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Unsubsidised wind and solar now cheapest form of bulk energy
Wind and solar now beat coal in China and India, and nearly all major economies, while solar and batteries beat new coal and gas plants in Australia, according to BloombergNEF.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 20, 2018

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German renewables share jumps to 38% for 2018, nearly catches coal
Germany share of renewables jumps to 38 per cent for first nine months of 2018, just a whisker short of declining black and brown coal generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 5, 2018

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Victoria renewables auction points to another fall in wind and solar costs
Victoria is not releasing price details of Australia’s largest renewable energy auction, but there is enough information to point to another significant fall in the cost of wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2018

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Renewables

Intervention in South Australia jumps as gas shuts down
AEMO says it had to intervene more than 60% of time in April/May, mostly because gas generators were absent due to repairs.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 15, 2018

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Renewables

Bodangora wind farm connects to the grid in NSW
Bodangora wind farm in NSW switches on its first turbines.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 13, 2018

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Renewables

Flow Power contract to underpin Windlab’s new Queensland wind farm
Flow Power to take about half the output from new Queensland wind farm to deliver cheap renewable electricity to corporate customers in that state.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 9, 2018

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Renewables

Global wind & solar capacity surpasses 1 Terawatt
In 2007 the solar PV industry could only boast 8 GW worth of installed capacity. Fast-forward a decade and we see wind and solar accounting for more than 1,000GW.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 6, 2018

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Renewables

Why did South Australia council reject solar, wind, hydrogen hub?
Why did Port Pirie council vote to reject half-billion dollar project in wind, solar and storage when the only poll showed massive support?
David Clarke

Aug 6, 2018

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Queensland’s biggest wind farm approved, may add solar and storage
Queensland government gives development approval to 800MW wind farm – the state’s largest – that could be built with 400MW solar farm and battery storage.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 5, 2018

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Renewables

How solar, wind and hydro could power the world, at lower cost
An updated study from US and Danish academics says we can electrify the world through using mainly solar, wind and hydro – and for a quarter of the cost of fossil fuels, if you factor in savings from avoided damage to the environment and health.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 9, 2018

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Windlab’s new 100MW wind farm approved for Queensland’s north
Windlab’s 100MW, $200m Lakeland Wind Farm set to be built south of Cooktown in Queensland, after winning state government approval.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 7, 2018

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Renewables

Powershop signs huge deal for solar, wind projects – “stunned” by low prices
Energy retailer Powershop signs up for new 200MW solar farm and two major wind projects and says it was “stunned” by the low prices offered. It will also buy three hydro generators, but will need to more than double customers to match output.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 1, 2018

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