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Australian energy companies and new technology providers have lined up overwhelmingly against a new proposal by the Australian Energy Market Operator that they say could effectively kill the market for “virtual power plants”.VPPs aggregate…

Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists.By Joseph Daniel, Senior energy analyst When I came to UCS three years ago, coal self-commitment—the practice of coal plants running when cheaper (and cleaner) resources are available on…

Clean Power Published on July 24th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan July 24th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan A CleanTechnica reader and good friend of the site highlighted something interesting for us a week ago. Returning to news from the…

July 17th, 2020 by Scott Cooney I may be the world’s biggest fan of Zachary Shahan. (His wife and kids may argue…). When Zach first gave a talk entitled “The Future is Now,” it sort of became the ad-hoc tagline for CleanTechnica.…

Clean Power Published on July 8th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan July 8th, 2020 by Zachary Shahan These Volkswagen e-up electric cars probably aren’t running on coal-powered electricity any longer. Well, they may no longer even be…

The NSW Coalition state government is preparing to announce the second phase of its renewable energy zone program, with a call-out for up to 8GW of wind, solar and storage projects in a new zone in the north of the state, including New…

Batteries Published on July 4th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley July 4th, 2020 by Steve Hanley There was a time not so long ago when EV advocates assumed plug-in hybrids would be the bridge technology between conventional cars and…

Air Quality Published on July 4th, 2020 | by Rocky Mountain Institute July 4th, 2020 by Rocky Mountain Institute Originally published on the Rocky Mountain Institute’s website.By Paul Bodnar,Tamara Grbusic, Sam Mardell.…

Batteries Published on June 25th, 2020 | by Nexus Media June 25th, 2020 by Nexus Media By Jeremy Deaton Experts disagree about how fast the United States can replace coal and gas-fired power plants with zero-carbon electricity. Some…

A major split has emerged among Australia’s big energy utilities over the proposed delay to the introduction of the 5-minute settlement period on electricity markets – a reform deemed critical to encourage battery storage and demand…