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Policy & Planning

Shorten slams Coalition ‘flat earthers’ as incumbents bite back
The Australian Labor Party and Bill Shorten appear to have rediscovered their climate change mojo, rejecting Tony Abbott’s party of “flat Earthers”. But the Coalition, large vested interests and the Murdoch media have responded with a vicious scare campaign.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 24, 2015

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Closing Australia’s dirty power stations: That would be Direct Action
Closing Australia’s most polluting power stations would dramatically reduce emissions and accelerate the transition to a lower emissions intensive economy.
Nathan Lim

Jul 24, 2015

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EU companies appeal €100 billion in subsidies for UK’s Hinkley nuclear project
Decision to approve roughly €100 billion in subsidies for the Hinkley Point C nuclear energy project in the UK is being legally challenged.
James Ayre

Jul 24, 2015

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Hazelwood slammed over plans to convert plant to native wood waste
Owners of Australia’s dirtiest power plant reportedly looking to convert it to co-firing facility to burn native wood waste as well as coal.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 24, 2015

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Corbell gets energy ministers to factor in carbon emissions, push storage
ACT energy minister convinces state, federal counterparts to factor in emissions, push battery storage and coal plant retirement.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 24, 2015

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France passes law to cut nuclear power and double renewable energy
France to cut share of nuclear power from 75% to 50% by 2025, and double share of renewables. The devil is in the detail.
Craig Morris

Jul 24, 2015

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Alan Jones admits he got it wrong on coal and wind energy costs
Broadcaster Alan Jones said on Q&A that the cost of wind power far outstrips the cost of coal power. He admits he was wrong.
Dylan McConnell

Jul 24, 2015

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Will Bill Shorten understand the energy consumer must be king?
If Shorten’s ALP is to meet their 50% renewables target, they will have to rely heavily on investment in solar and storage by households and businesses. To make that happen, however, Shorten has to realise that the consumer is now king, not the energy incumbents.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 23, 2015

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How EV chargers and energy storage can make good grid partners
ChargePoint and Green Charge link batteries and public EV chargers to limit demand charges and make loads more flexible.
Jeff St John

Jul 23, 2015

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Landmark Sydney Building taps green loan to slash energy costs
Owners of 1967 Sydney office building tap $1.2m local government-backed loan for efficiency upgrade that will cut energy use by 60%.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 23, 2015

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LG Chem pushes Australian battery storage prices further down the curve
New 6.4kWh system from LG Chem brings costs at top end of the range down towards $1,000kWh, reinforcing the growing wedge between solar and storage and grid prices.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 23, 2015

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Mind the GaP! New “solar fuel cell” is more efficient by a factor of 10
Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology have developed a more efficient way to produce the fuel needed to keep fuel cells going — namely, hydrogen.
Tina Casey

Jul 23, 2015

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