2015 - Page 113 of 187 - Renew Economy

Australia’s dumbing down: The view from outside
A Bloomberg article says Australia’s government is betting on ‘baristas over brains’ as it flags further cuts to scientific research and development. What do you think?
Staff Reporter

May 26, 2015

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Solar energy needs smart solutions, not dumb economics
Grattan Institute reports makes some valid comments on how to regulate a grid dominated by solar and storage. But in seeking cheap headlines it has buried the important bits by making wrong assumptions about the costs and benefits of solar. Will the industry ever learn?
Giles Parkinson

May 25, 2015

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Grattan’s policy recommendation welcome, despite litany of errors
Grattan reports gets future policy direction largely right. It’s the past where they have made many errors.
Rob Passey

May 25, 2015

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Anti-wind crusade fires up as Senator calls for ‘infrasound’ regulator
Fired up by RET deal, anti-wind Senator David Leyonhjelm has called on govt to set up an infrasound regulator to monitor noise near wind turbines.
Sophie Vorrath

May 25, 2015

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US solar parity: It’s coming faster than we thought
In 2015, America’s 6 largest metropolitan areas are already at solar parity, representing 30m+ people. By 2021, the same could apply to 150 million people.
John Farrell

May 25, 2015

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Tritium secures deal to supply New Zealand EV fast-charge network
Brisbane-based Tritium sends 23 Veefil fast chargers to NZ as part of deal to supply that country’s first EV charging network.
Sophie Vorrath

May 25, 2015

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77% Australians support big solar – but renewables knowledge gap remains
Survey finds clear majority supports big solar development in Australia, but around 25% still had worrying gap in knowledge about reliability of renewables to supply electricity.
Sophie Vorrath

May 25, 2015

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Why Shell can’t quit the Arctic
Shell justifies its controversial Arctic campaign by saying world needs oil and gas resources. But really, it’s Shell which needs the resources.
Karel Beckman

May 25, 2015

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Coal companies told to get used to wind and solar
Coal and renewable energy executives at climate conference in Paris clash over future energy mix as value of storage brought to the fore.
Ian Clover

May 24, 2015

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AER attacked from both sides – consumers and networks – over NSW power prices
Too high, or not high enough? Australian Energy Regulator faces legal challenges from Networks NSW and consumer advocacy group over its final 5-year electricity pricing determination.
Sophie Vorrath

May 22, 2015

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AGL to roll out 1st battery storage products in Qld in June
AGL Energy says its first battery storage offering for consumers will be available in Queensland next month, but it won’t be the Tesla Powerwall, which it judges to be too small for the Australian market. Instead, it is now installing a 7.2kWh product.
Giles Parkinson

May 22, 2015

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Graphs of the Day: The big boom in solar PV is yet to come
Boom in solar PV has been one of most defining developments in energy industry in past five years. But it has only scratched the surface.
Giles Parkinson

May 22, 2015

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