2015 - Page 87 of 187 - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Abbott’s COALition war on wind and solar will never stop
Abbott government’s new attack on the CEFC will prolong the drought in clean energy investment, and hit consumers. It seems there is nothing the Coalition won’t do to stop investment in technologies that threaten incumbent fossil fuel interests.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 13, 2015

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Solar PV providing 2.4% of Australian power generation in 2014
Aust solar PV update for 2014 sees shift from residential rooftop PV to commercial, and a boost from utility-scale, as total installed capacity nears 4GW.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2015

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South Australia to double Adelaide city incentives for battery storage
SA government doubles funding for City of Adelaide battery storage initiative, potentially injecting 600kWh of storage into CBD.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 13, 2015

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Australia economy heavily exposed to climate risk, way behind on action
Report warns Australian financial systems more vulnerable than most to climate risk, as policy lags and economy still dangerously wedded to fossil fuels.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 13, 2015

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Fossil fuels are finished – the rest is just detail
After a more than century of domination, the global fossil fuels industry is now in terminal decline, and will be all but gone within 15-30 years. Politicians must recognise this fact, or risk making serious and damaging mistakes in climate and economic policy, investment strategy, geopolitics and defence.
Paul Gilding

Jul 13, 2015

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The evidence for how fossil fuel companies misled us for decades
Fossil fuel companies have not taken responsibility for the harms they have caused by extracting and putting into commerce fossil fuels.
Ken Kemmell

Jul 13, 2015

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World’s most advanced home EV charger = just $499
ChargePoint is offering what it deems to be the “world’s most advanced home EV charger,” simply named ChargePoint Home.
Zachary Shahan

Jul 13, 2015

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Energy Disruption – how new technology and business models change everything
Energy markets are changing rapidly, with new business models about to be rolled out to capture the opportunities in solar and storage and the shift to decentralised energy.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 10, 2015

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Prefab revolution? Factory houses are the secret to green building
The building sector globally currently consumes more energy (34%) than the transport sector (27%) or the industry sector (28%).
Karen Manley

Jul 10, 2015

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Record temperatures put the heat on solar in Europe
As temperatures rise, the efficiency of photovoltaics drops. A new solar power production record in Germany may have also been set on a relatively cool day.
Craig Morris

Jul 10, 2015

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Belize going 100% renewables as part of 10 island challenge
The Caribbean nation of Belize is now aiming to go to 100% renewables.
James Ayre

Jul 10, 2015

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Suntech ramps up silicon solar cell efficiency again, beats own record
Fancy new solar cell materials like perovskites and graphene aside, good old silicon is still the gold standard for solar cell efficiency in the marketplace
Tina Casey

Jul 10, 2015

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