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Solar households to help power Melbourne stadium, in new pilot
Innovative EnergyAustralia pilot scheme allows solar customers to trade excess rooftop PV generation with MCG, in exchange for VIP stadium experiences.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 13, 2017

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Smart Energy

“Boot-camp” for clean energy start-ups launched in Melbourne
A new start-up accelerator program dedicated entirely to fast-tracking the commercialisation of innovative energy market technologies and solutions has been launched in Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 3, 2017

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Coal

EnergyAustralia: “The truth about coal is that it is not cheap”
EnergyAustralia says coal is not cheap and idea that new coal plants could reduce electricity costs is a “myth”. This comes as the ACCC vows to focus on bidding practices in wholesale markets, an issue completely ignored by AEMC, the market rule maker.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 27, 2017

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Solar

EnergyAustralia signs PPA for 150MW Neoen solar farm in NSW
EnergyAustralia has agreed to buy 100MW of output from planned Neoen solar farm in NSW – its 5th renewables PPA in seven months.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 20, 2017

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Solar

ARENA-backed Manildra Solar Farm reaches financial close
First Solar’s 48.5MW Manildra Solar Farm in regional NSW becomes latest from ARENA’s large-scale solar round to reach financial close.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 27, 2017

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Renewables

EnergyAustralia signs PPA for 113MW wind farm in NSW
Infigen Energy secures PPA with EnergyAustralia to buy 60% of output of proposed 113MW Bodangora wind farm in NSW to 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 28, 2017

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Storage

EnergyAustralia outlines plans for 100MW pumped hydro plant in SA
EnergyAustralia, Arup Group and Melbourne Energy Institute brief govt on plans for pumped seawater energy storage plant in SA.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 21, 2017

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Solar

EnergyAustralia signs up for Victoria’s first large-scale solar farm
EnergyAustralia signs third PPA in 3 months, this time a 13-year deal for all the electricity generated by Victoria’s 60MW Gannawarra Solar Farm.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 17, 2017

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Smart Energy

EnergyAustralia tips $9.3m into Redback smart solar technology
EnergyAustralia pours nearly $10m into Brisbane-based energy management company Redback Technologies in shift to new technology and peer to peer trading.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 4, 2016

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Markets

Big coal generators still fear renewables, despite gas boost
EnergyAustralia earnings jump on “favourable” gas market conditions as parent company warns of “long-term challenges” from renewables.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 2, 2016

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Waterloo wind farm extension set to begin, using Australian-made turbine towers
Work to increase EnergyAustraila’s Waterloo wind farm to a capacity of 130MW will start this month, with local SA company Keppel Prince to supply six new turbine towers.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 8, 2016

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Network operator sees no future for generators, retailers
Operator of one of Australia’s biggest networks says solar, battery storage and micro grids means the business models of centralised generators and retailers will be made redundant. In other words, no long term future for Origin, AGL or EnergyAustralia. The future is local, and that is bad news for coal, gas and nuclear.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 16, 2014

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