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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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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Tower of power stacks up as long-term renewable energy storage contender
A tower of 35-tonne bricks could be the key to managing renewable intermittency and expanding grid capacity.
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CEC Large-scale Solar Forum: Firming panel … ‘the prospects are good’
For solar PV to fulfill everyone's expectations as a mainstream source of energy in the grid it must lose some of its reputation as an irregular generator. It won't be easy but it can be done, the audience heard.
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CEC Large-scale Solar Forum: Market outlook panel … ‘prepare for risk, and a pause’
It's hard to look too far ahead when network constraints and a growing appetite to buy energy directly from generators are two forces pulling the market from opposite directions.
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