2012 - Page 86 of 118 - Renew Economy

UNSW says Australia could be Silicon Valley of solar R&D
UNSW – after winning award for Pluto solar cell technology – says Australia has unique opportunity to capture huge R&D market in solar PV.
Giles Parkinson

May 16, 2012

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Mixed Greens: EU emissions drop, but something’s in the air…
EU cuts emissions, faces tensions over airline rule; youth group to fund green power transition; China begins ‘world’s largest’ transmission line; new EV charge-point.
Sophie Vorrath

May 16, 2012

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Could solar thermal technology make CCS cost competitive?
A CSIRO project will use solar thermal energy to provide the heat needed to capture CO2 from coal-fired generators, and reduce the costs of CCS.
Giles Parkinson

May 16, 2012

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Solar PV will do to grids what mobiles did to telephony
A leading US utility chief predicts that solar PV will have as big an impact on electricity grids as the mobile phone did on the fixed line telephone business. Throw in smart meters and electric vehicles, and there are big changes afoot.
Giles Parkinson

May 16, 2012

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Wind-power dreaming in the shadow of the Himalayas
Nepalese engineer Amrit Singh Thapa believes wind power – not hydro – is the solution to Nepal’s energy crisis. And his calculations show it’s feasible.
Robert van Waarden

May 16, 2012

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Commentary

The painful truth from Jeffrey Sachs: We’re in deep trouble
Earth Institute director dishes some carbon home truths; big renewables plans for Japan, Mongolia and Korea; and the trouble with MIGA.
Sean Kidney

May 16, 2012

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Highway to dystopia
With the world’s urban population expected to double by 2050, serious, interconnected risks are closing in on the global community. Are we heeding the warnings?
John Crawford

May 16, 2012

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Nuclear industry finds new plants are not so cheap
The nuclear industry in the UK is reeling from reports of more cost blow-outs and delays. A leading analyst says the cost of new-build nuclear may end up being three to four times the current cost of energy in the UK and may be ‘impossible’ to finance. In the US, cost increases are causing similar concerns.
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Two Earths not enough to sustain us by 2030
Australia a top driver of ecological decline, in report highlighting unsustainable consumption; 28MW German solar plant built in 7 weeks; WA FiT-fault; Google’s wind win.
Sophie Vorrath

May 15, 2012

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Precious metal: Why we should respect embedded energy
We need a more intelligent discussion about how to use our finite carbon, and it needs to be about metal.
Geoffrey Brooks

May 15, 2012

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Taking a leaf from nature: the quest for a new cheap energy source
MIT signals a major new milestone in the development of the artificial leaf, mimicking photosynthesis with much cheaper materials.
Sophie Vorrath

May 15, 2012

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Finding the truth in power bills
The state government push to show the carbon tax as a separate item on electricity bills paints a deliberately misleading picture about rising power prices.
Jeff Angel

May 15, 2012

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