April 2012 - Page 6 of 8 - Renew Economy

New CEC chief says households key to green energy
The new head of the Clean Energy Council will focus on energy efficiency, distributed generation and community engagement. And he talks about Australia’s place in the renewable world, bipartisan politics (or the lack of), the importance of complementary measures, the influence of large energy companies, BIPV, CCS and nuclear.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 11, 2012

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Planet Under Pressure 2012: Here’s the wrap
The world needs a new strategy for translating sustainability knowledge into action – a contract between science and society. So far, we’re not even close.
Roger Jones

Apr 10, 2012

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Jim Hansen: Still going strong on climate at 70
After 25 years of advising on climate change, the NASA scientist is more passionate than ever about this ‘great moral issue’ he compares with slavery.
Michael D. Lemonick

Apr 10, 2012

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ACT solar auction could be a game-changer
Bids for the ACT government’s solar auction close today. Given that similar auctions in California last week delivered average bids of just US8.9c/kWh, the ACT tender could be a game-changer for the Australian energy industry.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 10, 2012

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Silex seals site for 1MW CPV plant in California
Silex Systems finds a site in California to build a 1MW demonstration plant of its unique CPV technology.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 10, 2012

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Commentary

Mixed Greens: New CEO announced for CEC
Clean Energy Council names UK sustainability leader as new CEO; private funds favoured for CEFC billions; ACT’s green power price cut; China’s solar shift.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 10, 2012

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How ocean warming is priming the Amazon for fire
Scientists used to think the Amazon rainforest was too wet to burn. But major fire seasons in 2005 and 2010 made them reconsider.
Barbara Fraser

Apr 10, 2012

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The top solar postcodes, and Australia’s solar capital
Which town is the solar capital of Australia? Which suburbs have the most solar PV? A state-by-state breakdown of who installed what, where and why.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 6, 2012

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Solar tariffs and the merit order effect: A response to AGL
In the words of AGL itself, its paper on feed-in tariffs and the merit order effect has a superficial appeal, but is clearly wrong.
Warwick Johnston

Apr 5, 2012

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Horizon finds a smart way to price a solar tariff
WA utility Horizon Power has become the first in Australia to offer differentiated solar tariffs to customers in varying locations. If energy utilities adopted the same policy in the eastern states, they could defer, or even avoid, costly upgrades to networks.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 5, 2012

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A note to our readers
Traffic is booming, and we’ll be back on Tuesday.
Renew Economy Editors

Apr 5, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Energy efficiency and one-world governments
Tea Party attacks clean-energy conspiracy; carbon slumps again; GGAS canned; Cape Wind’s $7bn merit order effect; T-Boone says yes, Contact says no, to new wind.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 5, 2012

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