IPART bumps up benchmark range for NSW solar tariffs
Regulator further lifts benchmark for NSW solar tariffs - well above AGL's proposed tariff - but rejects notion rooftop solar and storage have network benefits.
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$9 million to begin hydrogen roadmap
The South Australian Government is continuing to support the transition to a low- carbon economy through a $9 million commitment to begin hydrogen roadmap.
Battery storage “gigafactory” planned for Darwin for 2018
Energy Renaissance, backed by engineering group UGL, plans a gigawatt-scale battery storage factory in Darwin, that it says will begin production in late 2018.
NSW follows Victoria, South Australia in major push to demand management
Households and businesses in NSW will get paid for reducing loads during critical peaks, as governments and institutions decide to circumvent objections by fossil fuel lobby with smarter, cleaner and cheaper alternatives.
NSW follows Victoria, South Australia in major push to demand management
Households and businesses in NSW will get paid for reducing loads during critical peaks, as governments and institutions decide to circumvent objections by fossil fuel lobby with smarter, cleaner and cheaper alternatives.
Trump bashes wind energy in state that gets a third of its power from wind
Trump rants against wind energy, warning of lights going out and "birds falling to the ground".
$53.8 million for Stanwell Power Station
$53.8 million will be invested for a series of major projects at Stanwell Power Station west of Rockhampton, over the next year.
Trump’s far-fetched solar wall idea sparks surge in US solar stocks
Trump's planned "solar wall" might take a century to generate enough power to pay for itself, but the fact that Trump said the word "solar" is lighting a fire under solar stocks.
Inertia in power system: We don’t actually need that much
We don't need as much inertia in the power system as many think, and with a few simple changes we won’t need to mandate inertia limits either. Here's why.
Vector/LG Chem win 5MW battery storage tender for Alice Springs
Vector wins tender with LG Chem battery storage, which grid operator says will allow significant increase in solar capacity in Alice Springs and a payback in 4 years.