Flow Power signs Molycorp for wind-and-solar PPA
The agreement runs until the end of 2030 and is backed by offtake agreements with the Bomen Solar Farm and the Sapphire Wind Farm, both located in regional NSW.
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Fold-out 5B arrays chosen for 10GW Tennant Creek solar plant
5B’s Maverick technology is a modular, concertinaed solution that can be transported to site in containers and then folded out as arrays.
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Renewables the cure for unplanned outages: CEC
CEC chief executive Kane Thornton has underlined the role for renewables and energy storage in taking the load of coal-fired generators.
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AEMO warns of summer supply shortfalls
AEMO observes greater risks of load shedding due to uncontrollable high impact events such as simultaneous unplanned outages during hot days.
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Lighter PV panels push flimsier rooftops under the sun
A new lightweight solar PV module opens up the possibilities for the 40% of properties that can’t take the weight of standard glass-and-aluminium technology.
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Longi Hi-MO X panel tips 20% efficiency
Tier one Chinese solar panel maker Longi has launched the Hi-MO X in Australia, with efficiency of 20%.
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Beep beep … EVs, driverless vehicles to deliver $92bn boost by 2050
Forecasts suggest new mobility could boost employment in Australia by 200,000-274,000 full-time equivalents, or about 1%-2%.
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It’s time to step on the accelerator: ACES Removing the Roadblocks panel
What’s stopping Australia move faster with clearing coal out of the way to be replaced by solar, wind and storage?
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Why is the Australian Energy Regulator suing wind farms?
The Australian Energy Regulator is suing four of the wind farms involved in the 2016 South Australian blackout, alleging they breached generator performance standards and the national electricity rules.
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We need to talk about energy … at work and at home
The message about efficient energy use is slowly getting through to owners of businesses, buildings and houses – but there’s a long way to go.
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Stampeding sheep, cross-border interconnection and China risk: ACES International Perspective panel
Australia may be ahead of the pack in adoption of new technology but we have be aware on how the rest of the world is travelling, an expert panel at the Clean Energy Summit concluded.
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Data deluge, happy customers and those tricky VPPs: ACES Digital Divergence panel
The power of connected systems is so compelling but so far away… What will it take for our distributed energy resources to sing in key?
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Targets, hurdles and the ‘confusopoly’: ACES Leading the Transition panel
A panel at the Australian Clean Energy Summit covered all the rocky ground that lies ahead as renewables inevitably crowd out coal.
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Hydrogen will ease ‘massive challenge’ as world shifts to wind and solar: Finkel
Australia’s chief scientist sees hydrogen as the obvious storage solution as the world ramps up its commitment to solar and wind.
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Clean energy PPAs are good for business, so long as buyers look before they leap
Mid-market customers are being shown all the positives of a PPA – price certainty and lower emissions – but offered contracts that could easily move against them.
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Wanted: 400,000 batteries at half price … the Canberra charge that could save our wasted solar
Large-scale federal support for residential batteries would benefit everyone … although some consumers would need convincing.
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1414 Degrees eyes Adelaide ‘smart farm’ for grid-scale thermal energy storage
The project would see 1414 Degrees integrating its grid-scale storage solution, TESS-GRID, into a protected cropping farm development.
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Storage to grow 120-fold in 20 years, pushed by utility-scale applications: BNEF
Energy storage investments will boom as battery costs halve in the next decade, say the authors of a new report from BloombergNEF.
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Many arms, one brain: solar asset management explained
Solar projects are complex, with multiple parties and contracts to comply with. The simplicity of an overview approach offered by an asset manager might appeal to some owners.
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JinkoSolar outlines the benefits of bifacial panels … and clears up a few of the myths
As bifacial technology establishes itself among its many proven peers in the world of PV modules, developers are looking into possibilities of added yield from rear-side power output.
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CEC calls for action in Victoria as monthly Solar Homes cap hurts installers
Clean Energy Council CEO Kane Thornton said the intent of the program is welcome, but the monthly cap of 3,333 rebates for home solar systems is stifling the solar industry.
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Singapore, powered by Tennant Creek: NT gives major project status to 10GW solar export plant
Sun Cable’s proposed $20 billion Australia-Singapore Power Link near Tennant Creek would generate 10GW to supply a 20-30GWh storage facility.
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Queensland short-lists 10 wind, solar and battery projects in 400MW reverse auction
The Queensland Government has short-listed 10 clean energy projects following a reverse auction for 400MW of capacity and up to 100MW of storage.
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Towers of power: why wind turbines are getting taller
Enormous wind turbines that have drawn the ire of Bob Brown, otherwise a fan of clean energy, fit in with the current trend for the technology.
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