2015 - Page 151 of 187 - Renew Economy

China lifts solar installation target for 2015 by 19%
With new focus on commercial market, China lifts solar installation target for 2015 by 19% – less than two months after initial target.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 18, 2015

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US developers dominate global top 10 in utility-scale solar ranks
New data shows US companies occupy seven out of top 10 places for developing utility-scale solar projects, up from just one in 2013.
WikiSolar

Mar 18, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

SolarCity to finance ‘microgrids as a service’ to communities
US solar giant to combine solar, storage, and software to offer micro-grids as new energy service. It has already built a microgrid “at an undisclosed island location.”
Eric Wesoff

Mar 17, 2015

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NSW Government

NSW Labor wants mandatory solar tariffs, households to trade
NSW Labor wants mandatory tariffs for solar exports, opportunity for households to trade electricity, and a focus on decentralized generation.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath

Mar 17, 2015

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Featured

Abbott government’s 10 biggest renewable energy whoppers
Despite protests that it is a supporter of renewables, the Abbott government has made an art of repeating utter nonsense about Australia’s renewable energy industry on radio, TV and at press conferences. Here are 10 of the worst of them. And more.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 17, 2015

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Shell’s climate smack-down over ‘narcissistic, psychopathic’ strategy
Former top UK climate envoy delivers scathing assessment of fossil fuel industry’s global warming strategy as “narcissistic, paranoid, and psychopathic”.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 17, 2015

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The greening of China’s black electric power system
China’s electric power system iis greening– with powerful implications for the future of the country’s energy profile.
John Mathews & Hao Tan

Mar 17, 2015

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NSW displaces Queensland as Australia’s biggest solar market
NSW overtakes Queensland as biggest solar market, as the overhang in small scale solar certificates looks about to disappear, meaning installer may finally get $40 for their STCs.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 17, 2015

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Commentary

Tony Abbott doesn’t believe in climate change, his business advisor says
Tony Abbott’s exact position on climate change has been the source of some conjecture ever since his infamous “climate science is crap” comments.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 17, 2015

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Global emissions trading scheme ‘should be based on UN carbon budget’
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) carbon budget could provide the scientific basis for a global cap on emissions.
Sophie Yeo and Simon Evans

Mar 17, 2015

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Elon Musk about to end range anxiety for EVs – with a software update
Tesla Motors is about to end range anxiety via an over-the-air (OTA) software update, according to founder and chairman Elon Musk.
James Ayre

Mar 17, 2015

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Cities could be ideal place for utility-scale solar plants
What if solar power plants could be built in developed areas between or atop buildings and homes without having to impact the desert?
Bobby Magill

Mar 17, 2015

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