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A Battery-Powered Electric Plane Just Had Its First Test Flight in Australia
Startup Electro.Aero and aircraft manufacturer Pipistrel have started test flights for an all-electric plane above an airport in Australia. The plan is to have electric planes that can carry up to five...
Great Barrier Reef: 99% of These Sea Turtles Are Turning Female
A new study reveals increasing temperatures are turning green turtle populations almost completely female in the northern Great Barrier Reef (GBR).
The Current Biology paper says the northern GBR population of more than...
Tesla’s Massive Australian Battery Responds to Coal Power Outages in Milliseconds
Tesla's massive lithium-ion battery storage facility, which was designed to feed South Australia's unstable power grid, is already proving itself by responding to power outages within milliseconds.
The system—the largest of its kind...
Construction Begins On Australia’s $160 Million Kennedy Energy Park
Construction has begun on the first phase of Kennedy Energy Park, Australia’s first utility-scale wind, solar, and storage hybrid project which, once all phases are complete, could boast a capacity of up...
Australia Has Already Hit 1 Gigawatt Of Solar Installed In 2017, Breaking Multiple Records
Australia has already reached 1 gigawatt (GW) worth of solar installed in 2017 according to new figures from SunWiz, the quickest it has taken and only the second time that Australia has...
Australia Can Meet CO2 Emissions Target By 2030 With Renewables At Zero Net Cost
The Australian National University has published a new study which shows that Australia can meet its 2030 carbon emissions target of reducing emissions by 26-28% by 2030 by replacing all coal-fired power...
Tesla Set to Beat 100 Day Deadline for Giant Australian Battery Project
Tesla is set to deliver on its promise to complete the world's largest lithium-ion battery project within 100 days, after the South Australian government today confirmed testing of the high profile installation...
Australia Could Go 100% Renewable By 2030
New research from the Alternative Technology Association has showed that Australia could transition to a fully renewable energy electricity grid by 2030, which would be cheaper and less risky than building new...
GE Renewable Energy Continues Strong 2017 Growth
GE Renewable Energy recorded yet another strong quarter with $3 billion in orders and double the growth in its international onshore wind orders, according to figures pulled out of GE’s larger third-quarter...
Victorian Government Passes 40% By 2025 Renewable Energy Target
The Andrews Labor Government in Victoria, Australia, has successfully passed through the State’s Legislative Council its ambitious renewable energy target of 25% renewable energy by 2020 and 40% by 2025.
The southern Australian...
Vestas, Tesla, Windlab, & Australian CEFC Partner On World’s First Utility-Scale Hybrid Wind, Solar, & Storage Project
A world first renewable energy project has taken its first steps in Australia, with big-name companies Vestas, Tesla, and Windlab backed by Australia’s Clean Energy Finance Corporation partnering on a $160 million,...
Australian Government Walks Away From Clean Energy Target
Australia’s Federal Government this week announced a new energy policy that walks away from introducing a post-2020 Clean Energy Target of 42% in favor of a National Energy Guarantee that puts the...
Australian Greens’ New Policy Pushes For 20GW By 2020
The Australian Greens have unveiled a new policy that aims for 20GW of energy storage to be installed across the nation by 2030, providing incentives for storage at household and grid level,...
Australian Gullen Range Hybrid Solar & Wind Farm Is Now Generating Energy For The Grid
The Gullen Range solar farm – the first in Australia to be co-located with a wind farm – has begun generation into the grid.
The 10MW solar farm is adjacent to the 165MW...
Australia Needs 75% Renewable Electricity By 2030 To Meet Paris Commitments
A new major report has concluded that Australia needs between 66% and 75% renewable energy for electricity generation by 2030 in order to meet its Paris Climate Agreement commitments, or face delaying...
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...
