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Energy giant Engie supercharges green city development with support for EVs, hydrogen transport
French energy giant Engie backs Greater Springfield development, aiming to be 'world's greenest city', with zero emissions transport plan.
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Australian researchers say “unusual” breakthrough may solve perovskite solar instability
An "unusual discovery" by Australian researchers claims to have resolved one of the fundamental challenges slowing the progress of perovskite solar cells.
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Snowy Hydro pumps up its numbers, but do they hold water?
Snowy Hydro is using unpublished negative price data to boost prospects of Snowy 2.0's commercial success. But the claims raise more questions than answers.
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No man is an island – even in a future of stand-alone power systems
Consumers might get paid to have batteries that will "island" from the grid, and EVs that can deliver power when needed, as part of plans to make networks more...
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Coalition says Technology Roadmap emission cuts a ‘projection’, not a ‘commitment’
Coalition sheds new light on Technology Roadmap: "Don't confuse commitments with projections that are in documents underpinned by a series of assumptions."
Warren Buffett-owned MidAmerican Energy idles 46 wind turbines at Iowa wind farms after a 50m-long turbine blade snapped and fell into a field last week.
Australian super fund First Sentier makes first purchase in renewables, buying wind portfolio of UK infrastructure group John Laing.
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Graph of the day – Wind climbs to the top of the renewable mountain in the US
In the US, wind overtakes hydro to become the most-consumed source of renewable energy in 2019.
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Three innovations that will continue solar’s march down the cost curve
Wood Mackenzie research predicts solar PV costs will continue to fall through the 2020s, driven by three key improvements to module efficiency.
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ARENA backs program to help manufacturers use more solar, less gas
ARENA-backed and ERM Power-led program will help 20 Queensland manufacturers boost industrial energy productivity, cut emissions and reduce costs.
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Community battery “solar sponges” to be trialled across Melbourne networkby Sophie Vorrath on 27 January 2021 at 1:46 PM
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Tesla unveils standalone inverter, “completing” home solar product line-upby Michael Mazengarb on 27 January 2021 at 11:31 AM
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Are solar panel fires on the rise and, if so, what can we do about it?by The Conversation on 25 January 2021 at 12:52 PM
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