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Electric Vehicles

Off-grid EV owners charge cars from solar and their own creek
Two EV owners in Tasmania pushing boundaries of off-grid living, powering not only their home in pristine southern Tasmania but also their EVs from the sun and their own seasonal creek.
Bridie Schmidt

Aug 11, 2020

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Record growth in rooftop solar pushing coal out of Australia market
Rooftop solar continues to drive coal out of the electricity market, as renewables surge to new record levels in Australia.
Michael Mazengarb

May 11, 2020

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ARENA told to strengthen processes, as decisions on future loom
ARENA told to tighten up evaluation processes as audit office hands down review of the agency’s funding for clean tech research and development.
Michael Mazengarb

May 1, 2020

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Renewables

Strong demand for renewables jobs drives industry-leading wages growth
Continued investment in renewable energy projects sees renewables sector deliver some of the strongest wages growth in Australia.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 18, 2019

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Markets

Renewables growth will need to double to meet 2°C climate goal
S&P analysts finds renewables industry has become a mature market, but installs will need to be double BAU by 2040 to meet 2 degrees warming limit.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 12, 2019

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Renewables

Did anti-wind ideology cause Coalition to ban Lord Howe Island turbines?
New documents reveal that then environment minister Josh Frydenberg went against department advice when he decided to block two wind turbines on Lord Howe Island.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 18, 2019

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CEFC looks to energy storage, grid stability, after record spend on renewables
Clean Energy Finance Corp tipped record $1.3bn into renewable energy in FY19, says focus in 2019-20 will be on “important new frontier” of storage and grid stability.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 30, 2019

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$Why the NT should choose 100% renewables, instead of fracked gas$

Why the NT should choose 100% renewables, instead of fracked gas
The Northern Territory is at a crossroads. It can go down the dead-end street of gas fracking, or become Australia’s first renewable-driven economy.
Eytan Lenko

Jun 20, 2019

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Synergy caught between high gas costs and falling renewable prices
WA Government owned Synergy has forecast substantial losses as the emergence of cheap renewables squeezes its coal and gas heavy fleet out of the market.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 18, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

BHP sees early end for thermal coal, plugs in to electric future
BHP is preparing for the early end of thermal coal and huge opportunities in electric vehicles, renewable energy technologies, and a decarbonised future far different from the Coalition government.
Giles Parkinson and Michael Mazengarb

May 23, 2019

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Renewables

Renewables job numbers hit three-year high – led by Australia’s coal states
Full time jobs in renewable energy increased across the board in 2016-17, led by industry growth in two of Australia’s most coal-dependent states, NSW and Queensland.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 17, 2019

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Solar

Why Europe could be the next solar powerhouse
Unsubsidized solar power, energy-smart homes and communities, greening of corporations, and zero-emission hydrogen mean Europe may re-emerge as a global leader in solar systems.
Terje Osmundsen

Mar 21, 2019

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