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Applications & Installations
SwitchDin teams up with Fronius on remote PV control Energy management software company SwitchDin has urged operators in the Australian renewable energy market to work collaboratively as the decentralised generation model becomes increasingly dominant.
David Carroll
Nov 12, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Renewable electricity share records tumble, rooftop PV leading the way November is still in its infancy but Australia’s National Electricity Market (NEM) is on track to record its third consecutive month of achieving more than 30% renewable energy.
David Carroll
Nov 06, 2020
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MPS to deliver solar for regional WA schools Western Australia government-owned utility Horizon Power has engaged Mechanical Project Services to install a combined 2.1 MW of rooftop solar on about 30 schools around the state.
David Carroll
Nov 06, 2020
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Powerlink partners with BOM for ‘near real time’ solar data Queensland transmission network service provider Powerlink has announced an “industry-first partnership”with Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology as it looks to improve planning and decision-making for its energy network.
David Carroll
Nov 06, 2020
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IEA report rubbishes Morrison’s gas-led energy plan An International Energy Agency report led up by Rolf Frischknecht from Treeze in Switzerland and under the joint project management of the University of New South Wales’ José Bilbao has measured the lifecycle emissions of both residential solar PV with battery storage and gas-generated grid electricity. The results are not particularly surprising, only the Morrison Government’s ongoing obduracy is.
David Carroll
Nov 05, 2020
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Technology & Products
Vic Big Battery to unlock renewables Victoria will be home to one of the world’s largest lithium-ion batteries with the 300 MW / 450 MWh Victoria Big Battery to be constructed on the outskirts of Geelong.
David Carroll
Nov 05, 2020
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Technology & Products
Sonnen to share revenues for grid services with consumers under new plan Residential battery manufacturer Sonnen has unveiled a new power tariff program which signals a major shift for the Australian market.
David Carroll
Nov 05, 2020
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Markets & Policy
Aussie councils step up for renewables, reap awards Dozens of elected local government representatives from around Australia are the latest to reject the Federal Government’s gas-led economic recovery plan, committing instead to a “sustainable” economic future.
David Carroll
Oct 30, 2020
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Technology & Products
Solar hydrogen to drive Fortescue Metals’ Pilbara workers Mining giant Fortescue Metals Group is on track to transport workers at the company’s Christmas Creek iron ore mine with hydrogen-fuelled buses after gas supplier BOC confirmed it has been engaged to install renewable hydrogen production and refuelling facilities at the Pilbara site.
David Carroll
Oct 30, 2020
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