The completion marks a watershed moment for big solar in Australia.
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Doubling renewables would boost Australia’s GDP and social welfare
A dramatic scaling up of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 would increase Australia's GDP by 1.7 per cent, improve social welfare and mitigate water shortages, according to new analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
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Plans for WA’s biggest solar farm unveiled
A 25 MW solar farm is to be built on the outskirts of Perth at a projected cost of $42 million, says Sun Brilliance, a Perth-based solar power systems integrator.
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ARENA funding for Genex to pave way for pumped hydro storage
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) will provide $4 million support for an ongoing feasibility study into the construction of a 300 MW pumped storage hydroelectric power plant at the disused Kidston Gold Mine in North Queensland.
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Big solar to get $100m boost as ARENA shortlists 22 projects
The utility-scale solar industry in Australia is set to get a major cash injection, as the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) today announced a shortlist of 22 projects to receive a total of $100 million in funding.
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Hornsdale Wind Farm successful in ACT’s second reverse auction
South Australia's 270 MW Hornsdale Wind Farm has won a contract to deliver an additional 100 MW of power to the ACT, which will help secure up to 250 construction jobs in SA's mid-north.
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Bombora to prove the case for its wave technology, thanks to ARENA
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing $181,000 funding to help Bombora Wave Power complete a detailed cost of energy study for its wave energy converter.
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Why psychology has an important role in the transition to renewables
Inspirational storytelling should be part of the way we communicate renewable energy and the environment.
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Australia’s first concentrated solar thermal plant enters final stage
The $20 million Jemalong Solar Thermal Station near Forbes in western New South Wales has entered the commissioning phase and is close to reaching full operation, says developer Vast Solar
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Solar project profile and video: 98 kW zero export system
Installing a sub-100 kW system on an unshaded warehouse roof might sound like a relatively straightforward proposition, as commercial solar projects go.
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