September 2012 - Page 6 of 12 - Renew Economy

Four distributed solar lessons from California, in charts
A new study pushes the boundaries of distributed generation by assuming local installed solar can be sufficient to meet 100% of local demand.
John Farrell

Sep 18, 2012

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Shell puts Arctic offshore drilling plans on ice
The oil major has announced that it will postpone its Arctic offshore drilling for the year due to technical problems and rough ice conditions.
Kiley Kroh

Sep 18, 2012

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Cleantech – the $4 trillion global market
New research says global cleantech market is worth €2 trillion, and will be double that by 2020.
CleanTechnica

Sep 18, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Pacific Hydro goes retail to challenge utilities
PacHydro to formally launch retail arm this week. Plus Saudi seeks funds for renewables ramp-up; Japan’s no-nukes deadline; and UK hits wind record.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2012

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GE says Australia should consider raising renewables target
GE says Australia should consider increasing renewables target to counter the “lock in” of coal, and a fall in wholesale prices – caused by renewables. Meanwhile, a push to expand community projects, farmers and foresters join anti-RET brigade, but not AIG, and what TRU said two years ago.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 17, 2012

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OPT pitches to investors for $230m Victoria wave project
Ocean Power Technologies and Lockheed Martin seek backers for ‘flagship’ wave energy farm in Victoria.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 17, 2012

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Hundreds rally to launch 14-day walk for Port Augusta solar thermal
The campaign to replace SA’s only coal-fired capacity with solar thermal got moving over the weekend, with the launch of the 300km Walk for Solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2012

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Clean coal: Decades of deception
The push to brand coal as ‘clean’ seems like a new phenomenon, but it has been a marketing strategy since 1921.
Stephen Lacey

Sep 17, 2012

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Adapt or die: How utilities will cope with technology change
As technology evolves, energy companies will need to evolve, or face extinction. The more they block emerging competitors, the more they encourage new solutions.
Alan Pears

Sep 17, 2012

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War against solar: pricing regulator favours gross tariffs
The war against solar intensifies as Queensland pricing regulator says it favours gross feed in tariffs, a move the solar industry says would protect the revenues of utilities but devastate the solar industry. It comes as numerous commercial projects are suspended as a federal grants program is halted.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2012

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The Tele, the carbon price and footy finals ticket prices
There is outrage at the huge increases in ticket prices for AFL finals. Must be the carbon tax.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2012

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US carbon emissions poised to rise as gas “fad” diet fails
CO2 emissions in the US power sector are set to rise by 2.8 percent in 2013, after declining by 2.3 percent in 2011 and 2.4 percent in 2012.
Stephen Lacey

Sep 14, 2012

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