2015 - Page 127 of 187 - Renew Economy

Coal’s decline reflected in dismal numbers from Peabody
In its dim Q1 report, Peabody Energy predicts US domestic coal demand will fall by up to 100m tonnes in 2015 – double the forecast of the EIA.
Tim Buckley

Apr 29, 2015

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Windlab breaks Australian renewables drought with lowest cost wind farm
Windlab gets financing from Japanese wind giant to deliver cheapest wind energy project in Australia, and break year-long investment drought.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 29, 2015

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5 reasons for North Carolina’s rapid emergence as solar energy leader
California may come to mind first when you think of beaches and solar, but now so could North Carolina, thanks to its rapid emergence as a solar energy leader.
Owen Smith and Christa Owens

Apr 28, 2015

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Video of the Day: Wind power as art, as Hepburn paints turbine #2
Hepburn Wind has made a short film documenting the painting of a mural on the second of its two community-owned turbines.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 28, 2015

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Graph of the Day: UK has more renewables per capita than Australia
HSBC charts show that Australia’s amount of renewable energy installed per capita barely rates against EU nations – even the UK.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 28, 2015

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Renewables at ‘pinch point’ as hard economics trumps green idealism
HSBC says renewables and energy efficiency critical to meet climate targets, but says wind and solar are now at “pinch point” as technology cost falls and storage allow hard economics to take over from policies driven by “green idealism.”
Giles Parkinson

Apr 28, 2015

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AGL Energy looks for buyers for 420MW Macarthur wind farm
AGL Energy reportedly sounding out potential buyers of its 50% stake in the Macarthur wind farm – Australia’s largest wind project.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 28, 2015

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Tesla Model S in Australia: Breaking the shackles and conquering new frontiers
A Brisbane family get their Tesla Model S and promptly leave on a 3,000km road trip, becoming the first to link Brisbane and Canberra and back again. And the super-charging network hasn’t been built yet. Here’s what happened.
Marc Talloen

Apr 28, 2015

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Hawaii grid could be 100% renewable by 2040 – with net savings
Hawaii’s utility says can get to 70% renewables by 2030, and save ratepayer money. Could cheap energy storage get it to 100% by 2040?
Tam Hunt

Apr 28, 2015

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Beyond Utility 2.0 – the path to energy democracy
Utility 2.0 is the shift to efficient, low-carbon, flexible electricity. But it won’t work unless it stems the flow of energy dollars out of communities.
Rebecca Toews

Apr 28, 2015

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Greens call for emissions target of zero-net pollution by 2040
Greens skewer Abbott climate policy with ambitious new post-2020 emissions reduction targets setting a ‘steady trajectory’ to zero by 2040.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 27, 2015

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Climate negligence, inertia risking investor trillions
Latest Global Climate Index shows nearly half of world’s biggest investment funds – some in Australia – failing to protect portfolios from climate change.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 27, 2015

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