2014 - Page 39 of 181 - Renew Economy

Coal generates just 1.2% of Qld jobs – not 13%
Despite fossil fuel spin about coal’s economic importance, report finds more Queenslanders work in Arts and Recreation than in the coal industry.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2014

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Solar project costs down to 6.5c/kWh in Georgia, US
The average utility-scale solar bid for power-purchase agreements for a solr project in the US state of Georgia averaged at 6.5 cents per kilowatt-hour.
Stephen Lacey

Oct 17, 2014

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Victoria energy efficiency target safe, for now, as Napthine govt backs down
Victorian Energy Efficiency Target scheme given stay of execution, as Napthine govt backs away from plans to cut it short and scrap it.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2014

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How the electricity industry is trying to block solar (part 2)
Another 10 examples of how the incumbent electricity industry – with the help of policy makers – is acting to stop rooftop solar industry.
Nigel Morris

Oct 17, 2014

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Grid parity achieveable for EU renewables by 2018: report
New European analysis finds solar and wind could achieve grid parity in Turkey by 2018; solar in Spain by 2021, Portugal by 2022 and Italy by 2025.
Jake Richardson

Oct 17, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

Abbott’s dissing of divestment will come back to bite him
Companies critical of fossil fuel divestment should take responsibility for better valuing and reporting their environmental and social impacts.
Carol A Adams

Oct 17, 2014

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Renewables take top share in German power mix – a first
Non-hydro renewables increased electricity output by 8.6 TWh over first 9 months of 2014, making them Germany’s number one power source for the first time.
Thomas Gerke

Oct 17, 2014

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Why rooftop solar makes networks such a hard sell
New report says asset value of NSW networks needs to be written down by nearly half so they can compete with rooftop solar. If they don’t, consumers will be forced to pay more, many will leave the grid, and the assets will end up being stranded.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 17, 2014

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Electric vehicles: Saviour of utilities, or destroyer?
For utilities, electric vehicle uptake could boost electricity demand and balance a changing grid. On the flip-side, it could help drive households off grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2014

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Is carbon capture and storage a reality, or just a dream?
Carbon capture has been on the radar since 1995. 20 years later, is it any more likely to become a commercial or technical reality?
Stephen Bygrave

Oct 16, 2014

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Regulator says Australia facing “prosumer” energy revolution
Australian Energy Regulator says network models need to be changed to allow greater access for customers to participate in the market. It warns that if barriers remain, then prosumers – those generating and storing their own energy – will “walk away” from the grid.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 16, 2014

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Battery storage breakthrough allows recharge in just 2 mins
Scientists from a Singapore university have developed a new battery that can be recharged up to 70% in only 2 minutes, and with a 20-year lifespan.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 16, 2014

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