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Could the NEG be a boost for renewables?

Zen Energy has announced plans for a lot of dispatchable renewable generation in South Australia: 1 GW of it. This is the result of Sanjeev Gupta’s investment in Zen Energy and will enable up to 680 MW of solar capacity, as well as significant battery storage, pumped hydro and demand management. Sanjeev Gupta has made […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 31, 2017
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RES reaches financial close for Emerald Solar Farm

RES Australia has reached financial close on the Emerald solar farm. This is a milestone for the Australian solar industry as it is the first independently owned solar farm to sign a PPA with a major corporate. This is a great sign for the future of the industry, it helps Telstra reduce their emissions and […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 25, 2017
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We made the top 25 Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agency 2017

We are very proud to have made LinkedIn’s Top 25 Most Socially Engaged Staffing Agencies in Asia Pacific. https://business.linkedin.com/talent-solutions/events/17/10/most-socially-engaged/apac-ranking#specialist-boutique
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 20, 2017
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Australia’s power generation future

This is what Australia’s power generation future looks like. Despite the “but we have plenty of coal” nay-sayers, the future is very likely to be hybrid power plants like the Windlab and Vestas 60MW Kennedy Energy Park in central north Queensland. It is made up of 43MW wind, 15MW PV and a 2MW/4MWh battery. While […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 20, 2017
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Lagerwey to build hydrogen-producing wind turbine

This is a development that will be interesting to watch. Lagerwey, a Dutch wind turbine manufacturer, in a consortium with ECN and HYGRO, is developing the world’s first wind turbine to convert wind power directly into hydrogen for use as transport fuel. The Lagerwey 4.8MW turbine will be converted to incorporate electrolysis technology that will […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 19, 2017
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Congratulations to Premonition

Congratulations to Brad Lorge, Niklas Olsson, Aaron Darling and the team at Premonition for winning the Smart Cities Award 2017. It’s great to see Australian innvoations. We need to support these businesses as they are key to Australia’s economic future – they are the future drivers of growth in jobs and revenue for Australia. Thanks […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 16, 2017
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Congratulations to Future Grid

Congratulations to Chris Law, David Ryan, Quenton Pongracz and the team at Future Grid for winning the New Energy Award 2017. It’s great to see Australian innvoations. We need to support these businesses as they are key to Australia’s economic future – they are the future drivers of growth in jobs and revenue for Australia. […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 16, 2017
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Energy Lab – Creating a new renewable energy market

We are looking forward to Energy Lab’s next event with the ISF’s Dr Geoff James. The hydrogen economy has such huge potential and Australia has so many attributes in its favour to make us a global leader. This is what innovation and jobs is about. https://energylab.org.au/events     Freshwater Group is a renewable energy recruitment […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On October 15, 2017
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Is it Enough?

I recently listened to a McKinsey podcast, Pathways and Obstacles to a Low Carbon Economy, with Lord Adair Turner and Arnout de Pee, and was reminded of the UK’s Energy Transitions Commission that is Chaired by Lord Turner. Initially they may have drawn criticism due to some of their funding sources, but the Energy Transitions […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On April 26, 2017
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Ambition or hopeless optimism?

Six million extra jobs. For a future focussed, energy sector recruitment business, that paints a bright future. But then “an energy transition of exceptional scope, depth and speed”, “an ambitious set of policy measures” and “aggressive efficiency measures” really gets our interest piqued. The IEA and IRENA have recently published a report Perspectives for the […]
  • Posted by Freshwater Group
  • On March 22, 2017
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