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Almost 140 Countries Can Switch to 100 Per Cent Clean Energy
A team of US scientists have set out an ambitious roadmap they say will lead to 139 countries around the world switching to 100 per cent renewable power, a result that would limit global warming to under 1.5 degrees and…
Victoria Sets Australia’s Most Ambitious Renewable Energy Targets
The southern Australian state of Victoria has this week set the country’s most ambitious renewable energy targets of 25% by 2020 and 40% by 2025, at the same time as the government awarded two large-scale solar projects. The Victorian Labor…
Renewable Energy Can Deliver 25% Of India’s Energy Demand By 2030
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has concluded that India can meet a quarter of its energy demand with renewable energy sources by 2030. The new study published by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on Tuesday,…
AEMO Will Trial Ability Of Wind Farms To Stabilize South Australia’s Grid
An Australia-first trial to demonstrate the ability of wind farms to provide crucial grid stabilising services traditionally supplied by “baseload” coal and gas plants, is now set to begin in October. The South Australia-based trial, first flagged in February, and…
Australian Wind Energy Continues To Deliver Record Low Prices
Just three months after Origin Energy stunned the renewables industry with a record low power off-take deal for the 530MW Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in Victoria, AGL Energy has delivered more of the same, securing an off-take price of below…
GE Pumped Hydro Project to Increase Israel’s Energy Resiliency
GE Renewable Energy has won a contract to supply and build the 344 MW Kokhav Hayarden hydro pumped storage station in Israel. The plant is deemed key to stabilizing the Israeli power grid. The turnkey contract was secured with Israeli…
Here’s Everything Tesla Wants to Accomplish by 2020
Elon Musk’s plans for the coming decade are nothing short of ambitious. Among other things, Tesla‘s CEO has promised to dramatically increase car production, launch several completely new cars, and conquer self-driving vehicles by 2020. Here’s a closer look at…