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Renewables

NAB to play middle man with investors and large-scale wind, solar
NAB launches $200m Low Carbon Shared Portfolio, backed by senior loans to seven wind and large-scale solar farms, and with a $90m cornerstone investment from the CEFC.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 18, 2018

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Press Releases

Global protests push Samsung to commit to 100% renewable energy
Samsung Electronics officially announced today its plan to commit to 100% renewable energy in the United States, Europe and China by 2020.
Samsung Electronics

Jun 14, 2018

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Renewables

Labor proposes first renewable energy zone in north west Tasmania
Federal opposition proposes renewables zone in north-west Tasmania, as Victorian Labor extends coal mining licences for Latrobe Valley’s major brown coal generators.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 4, 2018

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Renewables

Renewables smash records in 2017, but 2018/19 will be bigger
CEC report details record-breaking year for solar, wind, batteries in Australia – and “just a glimpse” of unprecedented level activity expected in next two.
Sophie Vorrath

May 30, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

500 BMW i3 batteries connected to UK wind farm
Sweden’s Vattenfall connects 500 BMW i3 batteries to 228MW wind farm in South Wales, in “UK’s largest” co-located onshore wind and battery project.
Joshua S Hill

May 23, 2018

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Renewables

A 100% renewable grid isn’t just feasible, it’s already happening
Debate over whether we can run electric grids on 100% renewables in coming decades misses a key point: many countries and regions are already there.
Joe Romm

May 23, 2018

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Renewables

Why Narrabri should choose wind, solar over CSG
Report finds Narrabri has “enormous potential” for renewables, with scope for between 1GW and 4.5GW of large-scale solar and wind, that would create 500-2,600 permanent local jobs.
Sophie Vorrath

May 19, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Australia’s “hidden” carbon price – it’s trading at nearly $18
It’s time to take a closer look at current and forecast price for carbon offsets in the Australian market. The outcome may surprise.
Reputex

May 8, 2018

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Markets

Market Insight residential electricity price series
New data shows that energy consumers are paying more than they think in their bills, and more than what the regulator admits.
Bruce Mountain

May 4, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Malcolm Turnbull has become a de-facto climate denier
Macron’s dressing down of Malcolm Turnbull on his lack of leadership on climate change underlines a disturbing point: Turnbull may not deny the science of climate change, but he does deny the need to act now, and the economic benefits of embracing renewables.
Giles Parkinson

May 3, 2018

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Featured

Five red line items that need to be fixed before NEG is agreed
“Even if the Energy Security Board gives Malcolm Turnbull a Rolls Royce model of energy policy, it’s not going to be of much use to the country if he immediately seeks to put it in the garage and lock it up for 10 years.”
Giles Parkinson

Apr 19, 2018

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Commentary

French oil major bets on EV boom, with electricity retailer buyout
Oil “supermajor” Total buys French electricity retailer as part of long-term hedge against threat to oil demand from rise of electric vehicles. And did we mention the CEO totally drives an EV?
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 19, 2018

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