2015 - Page 183 of 187 - Renew Economy

Obama says climate change poses greatest threat to future generations
US president commits to action on climate change, arguing the science is clear, and there is no greater threat to future generations than climate change.
Staff Reporter

Jan 21, 2015

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Japan plans to pump $700 million into energy storage
Japan plans major battery storage boost to rein in utility opposition to renewables, and to secure its place in the global storage market.
Jason Deign

Jan 21, 2015

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Chile to be home to world’s largest merchant solar power plant
An 80 MW solar power plant will be built in Chile’s Antofagasta Region beginning in the first part of 2015.
Jake Richardson

Jan 21, 2015

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“Dead” Australian renewables market faces train-crash
Australia branded “dead” market by international investors. Just one new renewable project approved in 2014, but 5,000MW needed to meet target Coalition wants to cut.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 21, 2015

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Solar Impulse plane to circle globe on just solar and storage
Solar Impulse to circle globe powered by just the sun, and storage. The feat will test the limits of human endurance, with pilots having to fly non-stop for up to five days and nights, but will ram home a message that the technologies for a clean energy system are available now.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 20, 2015

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Graph of the Day: Coal, nuclear subsidies vs renewables in Germany
New research shows cumulative subsidies to coal and nuclear are each double that of renewables in Germany, and adding nearly a third to household costs.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 20, 2015

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Al Gore: Even laggards are starting to act on climate
Former US vice president and climate campaigner Al Gore confident global climate change agreement will be struck in Paris, noting that even traditional laggards are acting.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 20, 2015

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Ditching gas heating and cooking could save you hundreds of dollars
Cooking on gas could be unpalatable when the bill arrives. It is time to think of alternatives.
Cameron Chrisholm

Jan 20, 2015

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How 3-phase trickery from utilities is ripping off solar households
Electricity networks have spotted a pile of solar owners’ cash on the floor and have figured out how to covertly take it from under their noses.
Finn Peacock

Jan 20, 2015

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Why cheap oil will NOT wreck the prospects for renewable energy
When oil prices collapsed in the 1980s, most large renewable energy programs were dismantled. But that won’t happen this time.
John Mathews

Jan 20, 2015

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Why solar costs will fall another 40% in just two years
Even the world’s biggest fossil fuel producers recognise that solar is winning the cost war. In the next two years, solar costs will fall even further – as much as 40 per cent. Here’s how.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 20, 2015

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Global award for Melbourne school’s innovative energy program
Melbourne girls school that encouraged its students to become “human generators” plans solar, wind and hydro additions after winning major global energy prize.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 20, 2015

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