2015 - Page 74 of 187 - Renew Economy

Commentary

SunPower targets 1GW solar plants in Chile – ‘most attractive region on planet’
Phenomenal sunshine and favourable policies take SunPower to Chile, where the US company plans to develop 1GW of PV farms in 5 years.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 6, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

New technologies pushing solar PV further down cost curve
Latest silicon solar report from Lux Research says emerging technologies like PERC and bifacial cells will help push down module costs in 2020.
Shamsiah Ali-Oettinger

Aug 6, 2015

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Obama just created a carbon cap-and-trade program
As the Obama Administration honed its historic new climate rules affecting power plants, it began thinking about electricity more broadly.
John Upton

Aug 6, 2015

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New report reveals corporate-funded moves to block US renewable energy
A new report reveals the fossil fuel- and utility sector-funded network working to curb the proliferation of renewable energy in the United States.
Steve Horn

Aug 6, 2015

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King Coal dying of natural causes, says Bloomberg
Billionaire investment and media mogul says Obama’s Clean Power Plan won’t kill coal, because it’s already dying, thanks to market forces and public demand.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 6, 2015

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Ergon trials solar + storage and energy trading for households
Ergon Energy teams with SunPower and Sunverge Energy to offer solar plus battery storage for households. It will cut households bills and allow retailers and networks to use “virtual power plants” of pooled household storage, to hedge against rising fuel costs and grid upgrades.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 6, 2015

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Geoengineering ‘no substitute’ for cutting emissions, new studies show
Attempts to limit climate change by removing carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere would not prevent the irreversible damage to the oceans.
Robert McSweeney

Aug 6, 2015

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SunEdison to co-develop ‘world’s biggest’ Bulli Creek solar farm in Queensland
US solar giant SunEdison to co-develop proposed 2GW Bulli Creek solar project in Queensland – the worlds’s largest – along with Solar Choice.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 5, 2015

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Unpacking Charles Koch’s misinformation on climate change
As US billionaire fossil fuel titan Charles Koch defends his company’s funding of climate denial groups, we unpack his arguments against the science.
Aaron Huertas

Aug 5, 2015

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Wind could replace coal as US primary generation source: NREL
New data from NREL shows that the Capacity Factor for wind power can reach 65%, making it comparable to fossil fuel based generation.
Clayton Handleman

Aug 5, 2015

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Australia still subsidising fossil fuels at rate of $1,712 per person a year
IMF says fossil fuels subsidy reform ‘urgent as ever’, with countries like Australia still paying $1000+ per capita for them.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 5, 2015

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Queensland mega-coal mine approval overturned by Federal Court
Federal Court rules environment minister Greg Hunt failed to properly assess environmental impacts of proposed Carmichael coal mine in Queensland’s Galilee Basin.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 5, 2015

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