Why renewables are the solution for Australia: IEEFA
Renewables are the lowest cost sustainable solution for Australia’s energy policy crisis and potentially one of Australia’s largest export industries, writes IEEFA’s Tim Buckley.
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Jinko Solar takes out fifth consecutive award for panel yield
Jinko Solar has won its fifth All Quality Matters Award for PV Module Energy Yield Simulation (Mono Group) at the Solar Congress 2019 organized by TÜV Rheinland.
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After 95,000km and 33 countries, Dutch EV evangelist needs a recharge
When Wiebe Wakker hits the road he means it – with a purpose and determination to spread the good news about electric vehicles.
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Business case for solar has never been clearer: Solgen
“There is plenty of runway in this space,” says David Brown, the CEO of the company which topped the ranks for commercial installations in 2018, Solgen Energy Group.
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AGL plans 250MW pumped hydro storage for SA copper mine site
AGL has secured the right to develop, own and operate a 250MW pumped hydro project at a copper mine in South Australia.
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Schneider Electric partners with Jet Charge to electrify Nissan dealers in lead-up to Leaf launch
Schneider Electric will supply electric vehicle charging infrastructure installer Jet Charge with Nissan Australia’s charging equipment.
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Installers at work in a barren land … how the team behind the NT’s 10MW SETuP solar project delivered 25 sites on time
With a schedule of projects in far flung locations the SETuP team had to make sure there was no room for getting things wrong. Power and Water Corporation’s Andrew Gray takes us from start to finish.
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‘Solar module efficiency of 40% can be reached’: Martin Green
Speaking at a panel hosted by LONGi Solar, the “father of photovoltaics” was upbeat about the extra power than can be seized from the sun.
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Five-minute forecast a win for solar energy industry
Australian researchers are developing short-term weather forecasts for solar farms to help them precisely predict output as little as five minutes in advance.
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Finished! 10MW, 25-site solar rollout edges Top End closer to 50% renewables
The $59 million Solar Energy Transformation Program integrates 10MW of solar PV arrays in remote locations with a target for diesel savings of 94 million litres over 25 years.
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‘Anyone who is using diesel should be knocking on our door’: Tesvolt battery boss
After success in fixing a few Australian farmers’ energy woes the battery-maker is keen to scale up solutions.
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Wind Industry Forum: WSP’s Winodh Jayewardene seeks a more efficient way to connect renewables
If the wind industry, networks and market operator stay within a collegial frame, WSP’s Winodh Jayewardene sees Australia leading by example in the global energy transition.
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Wind Industry Forum panel looks for a lever to jimmy open the connections bottleneck
A panel of experts at the CEC’s Wind Industry Forum in March tried to find strategies that may ease the industry through the connections bottleneck.
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Energy platform connects small solar farms with buyers
An online platform to connect medium-to-small-scale solar energy producers with independent electricity buyers will launch in South Australia.
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Failed experiment behind the secret sauce in Gelion’s Endure battery
Tiny breakthroughs have a way of bubbling through the corridors of academia before starting the tough grind to commercialisation.
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Air-con sector boosted to clean up its act before billions more households indulge ‘comfort cooling’
Big prize money is on offer to lure the air-con industry towards engineering a seriously efficient mainstream solution.
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Reliable returns in a ‘frothy’ market: a clean energy banker’s hard task
Investment in clean energy projects is at full throttle – so it pays to brake for risk, says MUFG banker Rob Ward.
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Wind Industry Forum panel on connection headaches, investor jitters, PPAs and policy
A panel discussion at the Clean Energy Council Wind Industry Forum in March covered all bases.
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Buzz builds for Australian Energy Storage Conference & Exhibition
The Australian Energy Storage Conference & Exhibition 2019 is coming to Sydney on June 13-14, with the theme Energy Storage – The Great Enabler.
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National energy savings scheme is worth 4.5 Liddell power plants, so what are we waiting for?
A national energy savings scheme is needed to lock in strategy after state targets end, says the Energy Savings Industry Association.
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Award-winning tech promises to ‘fix the voltage problem’ and open the C&I and VPP solar floodgates
A Queensland company is hoping its new device will enable growth in commercial and industrial solar-and-storage systems.
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Approved Solar Retailer program designed to help customers sift the good from the bad
Clean Energy Council chief executive Kane Thornton explains the reason behind the new level of rigor which is being applied to the council’s Approved Solar Retailer program.
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Renewable thermal solution provides green alternative for gas-hungry industries
A blend of old and new technology is helping researchers combine renewable energy and thermal storage to deliver heat for industrial processes.
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Jump in solar, wind and storage projects points to energy policy U-turn
Developers enthusiasm to back new clean energy projects in January and February is a vote of confidence something must change in Canberra.
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