Labor sets 50 per cent EV targets for new vehicle sales and government fleets
Labor, favoured to win the May election, sets 50% target for share of EVs in new passenger sales and government fleets, and set emissions standards for all cars.
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REC Group refutes Hanwha Q-cells’ allegations in Australia
In the claim against REC Group, Hanwha did not providefullparticulars oftheir allegations despite REC Group’s requests forthe sameand went ahead to commence proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia.
Market power delivers $3.5 billion windfall to coal generators, report finds
New report suggests coal generators pocketed an extra $3.5 billion from wholesale markets from closure of Hazelwood, and it had little to with added costs or capacity shortfalls.
Will the NSW election deliver a change in electricity policy?
The major parties in NSW have developed policies to address climate and energy, but they don’t talk about them.
Carnegie dealt huge blow, as WA govt pulls plug on Albany wave funding
WA government terminates $16m Albany wave project contract with Carnegie Clean Energy, citing reasons outside the company's control.
WA prepares shift from coal to renewables, and distributed energy
W.A. government heralds a rapid shift from coal to renewables, and unveils plans to deal with the dramatic uptake of rooftop solar, battery storage and EVs.
Record renewable energy share of 56.5% for German system operator 50Hertz
German grid operator 50Hertz says 56.5% of the electricity consumed in 2018 across its grid area was supplied by renewable energy sources.
Tesla EV sales to go online only – making them cheaper, too
Tesla follows up release of the Standard Range Model 3 with news that sales will soon be online-only, but this also mean the cars will cost less.
It’s time for Australia’s renewables industry to go all in
Given the rapidly falling cost of solar and wind, the renewables industry should be actively fighting for Australia to rapidly move to 100% renewables and beyond.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Simec Energy and ScoMo’s big hydro pump
Simec Energy’s Marc Barrington on the Gupta company’s plans for clean energy, the PUB battery at Port Augusta, and trying to make sense of the Coalition energy policy.