March 2012 - Renew Economy

Five things we learned this week ..
Three Tory Premiers announce a race to Stone Age; King Coal rules Down Under, but not in the US; AGL spies the future and gasps; and how to give energy retailers and network operators the bird.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 30, 2012

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Are we to remain in a dirty industrial revolution?
How can a power plant with the same emission intensity as a black coal power plant be considered “part of the solution” in 2012?
Eugenie Kayak

Mar 30, 2012

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Mixed Greens: UK nuclear plan dumped over costs
German utilities dump $25 billion nuclear project in UK because it is “impossible” to finance; Sydney City rolls out the LED lights.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 30, 2012

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Hot news in cleantech: Ski lift power storage; 3D PV; and wind blimps
Using ski lifts to store solar energy, MIT’s amazing 3D solar panels, and the latest in wind energy – the blimp.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 30, 2012

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Hybrid solar: How to kiss the grid goodbye
Don’t get angry with your energy retailer, get even! Can suburban houses gain energy independence? Welcome to Grid 2.0.
Jeff Bye

Mar 30, 2012

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Mixed Greens: EPA ruling on HRL coal plant overturned
VCAT overturns EPA ruling on HRL coal plant, allowing it to double in size; Dyesol completes fundraising; and a guide for farmers on carbon storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 29, 2012

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Can-do Campbell and the art of political risk
Campbell Newman’s war on clean energy will give Queensland a rare distinction, as AGL takes aim at the country’s last remaining feed-in tariff.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 29, 2012

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In a renewable world, baseload generation is redundant
Denmark, Germany, Scotland and Ireland are all working out how to go 100% renewable. Could Australia do it too? A UNSW team updates its analysis and finds that baseload power generation is not needed; rather a little more PV, a little less solar thermal, and a lot of smart thinking and demand management.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 29, 2012

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Baillieu’s anti-climate strategy doesn’t add up
The Victorian Premier’s scrapping of climate policies and proposed new coal allocations have been justified as smart economic decisions. But are they?
Victoria McKenzie-McHarg

Mar 29, 2012

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Climate extremes: A recipe for disaster
A new report details how climate change-related weather extremes, combined with societal vulnerabilities, can result in costly disasters.
Andrew Freedman

Mar 29, 2012

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Worley Parsons says LNG exports could be worse than coal
Far from being lower emissions, a report finds that CSG exported to China could, in fact, be much more emissions-intensive than coal.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 28, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Energy savings for SMEs
Low Carbon Australia unveils energy savings plans for small business; SunPower making super-efficient sells; and a get out of grid system for a US jail.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2012

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