Articles written by Natalie Filatoff

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Markets & Policy
Power Ledger enables consumer participation in energy markets Australian startup Power Ledger wants to scale up its offerings for much larger communities, as it has already verified its technologies in projects around the world. The Australian Energy Market Commission last week proposed a similar agenda.
Natalie Filatoff
Nov 18, 2019
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If not transmission … then batteries? Australia faces a push-me-pull-you of grid constraints and an abundance of solar developments now face the prospect of curtailment and battered business models. Could the strategic placement of large-scale batteries help manage the distribution of electrons and leapfrog the slow augmentation of transmission infrastructure?
Natalie Filatoff
Oct 21, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Australian agrivoltaics start-up aiming for eventual 1 GW of solar capacity With sun the common component of solar energy production and agriculture, a new company in northern New South Wales is set to combine the benefits of sowing PV and forage crops in the same soil.
Natalie Filatoff
Oct 14, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Macquarie to invest in 20 GW pipeline of renewables With hundreds of billions of dollars in assets and funds under management, Macquarie Group is seeking to amplify its considerable influence, bringing investment and reporting to bear on accelerating climate mitigation and adaptation.
Natalie Filatoff
Sep 30, 2019
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Gridlock grips Australia’s PV developers Australia’s large-scale solar boom faces serious constraints in the form of a long and skinny electricity network – making some ideal sites unattractive to project developers. Legacy regulations and a lack of transparency have also caused last-minute roadblocks and costly delays for developers.
Natalie Filatoff
Sep 16, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Australia’s AEMO radically curtails output of five large solar farms The Australian Energy Market Operator constrained the output of several large-scale solar plants by 50% on Friday, in response to voltage fluctuations in a 220 kV network spanning the states of Victoria and New South Wales.
Natalie Filatoff
Sep 16, 2019
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Applications & Installations
New US study finds renewable energy storage costs need to drop 90% Researchers in the US have published a study that brings 20 years of renewable energy (solar PV and/or wind plus storage) generation into line with historical energy-demand profiles, to ascertain at what storage cost point renewables can cost-effectively consistently meet 100% demand.
Natalie Filatoff
Aug 12, 2019
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Applications & Installations
CleanPeak expands solar mall portfolio in Australia with ReNu acquisition ReNu Energy signed an agreement last week for the sale of its Australian solar assets to CleanPeak Energy, a commercial rooftop solar startup.
Natalie Filatoff
Aug 05, 2019
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Applications & Installations
Tritium chargers will enable UK electric vehicle drivers to “fill up” faster and go further The U.K. is leaping ahead in its deployment of EV charging infrastructure. Box Energi has chosen Australia’s Tritium Veefil-RT technology to ramp up the number of refill sites around the U.K. in a move which will boost not only accessibility and driving range but confidence in emissions-free driving.
Natalie Filatoff
Jul 29, 2019