2015 - Page 108 of 187 - Renew Economy

Rap-artist Akon smacks that kerosene out of Africa, with solar academy
He has lit up clubs with catchy tunes, now Akon is enlightening Africa with a new solar academy to be set up in Mali.
Sam Parkinson

Jun 4, 2015

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NSW gas bills set to fall $96 a year, as AER rules on network pricing
NSW consumers could pay average of $96 a year less for gas, after the Australian Energy Regulator issued its final decision for Jemena Gas Networks.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2015

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NSW Government

NSW ‘dirtiest’ coal plant, Munmorah, to be demolished
NSW govt-owned Delta Electricity issues tender for demolition of retired Munmorah Power Station and rehabilitation of site, three years after the coal plant’s closure.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2015

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ARENA has $4.5bn of project proposals, still alive and funding out to 2022
ARENA chair says agency ‘open for business’, will continue to spend $2.5bn out to 2022, despite efforts by the Coalition to rein it in.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 3, 2015

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Australia facing ‘iPhone’ moment with home battery storage
Australia has all the ingredients to be world’s leading market on battery storage: Lots of solar, high prices, and a consumer base that is cost conscious and distrustful of incumbents. Add in a flash consumer product, and it has all the elements of an iPhone style revolution.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 3, 2015

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The battery revolution is exciting, but remember they pollute too
Batteries can cut carbon emissions, but mining the metals and other resources needed to make them can be a dirty business.
Caleb Goods and Carla Lipsig-Mumme

Jun 3, 2015

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Hard time exposes soft benefits of prisons adopting green energy
Prisons have historically been built with security in mind, and not much thought put into efficient lighting, heating, or cooling. But that is starting to change.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Jun 3, 2015

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Australian company says new process could bring unlimited lithium supplies
Australian company Cobre Montana is looking to commercialize a lithium extraction process that could end the prospect of supply bottlenecks forever.
Jason Deign

Jun 3, 2015

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Coal, hard reality: How did industry get China’s coal demand so wrong?
In 2013, high-profile energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie predicted Chinese coal demand would double by 2030. How did they get it so wrong?
Bob Burton

Jun 3, 2015

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Green bonds set to flourish in Asia as China plans to open markets
Asia may soon host a boom in green bond activity, according to leading international debt market players.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Jun 3, 2015

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ARENA-backed energy storage hub planned for University of Adelaide
ARENA puts $1.4m towards collaborative project to develop online energy storage R&D hub and mobile test facility, based out of Adelaide University.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2015

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Renewable Energy Target bill moves to Senate, with promise of debate over wood waste
Legislation slashing Australia’s renewable energy target from 41,000Gwh by 2020 to 33,000GWh passes lower house and heads for Senate, where Labor has promised to table an amendment to remove the Coalition’s provision for burning native wood waste.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2015

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