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Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

This $1 billion energy deal promises to cut emissions and secure jobs. So why on earth is gas included?

A deal between Canberra and South Australia that would allow more renewables into the NEM would also open the floodgates for gas.
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Staff WriterApril 28, 2021, 10:17 amApril 28, 2021

Funding, Policy, State Policy, Storage

ACT calls for 250MW of battery storage

The powerful little territory that hosts the nation’s capital knows that storage is an essential ingredient if it is to reach its target of 100% renewables.
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Staff WriterApril 19, 2021, 12:18 pmApril 19, 2021

Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Renewables, Storage

ARENA pushes EVs forward with $16.5m fast-charge funding boost

Fast-charging stations in major population centres will be delivered to set motorists’ minds at ease about the inevitable transition.
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Staff WriterFebruary 16, 2021, 10:07 amFebruary 16, 2021

Australia, Electric Vehicles, For Consumers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, VPPs

Networks gear up to manage EV demand on the grid

A trial to coordinate EV charging at 176 homes will test networks’ tolerance for increasing demand on the grid as the national fleet is upgraded.
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Staff WriterFebruary 8, 2021, 10:11 amFebruary 8, 2021

Australia, Commercial, For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, Storage

CitiPower ponders community battery rollout for Melbourne

The network is moving to pre-empt solar-related constraints with a plan that could see hundreds of storage assets connected by 2030.
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Staff WriterFebruary 3, 2021, 2:51 pmFebruary 3, 2021

Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Projects, Renewables, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

Gale force … pressure builds in the wind project pipeline

The project pipeline for wind farms around Australia is filling faster than ever before, writes Jeremy Chunn. Whether these future facilities will power the NEM or hydrogen exports, it’s clear that investors back the technology. But will the wind buildout be a breeze?
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Staff WriterJanuary 31, 2021, 3:03 pmFebruary 3, 2021

Commercial, Funding, PPAs, Renewables, Solar, Solar, Storage, Wind

Storage swap contract steadies revenue outlook for renewables

A new option in the energy markets offers developers a prudent hedge against volatile pricing.
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Staff WriterJanuary 25, 2021, 4:19 pmJanuary 25, 2021

For Consumers, For Installers, Funding, Policy, Renewables, Residential, Solar, Solar, State Policy

How to share the tenets of solar with the tenants of SA

A report from the Australia Institute recommends a simple way to encourage landlords and their tenants to share the benefits of solar in South Australia.
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Staff WriterJanuary 19, 2021, 3:36 pmJanuary 19, 2021

Australia, For Consumers, Funding, Hydrogen, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, Solar Projects, State Policy, Storage, Wind, Wind Projects

The trouble with big targets … it’s exports versus the NEM

Leaping ahead to build massive amounts of renewables to secure green energy exports will only make the job of fixing the NEM more puzzling.
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Staff WriterJanuary 18, 2021, 11:54 amJanuary 18, 2021

Australia, Comment, For Consumers, Funding, Policy, Projects, Renewables, Solar, State Policy, Storage, Wind

After 20 years, the national electricity market is on its way out … and that’s alright

The grid is in a state of flux as customers are able to choose who they buy electricity from and are able to make some of it themselves if they want to.
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Staff WriterJanuary 7, 2021, 2:55 pmJanuary 14, 2021

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