2015 - Page 123 of 187 - Renew Economy

Renewables uptake surging in emerging economies
New BNEF report shows that renewable energy adoption is growing in the world’s emerging economies nearly twice as fast as industrialised nations.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

May 6, 2015

0
Vector to deploy Tesla storage, as Australian utilities weigh options
Vector to deploy Tesla battery storage. But while Australian utilities weigh their options, Transgrid says competitive battery storage still up to decade away. Hello!
Giles Parkinson

May 5, 2015

10
Vic budget takes baby steps on environment – must do better
Andrews government’s first budget shows encouraging signs, but can it match the aspirations with funding and policy commitments?
Mark Wakeham

May 5, 2015

2
Australia’s big fail on climate and energy policies
Australia is going backwards in climate and energy policies and is being accused of deliberately throttling the renewable energy industry, and of gilding the lily on its Direct Action achievements. Meanwhile, pressure mounts for global climate targets to be even more ambitious.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2015

10
States vow to boost large-scale renewables as RET stalemate continues
States, territories agree to drive large-scale renewables uptake, as new report warns Australia risks economic crisis if it ignores shift to clean energy.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

May 5, 2015

5
First PV modules installed at 53MW Broken Hill solar farm
First panels installed at the second of two big solar projects being built in NSW, the 53MW Broken Hill Solar Plant.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2015

0
IEA says renewables, efficiency to play biggest role in emissions reduction
IEA says renewables and energy efficiency to provide 75% of abatement. But memo Australia: It requires a policy to be implemented.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2015

1
Australia sets new wind energy record, breaks 3GW for first time
Australia set a new record for wind energy output on Tuesday morning, breaking above 3GW for the first time.
Giles Parkinson

May 5, 2015

15
SolarCity’s plan for Tesla batteries: share grid revenues with homeowners
CTO Peter Rive on how a $5,000 battery, co-financed with solar, can break open markets and serve grid-edge needs.
Jeff St John

May 5, 2015

3
Adani’s restructure turns Australian coal project into collateral damage
Galilee Basin proposals are being derailed by dramatic changes in thermal coal market, and Adani’s ambitious plans for modernisation.
Tim Buckley

May 5, 2015

5
2014 UK low-carbon power levels break all sorts of records
Electricity generation in UK in 2014 fell by 6.7%, but low-carbon electricity increased to a record high, as did renewable energy.
Joshua S Hill

May 5, 2015

1
Tesla Power Wall – cigar or no cigar?
Digging out the detail behind the hype of the Tesla Power Wall and what it could all mean.
SolarBusinessServices

May 5, 2015

14