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  Two more solar farms approved for Queensland’s north

  Another 141MW of utility-scale solar farms approved for development, as Sunshine State starts to live up to its massive PV potential.

  VisitSophie Vorrath, 1d ago

  • The new standard that could kill the home battery storage market

    Industry warns that if proposed new battery installation standards remain unchanged, the Australian behind-the-meter battery storage market will be stopped dead in its tracks – and the estimated by the CSIRO at up to 85GWh by 2040 – will simply fail to materialise.

    VisitGiles Parkinson, 1d ago
  • Wind output contrained in South Australia as it blows above 1200MW

    AEMO constrains wind farms in South Australia for first time because there were not enough “synchronous units” as wind output blew above 1200MW.

    VisitGiles Parkinson, 1d ago
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    Minerals Council makes believe on coal and renewable costs

    Minerals Council halves cost of coal, doubles cost of wind and solar and comes up with fantasy number of $27bn for a 650MW renewable plant.

    VisitGiles Parkinson, 1d ago
  • Know your NEM: Prices fall, but say goodbye to the good old days

    There will be a cost to decarbonise the economy, its’ just a lot less than the cost of not decarbonising. Generation prices will stay high, network prices will be sticky, and the incentive for “grid defection” is going to continue.

    VisitDavid Leitch, 1d ago

  • Buzz Lightyear: first solar-powered family car hits the market

    The Lightyear One, developed by Dutch startup Lightyear, now available sale at retail price of €119,000. Company hopes to secure 200 orders by end of year.

    VisitIan Clover, 1d ago
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    Tilt Renewables pushes go button on 54MW Victoria wind farm

    Tilt Renewables says will push ahead with 54MW Salt Creek wind farm in Victoria, and will go “merchant” without a power purchase agreement.

    VisitSophie Vorrath, 1d ago

  Garnaut: CET may be useless without higher emission targets

  Garnaut says Australia could likely meet its reduction targets without a CET, rendering it useless and debate about it irrelevant. He proposes a dual pathway to resolve the political impasse.

  VisitGiles Parkinson, 1d ago
• SA Water tenders for solar and battery storage to manage high power prices

  SA Water Corporation seeks to build grid-connected, rooftop solar PV system of more than 100kW, plus 50kWh battery storage system and “smart controls.”

  VisitSophie Vorrath, 1d ago

July 5, 2017 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, energy