March 2012 - Page 5 of 10 - Renew Economy

Cheap and dirty grid may be our biggest liability
For decades Australia has boasted of its cheap and reliable electricity grid as the most potent sign of its economic competitiveness. But two new studies highlight the folly of resting on past laurels, and highlight how Australia’s cheap and dirty grid has left its economy exposed and poorly prepared for the inevitable change to a low-carbon economy.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 19, 2012

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Japan’s emergency option: A power station on wheels
Mitsubishi responds to Japan’s impending power crisis by proposing a mobile emergency power source.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 19, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Stalemate for nuclear finance
Doubts over Czech co’s ability to finance Europe’s only nuclear tender; Silex gets berth in global climate index; fierce bidding for South Africa renewable tender.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 19, 2012

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The Earth is still warming, enough to boil Sydney Harbour dry…
…every 12 hours! These and other equations help convey the systemic nature of global warming in terms we can all grasp.
Glenn Tamblyn

Mar 19, 2012

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The Hunger Games: Apocalypse Now for young adults
Portraying a future where the fight to feed ourselves is televised, this film makes one of the world’s greatest challenges literal and hyper-violent.
Joe Romm

Mar 19, 2012

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Mixed Greens: 5 Vic wind farms make the cut
Solar thermal boost in India, the top 10 PV makers, and the OECD’s bleak warning.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2012

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TRUenergy ready to invest in renewables again
TRUenergy to move soon to meet its 2500MW renewable obligations. Plus, the outlook for RECs, baseload power, the CEFC and emerging energy technologies. And how regulatory changes have cruelled its investment in Cathedral Rocks wind farm.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2012

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Why TRU quit geothermal – too risky, too costly
TRUenergy justifies its decision to back out of one of the most advanced geothermal projects in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2012

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Hot news in cleantech: Offshore biomass and solar wallpaper
Seaweed biomass grown in offshore wind farms; wind-water turbines; and an innovation that could make solar power cheap, easy and ubiquitous.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2012

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TRUenergy bullish on flagships, and solar in general
The utility says it can win the revised tender for Solar Flagships – or find another way to push open the door.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 15, 2012

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NSW stares at energy future and fades to black
The pricing recommended in the final IPART report on solar tariffs in NSW is less important than its failure to imagine the future. The NSW energy industry remains rooted in the past. Chalk up another big win for the incumbents.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 15, 2012

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Mixed Greens: EV battery prices set to plummet
Report predicts 700% growth by 2017 for Li-ion battery market; US Navy to install EV charging stations; Climate Institute calls for regional ETS focus.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 15, 2012

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