophie Vorrath

May 31, 2018

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Adelaide shopping centres take Gupta’s lead, in 1MW shift to solar
Sanjeev Gupta’s SIMEC ZEN Energy has installed 1MW of solar across four shopping centres in Adelaide, as businesses follow the UK steel billionaire’s clean energy lead.
Sophie Vorrath

May 31, 2018

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Racial resentment may be fueling climate denial in US
New research finds a link between racial prejudice and climate change denial.
Jeremy Deaton

May 30, 2018

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Solar

Elvis, aliens and solar power
How a remote Australian town found itself at the vanguard of a global revolution.
Jeremy Deaton

May 19, 2018

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Coal

Adani’s vain hope global coal market will save Carmichael mine
Adani pins hopes for beleaguered Carmichael coal mine on the Asia–Pacific market. But the Australian government’s own resources forecaster is less confident.
Bob Burton

May 17, 2018

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Commentary

One down, five to go: Cook Islands begins shift to 100% solar and storage
Melbourne company Entura leads project to take six of Cook Islands’ 12 inhabited islands from diesel to 100% solar and battery storage.
Sophie Vorrath

May 17, 2018

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Storage

Remote NT community goes “solar only” by day
Indigenous community of Daly River officially running on solar only during day, after installation of 1MW PV and 2MWh lithium-ion battery system.
Sophie Vorrath

May 4, 2018

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Rio Tinto climate resolution marks shift in investor culture
A breakthrough resolution on Rio Tinto’s climate stance has won strong backing at the company’s AGM. Is this the start of something?
Anita Foerster and Jacqueline Peel

May 3, 2018

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Press Releases

Launch of Australian-first fund to boost voluntary carbon market in Australia and create rural jobs
The Australian-first Fund will connect corporate Australia to Australian carbon farming projects with environmental, social and/or cultural values, including Indigenous savanna burning projects.
Essential Media

May 1, 2018

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5 impacts of living with solar + storage in an apartment
It’s been over a year since we “flicked the switch” at Stucco. Has it lived up to our dreams of slashed bills and grid dependence?
Bjorn Sturmberg

Apr 13, 2018

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Death by chocolate: A not-so sweet treat?
Chocolate production generates a lot of pollution and consumes precious resources. So how can you indulge, and keep a clear conscience?
Marlene Cimons

Apr 11, 2018

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