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AGL looks to future of energy with multi-billion dollar Telco play
AGL looks to the future as it makes a multi-billion dollar play for emerging telco Vocus Group.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 11, 2019

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Energy incumbents are going on a ‘gorging spree’
Big fossil-fuel-based utilities are overcharging their customers, going on a “’gorging spree” while they still can.
Marc Hudson

Nov 9, 2017

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Smart Energy

Lumenaza aims to connect 1.4m solar households with regional market
A new software platform in Germany lets utilities buy and sell “regional electricity” by connecting up small producers with consumers.
Sonja van Renssen

Nov 15, 2016

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Hazelwood owner Engie acquires 80% stake in leading battery maker
French utility Engie follows French oil giant Total by moving into battery storage space with its 80% acquisition of California’s Green Charge Networks.
Ian Clover

May 12, 2016

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The cleantech game-changing ideas of the future
From solar to storage and business models, here are some of the game-changing cleantech ideas of the future.
Karel Beckman

Nov 10, 2014

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Zero energy at zero cost: How to retrofit buildings in a week
The Netherlands has found a way to refurbish existing buildings to net zero energy, within a week, with a 30-year builders’ guarantee and no subsidies.
Karel Beckman

Sep 15, 2014

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Breakthrough US lab could solve renewables-grid integration problem
NREL launches revolutionary research facility dedicated to researching how renewable energy can integrate to the grid at utility-scale.
Silvio Marcacci

Jun 26, 2013

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$240 billion cuppa: Plan for Australia’s future electricity grid
By 2050, electricity used to boil a kettle could be generated by over 20 different sources. How are we preparing for this huge grid transformation?
Luke Reedman

May 30, 2013

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Australian ‘smart’ EV technology could halve charge costs: report
World-first trial of smart grid to manage EV charging finds home-grown technology could halve costs, optimise network performance.
Sophie Vorrath

May 29, 2013

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How electric vehicles that feed the grid will pay off
US research explores technology to make EVs even more financially appealing, while challenging the traditional energy provider-consumer relationship.
Brian Foley

May 21, 2013

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Will smart meters benefit consumers?
Smart meters can deliver energy saving information, technology solutions and price signals to consumers. We just need to get the roll-out right.
Gill Owen

Dec 6, 2012

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The world’s electricity business models are broken. What’s next?
The global electricity market, once noted for dull regulated returns, is in a state of turmoil. Its business model is effectively broken – a series of dramatic ‘game changing’ renewables technologies and falling demand has seen to that. The question is, what should go in its place?
Giles Parkinson

Nov 28, 2012

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