2015 - Page 152 of 187 - Renew Economy

40% cut in UK oil imports from EVs?
New study says that if the U.K invests in electric vehicle infrastructure and supports its electric vehicle market, oil imports could be cut by 40% by 2030.
Jake Richardson

Mar 17, 2015

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Coal going ‘bust’ as retired, cancelled plants outnumber new
US report calls end to global coal power boom, with two coal plants shelved for every new plant built since 2010. In India, ratio is 6:1.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 17, 2015

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Are solar homes getting paid properly for their solar exports?
Tasmanian renewables groups warns solar households will quit grid if they keep getting shortchanged by problems like the TasNetwork meter glitch.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 17, 2015

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Pacific Hydro slashes job numbers as renewable developments halted
Pacific Hydro Australian head to leave, staff numbers slashed, as company cuts losses due to stalling renewable energy market.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2015

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Abbott Govt stands firm on plan to slash big renewables target
Abbott government dices numbers on renewables target, but still wants to cut allocation to wind energy and big solar by 40%, even if it will leave rooftop solar untouched.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2015

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Commentary

Abbott rejects Christian solar gift due to security concerns, cleaning costs
Abbott rejects an offer of a free solar system for Kirribilli House because of concerns about cost of cleaning and security issues.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2015

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Energy utilities duck inconvenient truth about demand management
In New Zealand, energy utilities are genuinely open to innovation and new ideas – the opposite of what we have seen so far in Australia.
Steve Blume

Mar 16, 2015

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Solar mini-grid powers through cyclone as WA grids black out
Solar-hybrid system that survived Cyclone Olwyn and supplied power throughout, illustrates importance of mini-grids in face of worsening natural disasters.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2015

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Tasmania missing $2.8bn opportunity for big clean energy exports
Carbon pricing provided a glimpse of the opportunity of Tasmanian to became a major export of clean electricity in a carbon constrained world.
Mike Sandiford

Mar 16, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Redflow seeks $17 million funds as batteries near grid parity
Battery storage developer RedFlow hopes to raise $17m in new round of fundraising to fast-track commercialisation of its latest zinc bromide range.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 16, 2015

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Solar, wind power aid unprecedented halt in global emissions
For first time, the rise in global greenhouse gas emissions has stopped, even as economic growth continues. The IEA credits the impact of solar and wind energy, and hydro. Others say it increases chances of a climate deal in Paris, as people understand a solution is at hand.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2015

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The top 10 energy storage countries are…
As renewable technologies begin to mature, more and more attention is focusing on energy storage.
Sandy Dechert

Mar 16, 2015

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