2015 - Page 105 of 187 - Renew Economy

Origin says future split between grid and solar + storage
Origin says it wants to be No 1 in solar, but may have to lift ambition. It sees another 5 million households adding solar in Australia, and is currently testing battery storage in three states. Electric vehicles to follow.
Giles Parkinson

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The $100/tonne gap between G7 rhetoric and climate action
G7 nations said they wanted to phase out fossil fuels. But are they prepared to take action to do that, such as a $100 carbon price?
Giles Parkinson

Jun 10, 2015

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Origin says cheaper to build renewables than pay penalty price
Origin Energy says renewables target will push down wholesale prices. And it will be cheaper to build new projects than to pay penalty price.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 10, 2015

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New ‘toolkit’ to help communities develop, profit from solar farms
Online toolkit launched to provide detailed information about how to establish a community solar farm – and profit from it.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 10, 2015

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Federal government must allow states to move on renewables
With at least 15 shovel-ready wind projects, reinstating a state-based renewables target would unleash an estimated $5bn of investment in Victoria.
Leigh Ewbank

Jun 10, 2015

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Tesla lands 500MWh storage contract, renewable boom in Brazil, S. Africa
Gamesa, Spain’s biggest wind-turbine manufacturer plans to invest more than $25.7m to expand production capacity in Brazil.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Jun 10, 2015

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Did BHP & friends just blow $1.3bn on a Colombian coal project?
Have three of the world’s biggest coal exporters just blown US$1.3 billion on a stranded coal asset?
Bob Burton

Jun 10, 2015

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Desert farms could power flight with sunshine and seawater
What if you could grow biofuels on land nobody wants, using just seawater and sunlight, and produce food at the same time?
John Mathews

Jun 9, 2015

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NSW’s CASAR Park gains pole position for EV racing, off the grid
NSW motor-sport precinct that aims to host electric vehicle racing events plans to go-offgrid, using solar and battery storage.
Sam Parkinson

Jun 9, 2015

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How South Australia coped without any baseload power
Northern baseload coal generator suddenly shut down after incident on Sunday, leaving wind energy to carry bulk of load. The energy system barely blinked.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 9, 2015

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Australia’s largest solar plant achieves full generation – 102MW
AGL’s Nyngan solar PV plant – Australia’s largest – has achieved full generation, sending 102MW to the grid, and is expected to fully operational in July.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 9, 2015

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Tesla already forcing down battery storage prices in Australia
Tesla announcement has already forced battery storage pricing in Australia to come down by one third, with further rapid falls to follow.
Giles Parkinson

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