2015 - Page 124 of 187 - Renew Economy

New York town invests in microgrid to keep the power on
National Grid, General Electric, Clarkson University, and the NREL are partnering to build what could be largest municipal micro grid in US.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

May 4, 2015

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Wind energy at record output, but brown coal rebounds
Wind generation increased in the year to April 2015 to new record of 9.18TWh, or 5.25% of NEM generation. Brown coal generation in Victoria also increased.
Hugh Saddler

May 4, 2015

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Commentary

States meet on climate, renewables, in effort to lead Australia as feds stall
As in US and Canada, Australia’s states being called on to lead climate effort, ahead of a meeting of Premiers in Adelaide this week.
Sophie Vorrath

May 4, 2015

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UK jumps Germany, India to become world #3 in utility-scale solar
The UK has overtaken India and Germany to achieve third place in world rankings for utility-scale solar after a surge in installations in Q1 2015.
Philip Wolfe

May 4, 2015

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AGL locks in head of New Energy and ‘organisational transformation’
AGL Energy announces raft of new executive appointments, including Marc England as head of New Energy, and a new head of business transformation.
Sophie Vorrath

May 4, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Abbott, Macfarlane last men standing in way of RET deal
As Labor accepts 33,000GWh RET compromise, and business calls on government to do the same, the Coalition’s 32,000GWh ‘final offer’ is under pressure.
Sophie Vorrath

May 4, 2015

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Forbes: Did Tesla just kill nuclear power?
Nuclear proponents argue that humans can store radioactive waste, but not solar energy. Tesla’s Elon Musk just proved them wrong.
Giles Parkinson

May 4, 2015

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Tesla just put a bomb under business model of the grid
Tesla’s battery pack won’t allow you to quit the grid, but it does put a bomb under need to transform our uni-directional dumb grids.
Steve Blume

May 4, 2015

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New whirlwind-attracting bladeless micro wind turbine gets Harvard cred
The startup Vortex Bladeless is developing a bladeless micro wind turbine, like a super-long popsicle stick only rounder.
Tina Casey

May 4, 2015

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Europe pushes for zero emissions target by 2050
Europe continues to lead the world on climate action as Australia lags further behind. Many countries now want to push for zero emissions by 2050.
Stephen Bygrave

May 4, 2015

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Tesla battery storage will accelerate exit of coal generators
In one fell swoop, Tesla Energy has cut the price of battery storage by more than half. This makes solar and storage readily affordable in Australian homes, and has huge implications for pricing of networks. But it will also accelerate the exit of coal fired generation.
Giles Parkinson

May 3, 2015

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Tesla launches home, business and utility battery storage range
Tesla says if customers can look after their own energy requirements, that will help wean the world off fossil fuels. Its new offerings include a 10kWh home battery storage for $US3,500. It will be offered in Australia early next year, and Tesla has teamed up with Reposit Power to allow households to use batteries to trade in NEM.
Giles Parkinson

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