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Category: CleanTech Bites

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Mixed Greens: Oz group to develop big solar in Indonesia

Mixed Greens: Oz group to develop big solar in Indonesia

Aust consortium in deal to build solar plants up to 50MW in South Sumatra; Silex’s uranium enrichment tech win; Goldman eyes Japan renewables.

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Tesla eyes investor big league as bond offering passes $1bn

Tesla eyes investor big league as bond offering passes $1bn

A savvy Elon Musk has capitalised on surging investor demand to raise more than $1 billion in cash for Tesla, repay DoE loan early.

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Mosaic find 800 investors per million for crowdfunded solar projects

Mosaic find 800 investors per million for crowdfunded solar projects

A 487kW solar power installation in New Jersey, US – Mosiac’s largest solar project ever – has attracted 823 investors.

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Australia’s first solar towers are not yet built, but they have a name

Australia’s first solar towers are not yet built, but they have a name

Australia’s first solar towers are still in the feasibility stage. But if they are built in Port Augusta, they should honour the former mayor.

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How adding an electric car cut solar payback time in half

How adding an electric car cut solar payback time in half

How buying an electric vehicle could reduce the payback time of a solar power system by 50 per cent?

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China endorses construction of its biggest hydropower dam yet

China endorses construction of its biggest hydropower dam yet

Latest dam approval means hydroelectric power is anticipated to boost China to 15% renewables by 2020.

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Australian company building 500kW solar hybrid plant in Tonga

Australian company building 500kW solar hybrid plant in Tonga

Ingenero begins construction of 500kW solar hybrid plant in Tonga island of Vava’u. It will provide up to 70 per cent of daytime peak load.

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Mixed Greens: Australian launches clean energy map

Mixed Greens: Australian launches clean energy map

Australia launches clean energy map; Goldman makes largest investment in rooftop solar leasing; New Zealand’s Meridian Energy to float.

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Graph of the Day: Aussie cleantech’s day in the sun

Graph of the Day: Aussie cleantech’s day in the sun

Dyesol shares have charted some impressive gains since last week’s announcement of a solar cell efficiency breakthrough. Should we be excited?

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On a roll: CSIRO printing Australia’s largest solar cells

On a roll: CSIRO printing Australia’s largest solar cells

A new printing device installed at CSIRO’s Melbourne labs is allowing scientists to produce Australia’s largest thin film solar cells.

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Caution: Wet solar power (a breakthrough in solar paint research)

Caution: Wet solar power (a breakthrough in solar paint research)

US researchers have found a way to achieve a cost competitive level of efficiency in solar paint. Could this mean DIY solar for the masses?

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Budget: Stronger and smarter? Or weaker and dumber?

Budget: Stronger and smarter? Or weaker and dumber?

Cuts to clean coal and renewables funds, carbon price forecast redrawn, but manufacturers to benefit from boosted clean technology funding.

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Solar warrior, Port Augusta mayor Joy Baluch dies, age 80

Solar warrior, Port Augusta mayor Joy Baluch dies, age 80

Dream to see concentrating solar power plant built in Port Augusta lives on as ‘warrior’ mayor loses battle with cancer.

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EnergyAustralia sells wind farm stake, cautious on new projects

EnergyAustralia sells wind farm stake, cautious on new projects

EnergyAustralia sells majority stake in Waterloo wind farm and signs deal for future projects – but in no rush until election and fate of RET finalised.

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Mixed Greens: S Korea set to introduce world’s highest carbon price

Mixed Greens: S Korea set to introduce world’s highest carbon price

BNEF report says $90/tCO2 carbon price would make South Korea ETS world’s most ambitious. Plus: SolarCity posts loss.

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett pumps $1.9bn into US wind power

Legendary investor Warren Buffett pumps $1.9bn into US wind power

Iowa governor’s fight for wind tax credit pays off with $1.9bn investment in state wind farms from the Buffett-connected MidAmerican Energy.

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Graph of the Day: Solar investment allure of Sunbelt countries

Graph of the Day: Solar investment allure of Sunbelt countries

Australia ranks among other Sunbelt countries as a clear leader on the latest global solar PV investment attractiveness index.

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US investors predict huge rebound in wind energy in 2014

US investors predict huge rebound in wind energy in 2014

Warren Buffett and GE are preparing for a major rebound in wind energy investment in the US in 2014.