2015 - Page 97 of 187 - Renew Economy

How much does wind energy cost? Debunking the myths
Are renewables pushing up the cost of electricity? That’s the claim made by Alan Moran in an opinion piece for the Australian Financial Review this week.
Dylan McConnell

Jun 24, 2015

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Wind and solar will soon become ‘least-cost option almost universally’
The average cost of developing wind projects will fall by 32% and the cost of solar PV projects will fall by 48% by 2040.
Stephen Lacey

Jun 24, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Coalition details strategy to boost solar at expense of wind
Coalition to push solar via CEFC, loans and grants for community solar and storage projects, and ensure “Tony’s Tradies” know about instant write-off for solar.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 24, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

Senate passes RET bill, cut to wind farms becomes law
Legislating cutting renewable energy target passes Senate, giving Abbott government another dubious honour. And the veneer of certainty for wind industry is paper thin.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 24, 2015

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Rooftop solar, battery storage to dominate Australian grid
Bloomberg New Energy Finance says consumers will provide more than half of Australia’s electricity needs by 2040, with 37GW of rooftop solar, and 33GW of battery storage. This reflects a global trend. Centralised generation will be in decline, but it will still take a lot to kick last coal generators out of the market.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2015

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Canberra light rail to run on 100% renewable energy
ACT govt says its Capital Metro light rail development will be 100% renewable energy powered by 2020, when stage one of project up and running.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2015

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HydroTas Entura to lead Cook Islands transition to 100% renewables
Hydro Tas specialist consultant, Entura, will help switch six of the 15 Cook Islands from diesel to hybrid renewables systems such as solar plus storage.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2015

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Commentary

First Solar CEO: ‘By 2017, we’ll be under $1/watt fully installed’
CEO of First Solar cites 3 big trends in solar power whilst speaking at the recent Edison Electric Institute meeting in New Orleans.
Eric Wesoff

Jun 23, 2015

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Aged care facilities lead commercial solar push in Adelaide
Tindo Solar says demand from SA aged care market ‘unprecedented’, as more and more installed rooftop PV systems of up to 100kW to cut long-term operating costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2015

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Zero Emissions Communities – the Zero Emissions Byron project
Communities have the power to press ahead with climate solutions and not be constrained by a national government of climate skeptics.
Stephen Bygrave

Jun 23, 2015

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Adelaide City Council offers energy storage incentive, Australia’s first
Adelaide City Council to offer $5,000 energy storage subsidy, extending Sustainable City scheme to cover batteries, EV chargers.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 23, 2015

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Abbott’s mooted pollution targets would fail climate and competitiveness tests
The making of the initial target offer into the international process ahead of Paris negotiations in December is a core test of Australia’s climate credibility.
Erwin Jackson

Jun 23, 2015

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