The 56 MW Moree Solar Farm in northern New South Wales has started feeding renewable electricity into the grid, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) announced today.
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New renewables-focused energy retailer gets ARENA backing
A new electricity retailer that encourages consumers to reduce their power usage and use more renewable energy has opened for business.
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Tipping point for electric vehicles to be reached by 2025
Continuing reductions in battery prices will bring the total cost of ownership of electric vehicles below that for conventional-fuel vehicles by 2025, even with low oil prices, says new research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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Tipping point for electric vehicles to be reached by 2025
Continuing reductions in battery prices will bring the total cost of ownership of electric vehicles below that for conventional-fuel vehicles by 2025, even with low oil prices, says new research by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF).
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WA’s largest solar rooftop project completed
Broadway Fair Shopping Centre in Crawley is now home to WA's largest rooftop solar array. The 312 kW system is expected to provide more than 30 per cent of the shopping centre's electricity usage.
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30,000 Australian homes to have solar and storage by 2018
The Australian energy storage market is about to experience "explosive growth" as households seek to avoid rising electricity tariffs, says US-based research firm IHS Inc.
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Battery firms meet Tesla head-on with new focus on aesthetics
The Tesla Powerwall and associated hype has given a huge boost to the emerging home battery storage market. But while some pundits have argued that the product is distinguished primarily by its slick marketing campaign, there is no doubt that the strategy is working: despite being "just another' lithium-ion battery, everyone is talking about the Tesla Powerwall.
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Retrofitting battery storage: part two – installation issues
More and more solar customers are looking into the benefits of home batteries, but designing and installing a retrofitted storage system comes with a host of potential challenges, writes Selectronic's Rod Scott.
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UQ deal to accelerate commercialisation of Redback’s storage technology
Energy storage provider Redback Technologies has partnered with the University of Queensland (UQ), in a deal that is expected to accelerate the global commercialisation of Redback's energy storage technology.
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How to staff a solar farm
A combination of factors has rendered Australia an attractive destination for utility-scale solar farms, and there are myriad ways developers can set up shop without jeopardising their bottom line due to the high local employment costs, writes Jan Rieche, Manager Renewable Energy and Engineering at Polyglot Group.
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