2015 - Page 175 of 187 - Renew Economy

US utility to allows customers to source 100% energy from community solar
Another major US electricity utility embraces concept of community solar, with PG&E customers to have option of sourcing 100 % of their needs from community solar.
Staff Reporter

Feb 5, 2015

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Oil price drop could accelerate solar and renewables in US
Despite oil’s price slump having no direct impact on solar, a second-order effect could lead to greater stimulus to the US renewable sector.
Garrett Hering

Feb 5, 2015

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Wind energy breaks records, and gains support, in UK
January another bumper month for the wind industry in the UK, and wind energy is also getting increased public support.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 5, 2015

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China to go national with carbon market and cap emissions
Chinese government official says that China plans to launch the first stages of a national carbon market next year.
Ari Phillips

Feb 5, 2015

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Farmers spin straw into energy gold… just not in Australia
While farmers around the world convert their crop stubble into green fuel, Australia is still letting this valuable and energy-rich resource go up in smoke.
Andrew Lang

Feb 5, 2015

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NSW coal generation plunges 25% from 2008 peak
Coal generation in NSW is down 25% from its peak in 2008, but across the national market the share of coal is increasing. As are emissions.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2015

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Fossil free stock indices outperformed benchmarks in US, Australia
The fossil free index in the US had a banner year 2014, beating the S&P 500 by substantial margin, and cleantech indices in Australia also doing well.
James Ayre

Feb 4, 2015

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Abbott’s Australia faces an energy revolution, ready or not
Turnbull gets it; Coalition MPs get it; utilities get it; analysts get it; the CSIRO gets it; consumers get it. The only group that doesn’t see the energy revolution on our doorstep, and on our rooftops, are the key players in the Abbott government. And that is likely to cost households dearly.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2015

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Graphs of the Day: CPV costs fall, catching up to PV
Charts from German-US report show that the cost of generating electricity from concentrating solar PV could undercut coal and gas by 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 4, 2015

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Canadian Solar snaps up Recurrent Energy and big Australia solar projects
Canadian Solar buys Recurrent Energy from Shap, including a 1,500MW portfolio of large scale solar projects in Australia.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2015

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Italy rules out solar subsidies as Germany adopts auctions to dole them out
Italy’s deputy minister for economic development says solar is already competitive with electricity from fossil fuels and no long requires subsidy support.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Feb 4, 2015

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Enerji joins hybrid solar thermal + waste heat project in WA
Enerji announces deal to co-develop outback WA hybrid solar thermal + storage plant that will also harvest waste heat from a fossil fuel power plant.
Sophie Vorrath

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