2015 - Page 117 of 187 - Renew Economy

Costa Rica may need energy storage to keep getting 100% renewables year-round
Costa Rica is hitting records for renewable energy penetration. Can it continue?
Jason Deign

May 18, 2015

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Origin: How wind and solar will eat market of baseload coal
Origin Energy says solar, wind lowering the case for baseload generation, as wholesale prices stay low and demand is eroded by rooftop solar growth.
Giles Parkinson

May 18, 2015

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China coal use continues to fall precipitously in 2015
New figures show China’s use of coal has continued to fall dramatically over first four months of 2015.
Joshua S Hill

May 18, 2015

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Graph of the Day: How Australia’s big utilities missed solar boom
Australia’s big utilities may have increased market share by more than half, but they almost completely missed the biggest energy market trend in 100 years.
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2015

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WA govt to sell the farm: solar, wind, peaking plants …and street lights
WA asset sell-off will include iconic solar farm Greenough River, a wind farm, peaking plants and even street lights, in effort to staunch budget bleed.
Sophie Vorrath

May 15, 2015

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AGL toys with idea of electric vehicles for customers
AGL Energy is rolling out solar products and battery storage for its customers. Will electric vehicles be next?
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2015

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Commentary

Trina Solar launches residential battery, ahead of grid and commercial storage
World’s biggest solar maker hits energy storage market with 3.6-9.6kW ‘premium value’ residential battery product.
Sophie Vorrath

May 15, 2015

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Why Australia will lead the world in solar + storage
Australia has the cheapest solar in the world, and will now become the world’s test site for battery storage. Enphase predicts that at least 100,000 homes in Australia will have storage by 2020, which is why it is launching its product here in 2016.
Giles Parkinson

May 15, 2015

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10 reasons why burning wood waste for electricity should not be included in the RET
A threat to native forests and human health; just two of the reasons burning wood waste should not be included in RET.
Josh Meadows

May 15, 2015

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Let’s turn Latrobe Valley coal pits into hydro storage for renewables
It’s time for the Latrobe Valley brown coal mines to be taught new tricks, such as how to store renewable energy with pumped hydro.
Tim Forcey and Roger Dargaville

May 15, 2015

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Australia could reach 100% renewables by 2040
ANU’s Andrew Blakers says Australia to reach 90% renewables by 2040, through ‘natural attrition’; could easily raise that to 100%, as solar costs decline.
Sophie Vorrath

May 14, 2015

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Queensland commits to 50% renewable target by 2030
New Qld Labor government confirms commitment to 50% renewable energy by 2030, and to ensure one million of its homes have rooftop PV by 2020.
Giles Parkinson

May 14, 2015

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