A City of Melbourne project to replace more than 15,000 street lights with energy efficient LED bulbs will be paid for by the federal government's Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF), the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) announced today.
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Commonwealth Bank top performing bank in global sustainability index
Australia's big four banks made it into Corporate Knights' "100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World' index.
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Two iconic Melbourne landmarks switch to solar
Melbourne’s Hero Building is proving true to its name, having installed the largest solar system to be retrofitted to a Melbourne apartment block, while 101 Collins Street has invested in the highest
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Solar snippets: latest news from SMA, SolarEdge, GoodWe, Yingli
SMA and SolarEdge gear up for the storage boom, GoodWe launches a new range of residential inverters, and Yingli makes a strategic play in Thailand.
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A new era for the global economy
Beginning with the largest gathering of political leaders ever seen and finishing with 196 nations signing the most ambitious deal ever struck to tackle global warming, the Paris Agreement is a diplomatic triumph.
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Energex launches battery storage trial in Queensland
State-owned electricity provider Energex has launched a year-long battery storage trial in Queensland, which will use battery systems from leading companies such as Tesla and Sunverge to provide real time data on how new technologies can be integrated into the network.
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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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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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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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Solar PV anti-dumping saga to drag on following successful appeal
The Anti-Dumping Commission (ADC) investigation into the alleged dumping of solar PV modules exported from China will continue in 2016, following a review of the decision to terminate the investigation.
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