Marginal loss factors are the bitter pill developers of remote renewables projects have had to swallow, but continued investment in transmission and better allocation of losses will help reverse the problem, writes Amar Rathore.
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ARENA backs wind-solar-battery energy gold mine for WA gold mine
A Western Australian gold mine will be the first Australian mine to be powered by a wind, solar, battery and gas microgrid, now under construction.
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Clean energy a key driver of prosperity for next 40 years: CSIRO
The CSIRO and a long list of corporate and academic partners recently presented the Australian National Outlook 2019 report, which forecast the nation’s fitness in 2060 under two scenarios: “slow decline” and “outlook vision”.
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Current thinking is just like wind, but underwater
Ocean currents may be slower moving than wind but they have enormous inertia, which has led a Queensland inventor to explore the potential of sunken turbines.
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Storage is the answer, so don’t stand in its way: Energy Storage Conference panel
A panel at the Australian Energy Storage Conference in Sydney in June was unanimous about the immediate need and importance of energy storage … and equally frustrated about some of the policy and rule changes required to get us there.
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Solar-and-storage classroom scores ‘A’ for efficiency
Solar power is helping students get comfortable with learning, thanks to a local company that makes energy-efficient classrooms.
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Victorian $51m equity tilt takes CEFC large-scale solar portfolio beyond $1bn
The CEFC has announced its third equity investment in a large-scale renewable energy development, with a $51 million stake in Victoria’s 200MW Kiamal Solar Farm.
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How partnerships can pole vault new solutions over the barriers to change on the electrical grid
We’ll get the grid we need with less strain and wasted opportunity if we put our heads together, writes Tim MacTaggart.
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Energy storage event to tackle the sector’s biggest challenges
The Australian Energy Storage Conference and Exhibition next week will answer any questions about the possibilities of saving energy for later.
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Supreme Court rules rushed new Queensland solar regulations invalid
The Supreme Court of Queensland has overturned a regulation requiring the use of licensed electrical workers to mount and fix unplugged solar panels.
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