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Sunswift campaign raises $30k in 10 days to get solar EV on road
Crowd-funding campaign to get UNSW solar electric car registered for use on Australian roads beats target of $30,000 in just 10 days.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 12, 2014

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RET uncertainty sees largest untapped hydro project dumped
NZ gentailer Meridian Energy says it won’t go ahead with 37MW Burdekin Hydro project in Northern Queensland due to protracted destabilisation of the RET.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 12, 2014

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What happens if we overshoot the 2º target for limiting global warming?
There are very real questions about whether or not the world will be able to stay below the two degree limit.
Roz Pidcock

Dec 12, 2014

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Complacency rules as Queensland makes risky edict on sea-level rise
Queensland Deputy Premier’s decision to order a Brisbane council to remove future sea-level rise from its planning regulations seems rather short-sighted.
Justine Bell

Dec 12, 2014

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Solar & wind power are changing net load shapes in California
As more solar and wind electric generating capacity is added in California, the CAISO is facing an increasingly different net load shape.
Energy Information Administration

Dec 12, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

SolarCity secures another $400m from Bank America for solar finance
The leasing giants will partner with Bank of America Merrill Lynch to finance the expansion of the American residential solar sector.
Ian Clover

Dec 12, 2014

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Is this the beginning of the German PV + storage boom?
New figures indicate prices of solar power storage units are dropping considerably, and sales are picking up. Nonetheless, the market remains quite small.
Craig Morris

Dec 12, 2014

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Climate change and unburnable carbon: the fossil fuel disconnect
Expert panel review on carbon risk reveals investor disconnect with the need for a contraction of the fossil fuel sector to avoid dangerous climate change.
James Leaton

Dec 11, 2014

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Australia begins to wake up and smell the coffee in Lima
Julie Bishop tries really hard in Lima to convince people that Australia is doing its fair share on climate. She even indicated Australia may have to be flexible on the issue of binding agreements.
Corey Watts

Dec 11, 2014

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AEMC sees power prices moderating, but takes pot-shot at renewables
The AEMC says consumer price rises are moderating, but not disappearing in some states. Most of that is due to rising network costs, but the regulator prefers to focus on renewables.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2014

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Why do new energy-efficient houses need cooling?
A CSIRO study found that while energy efficient homes had much lower heating energy use, their cooling energy use was not lower.
Alan Pears

Dec 11, 2014

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Coal seam gas is just the latest round in an underground war
The search for CSG is just the latest round in an ongoing contest for the ground beneath our feet.
The Conversation

Dec 11, 2014

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Shell “values” relationship with climate-denying ALEC at COP20
Shell’s top climate advisor told an audience at the COP20 Lima, that the company enjoys its relationship with ALEC.
Carol Linnitt

Dec 11, 2014

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At COP 20 in Lima: The buzz about renewable energy
The clean energy transition has never been more affordable – or, frankly, more urgently needed.
Rachel Cleetus

Dec 11, 2014

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A million EVs in Germany by 2020? Merkel says yes
Angela Merkel’s goal to have at least one million electric vehicles on the country’s roads by 2020 is unlikely to be met without new incentives.
James Ayre

Dec 11, 2014

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‘Hydrogen Highway’ touted as Hyundai fuel cell EV arrives in Australia
Hyundai ix35 hydrogen fuel cell EV arrives in Australia, with visions of solar refuelling stations and ‘Hydrogen Highways’.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 11, 2014

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Australia adds another 75MW rooftop solar in November
Another 15,000 Australian homes add rooftop solar in the month of November, taking total for year to date to more than 170,000.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2014

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Policy & Planning

Abbott to lead post 2020 climate review: Must be a job for the boys
Tony Abbott and Julie Bishop can’t even get their climate acronyms right. But after seizing control of the RET review, Abbott’s office is now taking control of Australia’s post 2020 climate targets. So who will Abbott choose to lead this review?
Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2014

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Rooftop solar accounts for 17% of household electricity in Qld
The adoption of rooftop solar continues to surge in Queensland, and now accounts for 17% of household electricity use.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 11, 2014

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ACT delays results of 200MW wind energy auction
The results of ACT government’s wind energy auction delayed till February, but winning tenders will be advised this week.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 10, 2014

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All Articles

Sunswift campaign raises $30k in 10 days to get solar EV on road

RET uncertainty sees largest untapped hydro project dumped

What happens if we overshoot the 2º target for limiting global warming?

Complacency rules as Queensland makes risky edict on sea-level rise

Solar & wind power are changing net load shapes in California

SolarCity secures another $400m from Bank America for solar finance

Is this the beginning of the German PV + storage boom?

Climate change and unburnable carbon: the fossil fuel disconnect

Australia begins to wake up and smell the coffee in Lima

AEMC sees power prices moderating, but takes pot-shot at renewables

Why do new energy-efficient houses need cooling?

Coal seam gas is just the latest round in an underground war

Shell “values” relationship with climate-denying ALEC at COP20

At COP 20 in Lima: The buzz about renewable energy

A million EVs in Germany by 2020? Merkel says yes

‘Hydrogen Highway’ touted as Hyundai fuel cell EV arrives in Australia

Australia adds another 75MW rooftop solar in November

Abbott to lead post 2020 climate review: Must be a job for the boys

Rooftop solar accounts for 17% of household electricity in Qld

ACT delays results of 200MW wind energy auction

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