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Not enough demand: Big batteries may be told to stand by on empty to avoid rooftop solar switch-off
In move to address plunging grid demand in the middle of the day, market operator may force big batteries to discharge and ...
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Last coal power station in UK prepares to close
The last coal-fired power station in the UK will close within days, nearly 143 years after the world’s first coal-fired power ...
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SwitchedOn Podcast: Air tight homes can reduce energy costs up to 20%
Senior CSIRO scientist Michael Ambrose recently completed Australia’s most comprehensive study on the ‘leakiness’ of recently built homes. Here’s what he found.
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New Senate committee to focus on transparency and accountability of energy regulators and operator
New Senate committee to focus on roles and transparency of energy market regulators and grid operator, with AEMO’s ISP ...
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Dutton’s baseload nuclear plan shows he does not understand energy systems, Bowen says
Dutton accused of not understanding the energy system by federal energy minister Chris Bowen, while former state energy ...
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Legislated Net Zero Economy Authority will protect transition and workers from Australia’s carbon wars
Not even a PM as pugilistic as Tony Abbott could dispense with a legislated Clean Energy Finance Corporation. The newly established NZEA will have the same protection and show investors the ...
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Australia on track to add 7GW of new wind and solar this year, as investment bounces back
Latest quarterly report from the Clean Energy Regulator reveals a promising uptick in large-scale wind and solar investment and unstoppable momentum in the rooftop PV market.
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Queensland backs iron flow battery technology for Australia’s first grid scale manufacturing facility
Brisbane-based iron flow battery manufacturer Energy Storage Industries has secured investment worth $65 million to build Australia’s first manufacturing plant for grid-scale batteries.