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EV network Jolt plans 5,000 chargers with $100m capital injection

The attention of a global giant in asset management indicates the transition to electric vehicles is underway.
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Staff WriterAugust 25, 2021, 4:15 pmAugust 25, 2021

Comment, Efficiency, For Consumers, Renewables, Solar Projects, Storage, Wind Projects

In the here and now: campaigning for clean energy change

The Clean Energy Council’s new national campaign is looking to tip the balance once and for all in favour of renewable energy, writes Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton.
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Staff WriterAugust 24, 2021, 11:48 amAugust 24, 2021

Australia, Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects

The end of the beginning … the Energy Security Board’s Physical Retailer Reliability Obligation and the long road to tomorrow’s grid

The Energy Security Board’s Physical Retailer Reliability Obligation and the long road to tomorrow’s grid.
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Staff WriterAugust 23, 2021, 4:01 pmAugust 23, 2021

Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage

When the lights go on … Melbourne installer sees the power in batteries

Battery storage and customer support are the top priorities for Leigh Richardson, owner of Melbourne solar business Energise.
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Staff WriterAugust 23, 2021, 11:29 amAugust 18, 2021

Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Renewables, Storage

EVs underground and unplugged … the Australian brains behind tomorrow’s solutions

With the help of powerful modelling tools, parts of the local auto industry are accelerating the transition to electric vehicles.
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Staff WriterAugust 18, 2021, 10:41 amAugust 19, 2021

Australia, Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, PPAs, Projects, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, VPPs, Wind, Wind Projects

Get it right this time … testing and rigour will help us build the renewable energy grid we need

The complex make-up of our energy grid is holding back its full potential, writes Mark Andrews. Only an earnest approach to risk mitigation and testing will ensure success of a new, clean NEM.
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Staff WriterAugust 16, 2021, 4:40 pmAugust 16, 2021

Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Storage, VPPs

AEMC delivers its blueprint for solar, storage and efficient network investment

The AEMC has put the ball in the networks' court as it seeks to free the way for more rooftop solar ... while encouraging battery storage.
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Staff WriterAugust 12, 2021, 4:44 pmAugust 12, 2021

Comment, Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, For Installers, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs, Wind

How shifting energy consumption behaviour could save the planet

Consumers can score an easy goal against polluting generation by aligning demand for energy with supply from variable renewable sources, writes Steve Hoy.
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Staff WriterAugust 12, 2021, 3:23 pmAugust 12, 2021