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Is this the end for big wind and big solar in Australia?
All eyes are on Victoria and the corporate sector for the future of large-scale renewables in Australia. With the renewable energy target now largely met, there is little else on offer for the pipeline of 20GW of wind and solar projects.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 7, 2017

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CleanTech Bites

Windlab lands PPA for wind, solar and storage project
Windlab lands 10-year PPA with CS Energy for ground-breaking wind-solar-battery storage project in north Queensland.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2017

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Wind output sets new records in Europe as prices fall to zero-subsidy levels
Wind energy has set new records in Europe, accounting for 20% of all demand, with wind, solar and hydro producing twice as much as coal and gas in afternoon.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 13, 2017

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Telstra, Macquarie looking to build new wind and solar farms
Telstra and Macquarie Group looking to build new solar and wind farms in Australia in further signs of strong corporate investment.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 8, 2017

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Coal

Base-cost renewables: When wind and solar finally kill coal
BNEF says building new solar plants will be cheaper than shovelling coal into existing coal generators within 15 years. This will trigger a complete re-make of the energy system, and a share of wind and solar far beyond that contemplated by the Finkel Review.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 19, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

States betting on giant batteries to cut carbon
Some states and electric power companies are rolling out a new weapon against fossil fuels — giant batteries.
Bobby Magill

Jun 29, 2017

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Trump bashes wind energy in state that gets a third of its power from wind
Trump rants against wind energy, warning of lights going out and “birds falling to the ground”.
Natasha Geiling

Jun 23, 2017

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Renewables

Wind, solar account for 10% of US generation for first time
For the first time, wind and solar exceeded 10% of total electricity generation in the US for the month of March.
Owen Comstock

Jun 19, 2017

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Renewables

Who tilts at windmills? Explaining hostility to renewables
Studying the catastrophe that has been Australian climate and energy policy these past 30 years is thoroughly depressing. Why were we so stupid, so unrelentingly shortsighted?
Marc Hudson

May 30, 2017

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Renewables

Renewable energy investment is booming but there are clouds ahead
It is now clear there are enough projects ready to go to sail past the 2020 renewable energy target. But just because we can doesn’t mean that we will. There are still some major hurdles.
Tristan Edis

May 25, 2017

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A Sunshine State with wind in its sights?
Queensland enjoys favourable sunshine hours that support both domestic and large-scale solar assets – but what about wind?
Mark Herod

May 19, 2017

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Utilities

Network owner Ausnet sees grid dominated by wind and solar
Victoria’s biggest network operator says future grid will be dominated by wind and solar, with some communities looking at 100% renewables options.
Giles Parkinson

May 16, 2017

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