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RET finally passed – new legislation to unlock $40bn of investment and create over...
The stalemate over the passing of the renewable energy target (RET) has finally ended. Legislation to cut the RET has passed Federal Parliament, with...
SoftBank and Foxconn team up with Bharti to form $20bn solar venture in India
Japanese operator Softbank and Taiwan-based iPhone assembler Foxconn Technology Group have formed a three-way joint venture with one of India's leading business groups, Bharti Enterprises,...
GE signs deal with TerraForm Global to boost international wind growth
GE announced a $25 million investment in US renewables pace-setter SunEdison yieldco, TerraForm Global.
The investment marks GE as the first wind manufacturer included in...
Kimberly-Clark releases 2014/15 Sustainability Progress Report
Kimberly-Clark Australia & New Zealand has released its 2014/15 Sustainability Progress Report highlighting the company’s progress against its sustainability efforts within its People, Planet...
Downer EDI wins $130m wind farm project
Engineering and infrastructure company Downer EDI has announced that it has been awarded a $130 million contract for work on a new wind farm...
Australia’s largest PV power station gets go ahead to feed full capacity into grid
The Nyngan solar PV plant – part of the $440 million AGL solar project, which is supported by $166.7 million from ARENA and $64.9 million from...
Panasonic tests solar battery storage system in Australia – inks deals with 3 Aussie...
Electronics giant Panasonic has struck agreements with three Australian energy utilities to trial its home-based battery storage options.
The company has announced pilot projects with...
Audi and Global Bioenergies develop “e-benzin” without the use of petroleum (VIDEO)
Audi has partnered up with Global Bioenergies to develop a new type of fuel named “e-benzin” from plant sugars.
Global Bioenergies is one of the...
Tesla to use Aussie Reposit Power technology
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) provided $445,000 in funding for Reposit Power (Reposit) to trial an on-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) energy storage and...
Australian solar technology installed in Cyprus
Technology from CSIRO’s Newcastle Energy Centre has been successfully installed at the Cyprus Institute research facility - the premier research institute on the island...
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Modular switchgear built for faster, verified panel builds
As switchboard builders face tighter programmes and increasing scrutiny around compliance, the way enclosure, busbar and separation concepts work together has a direct impact on build time and verification effort.
