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Green hydrogen may get all the headlines, but the prospect of it fueling Europe's future hydrogen economy on its own looks increasingly questionable.Blue hydrogen is produced from natural gas, with carbon capture and storage (CCS)…

In its annual State of the Energy Market report, the Australian Energy Market Regulator has suggested that solar households should be asked to pay a network fee to be allowed to export energy to the grid. July 3, 2020 Marija MaischThe…

One of Australia’s most secretive and secure defence facilities is set to be solar powered, with a new 1.9MW solar farm to be added to Australia’s defence operations headquarters located just outside Canberra. The 1.9MW solar installation…

Clean Power Published on July 1st, 2020 | by Johnna Crider July 1st, 2020 by Johnna Crider Photo courtesy Amazon Amazon announced last week that it had created a $2 billion climate pledge fund that it will use to invest in…

Australian think-tank Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), perhaps most notable for its prescience regarding the renewable energy potential of the Northern Territory, has released what could be its most prudent and timely publication yet,…

Portland General Electric, the largest utility in Oregon, is jumping into the cutting-edge business of turning home batteries into grid resources. The company announced this week that it has received approval from regulators to link up 525…

Two industrial-scale lithium-ion batteries are being sold on the Australian market via a “Dutch auction,” with the asking price starting at $A335,000 and falling by $5,000 per workday. Australian management consultancy New Energy Ventures…

Thousands of Western Australian solar households may be set for a surprise as contracts signed for premium feed-in-tariffs ten years ago start to come to an end. Western Australian households which had solar installed between 1 July 2010…

Agriculture Published on July 2nd, 2020 | by Tina Casey July 2nd, 2020 by Tina Casey It started as a trickle and now the floodgates are open. Solar arrays that once sat on barren ground are now festooned with plants that attract…

The Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has announced a major step forward in the West Murray Zone after it granted registration to the biggest solar farm in that troubled part of the grid. July 2, 2020Marija Maisch Following the…