2015 - Page 173 of 187 - Renew Economy

Big US utility acquires majority stake in REC solar
Duke Energy to invest up to $225 million into commercial solar projects developed by REC Solar.
James Ayre

Feb 10, 2015

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Why nuclear industry needs to be paid $500/MWh
South Australia wants royal commission into nuclear industry, but admits nuclear generation not viable in Australia – confirmed by new studies highlighting nuclear’s soaring costs.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 9, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Climate deniers win the day as Libs kick Abbott down the road
Tony Abbott survives – but may only give the Far Right enough time to find a new leader to prosecute their case. That’s bad news for climate and clean energy policies, as one international company confirms its portfolio of large-scale solar projects is effectively worthless under current government.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 9, 2015

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Here are the top 5 new clean cars for 2015 and 2016
The new vehicles that can save you money on fuel while reducing global warming pollution.
Josh Goldman

Feb 9, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Carbon tax savings eclipsed as Vic fixed power price soars 50%
Report finds Victorian households paying as much for electricity as before Abbott axed the carbon tax, via fixed power costs raised to meet falling demand.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 9, 2015

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Two degrees of warming closer than you may think
The world could be 2C° warmer in as little as two decades, according to the leading US climate scientist and “hockey stick” author, Dr Michael E. Mann.
David Spratt

Feb 9, 2015

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Saudi Arabia sees end of oil age on the horizon
Saudi Arabia understands that a great deal of global fossil fuel reserves will have to stay underground to avoid catastrophic global warming.
Elias Hinckley

Feb 9, 2015

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Graph of the Day: Energy storage market in one chart
Distributed energy storage has the potential to solve many modern-day electricity system ills. But as this chart shows, we’re not quite there yet.
Garrett Fitzgerald & Jesse Morris

Feb 9, 2015

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Sydney Uni to divest from fossil fuels, as global momentum builds
Days after world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund dumps 32 coal companies, University of Sydney reveals plan to cut fossil fuel investment by 20% by 2018.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 9, 2015

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Graph of the Day: Climate change stoking extreme heat in Australia
Science finds ‘overwhelming’ link between man-made climate change and extreme heat events, like the one in 12,300-year 2012/13 Australian summer.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 7, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

US corporate renewables initiative aims for 60GW wind, solar by 2025
Business Renewables Centre launched in US to help big corporates shift to renewables, with goal of adding 60GW new wind and solar capacity by 2025.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 6, 2015

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US no. 2 to China in clean energy investments in 2014
Clean energy is growing again in the U.S. as investments in renewables increased in 2014 after a two-year decline.
Bobby Magill

Feb 6, 2015

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