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Climate Electric Vehicles Governments NSW Government Other Good Stuff
NSW flags imminent release of EV strategy, as feds ignore electric in auto transition report
New plan to encourage NSW drivers to adopt electric vehicles to be released soon by the NSW Liberal government, while federal Coalition ignores EVs in new auto industry report.
Solar monitoring company Solar Analytics has found that rooftop PV systems in Sydney and Canberra saw PV output plummet by 15 – 45% on heavy smoke haze days.
Other Good Stuff Renewables Solar
Newcastle builds local energy resilience with its 100 per cent renewable plan
Just four days into the New Year, the City of Newcastle reaped the benefits from the resilience created by its 100 per cent renewable energy plan.
Australian Federal Government Governments Renewables Solar Victorian Government Wind
AEMO to meet wind and solar industry over NSW, Victoria grid blockages
AEMO convenes meeting with wind and solar project developers frustrated by constraints and connection delays in western Victoria and NSW.
Climate Renewables
Microsoft pledges to go ‘climate negative’, and remove 45-years of company emissions
Microsoft pledges to go 'carbon negative', investing $1 billion to research tech to remove company's historical greenhouse gas emissions from atmosphere.
Governments Renewables Solar Utilities Victorian Government
Victoria’s power system is proving more resilient than people thought
The first half of summer suggests that the Victorian grid is already much more resilient that most commentators claim or foresaw.
ACT Government Climate Governments Renewables
Canberra households reject gas as ACT moves to end mandatory connections
ACT Government to end mandatory roll-out of gas infrastructure to new houses, as households begin dramatic shift away from the fossil fuel.
Governments Horizon Renewable Gas Renewables Utilities Western Australian Government
Horizon Power looks to renewable hydrogen to power remote WA town of Denham
Remote coastal community of Denham may become host to one of Australia's first hydrogen storage projects, as Horizon Power overhauls its electricity system.
Electric Vehicles Kia
Kia to target 1 million electric car sales yearly by 2026 in $36b ‘Plan S’ strategy
Kia aims to sell one million electrified vehicles annually, with half of that goal to be all-electric, by 2026.
Climate Governments
Greens in Austria secure zero carbon target in unlikely alliance with right wing populists
Austrian Greens secure one of Europe's strongest climate policies through deal with country's right wing populist party, but at what cost?
Governments Renewables Solar Victorian Government Wind
Ready-to-roll wind and solar projects frustrated by delays in Victoria, NSW
Wind and solar developers to meet to discuss response to AEMO's ruling that new projects will be commissioned "one at a time", causing lengthy delays.
Climate Coal Governments
European Parliament endorses $1.6 trillion investment plan for Green New Deal
EU parliament endorses €1 trillion investment plan to accelerate efforts to decarbonise economy and support a just transition to a zero carbon economy.
- Australia rooftop solar installs total 2.13GW in 2019 after huge December rushby Giles Parkinson on 16 January 2020 at 9:04 AM
- Wind, solar and batteries to slash emissions and costs in W.A.’s Esperanceby Joshua Hill and Giles Parkinson on 16 January 2020 at 8:32 AM
- What does 10GW of rooftop solar power look like?by Warwick Johnston on 15 January 2020 at 10:20 PM
- NSW flags imminent release of EV strategy, as feds ignore electric in auto transition reportby Bridie Schmidt on 17 January 2020 at 2:54 PM
- Hyundai and Kia commit $160 million to develop electric delivery vehiclesby Bridie Schmidt on 17 January 2020 at 1:01 PM
- Tesla Model 2? Tesla recruits talent for new “designed in China” EVby Bridie Schmidt on 17 January 2020 at 11:29 AM
