Funding

Increased RD&D funding for renewables critical to Australia reaching net-zero by 2050

A 58% drop in public research, development and demonstration funding for renewable energy over the past five years is a trend that must be reversed, says the CEC.
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Staff WriterOctober 11, 2021, 10:28 amOctober 11, 2021

Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Hydrogen, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

ARENA seeks microgrids that can stand up for communities and stand up to nature

ARENA’s Regional Australia Microgrid Pilots Program can improve the resilience and reliability of electricity supply in faraway places, says CEO Darren Miller.
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Staff WriterOctober 6, 2021, 3:19 pmOctober 6, 2021

Australia, Comment, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

How fossil entrants to Australia can align their clean ambitions with renewables reality

A report from PwC shows that good intentions at the outset may sometimes obscure a misalignment between the way investors and developers think about clean energy partnerships.
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Staff WriterOctober 6, 2021, 10:42 amOctober 26, 2021

Australia, For Installers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, Storage

ARENA backs $50m microgrids pilot

The call for stand-alone power systems to supply remote parts of the country will see diesel displaced in favour of solar and storage.
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Staff WriterSeptember 24, 2021, 3:11 pmSeptember 24, 2021

Australia, Company Updates, For Installers, Funding, Policy, PPAs, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Transmission, Wind, Wind Projects

ACE Power launches with 1.3GW solar, wind and battery pipeline

A clean energy player with a vertical business model hopes to have 1.3GW of solar and wind (with storage) connected by 2025.
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Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2021, 4:00 pmSeptember 20, 2021

Comment, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage

Free money won’t buy the EV future we deserve

If governments want to bring on a wave of EV ownership, they need to encourage flexibility and free-thought among the risk-takers eager to build charging networks.
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Staff WriterSeptember 17, 2021, 3:44 pmSeptember 17, 2021

Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, State Policy, Storage

Join the dots … NSW plots the way for EV charging networks

The NSW government has opened a box of tools for companies to plan and build tomorrow’s EV charging infrastructure.
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Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2021, 12:31 pmSeptember 16, 2021

For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Pumped hydro, Renewables, Storage

As the world battles to slash carbon emissions, Australia considers paying dirty coal stations to stay open longer

The Energy Security Board has better options to consider for dispatchable generation than coal, write Tim Nelson and Joel Gilmore.
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Staff WriterAugust 27, 2021, 4:00 pmAugust 27, 2021

Commercial, Demand response, Efficiency, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage, VPPs

Cling to power … Melbourne networks opt for ‘least-cost’ community batteries option to free up solar

The United Energy and Powercor networks are adding storage based on success of a trial of two pole-mounted batteries.
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Staff WriterAugust 26, 2021, 3:30 pmAugust 26, 2021

Company Updates, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Renewables, Storage

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

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