2015 - Page 174 of 187 - Renew Economy

ACT targets solar plus storage in next renewable auction
ACT’s next plan is for large scale solar plus storage, and possibly exporting its reverse auction mechanisms to states such as Queensland and South Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 6, 2015

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Would Malcolm Turnbull save the renewable energy target?
Negotiations over the RET have recommenced, but surely the question must be; What would Malcolm do? It’s clear that Turnbull will not push for a quick return of the carbon price, but he will be happy with a baseline and credit scheme. And he is not scared of green energy.
Giles Parkinson

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Grattan on Friday: Abbott should step down in favour of Turnbull
If Abbott survives in the short term, it’s quite likely he’ll be kicked out later. If the party baulked at execution, the voters would undertake the task.
Michelle Grattan

Feb 6, 2015

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Plunging cost of renewables: ACT wind auction goes at $81.50/MWh
ACT confirms winners of 200MW wind energy auction with projects to be built in Victoria and South Australia at record low prices.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 6, 2015

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Keystone XL pipeline would emit 1 billion extra tons of GHGs
If built, the Keystone XL pipeline would send about 800,000 barrels of Canadian tar sands oil per day to refineries in Texas.
Bobby Magill

Feb 5, 2015

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Australian energy retailers look to muscle into solar market
Origin has hired a former Greenpeace energy activist to head its new solar mass market division. This comes as Australia’s biggest utilities prepare to use their financial strength to muscle their way back into rooftop solar and the nascent battery storage market.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 5, 2015

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Tritium installs first public EV fast-charger in Brisbane
Oz-made Veefil EV fast charger installed at Brisbane BMW dealership – the first on home soil. Free and for public use, it can top up batteries in 10 mins.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2015

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FutureGen’s demise another blow to CCS
In another blow to CCS promoters, the US FutureGen 2.0 coal power project has collapsed after the Department of Energy withdrew funding for the plant.
Bob Burton

Feb 5, 2015

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Goldwind plans to add 12MW solar plant to Gullen Range wind farm
China wind giant Goldwind hopes to add 10-12MW of solar to its 75-turbine Gullen Range wind farm in NSW, provided RET uncertainty starts to clear.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2015

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Solar tipped to take over from shale to transform US energy markets
Report says solar the new shale, with potential to transform global power markets; predicts utility-scale solar grid parity in 38 American states by 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2015

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Six ways Australia is selectively reporting to the UN on the Great Barrier Reef
The government’s latest report on the Great Barrier Reef, submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage Centre last Friday, has been carefully crafted and word-smithed.
Jon Day

Feb 5, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

Tony Abbott’s soul ‘covered in coal dust’, says solar industry
Solar industry chief says Newman and Abbott unpopular because community has looked into their souls and seen them “covered in coal dust.”
Giles Parkinson

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