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Is hydrogen fuel making a comeback?
New plans for hydrogen fuel show it may yet get its time in the sun. So why isn’t Australia getting in on the action?
John Andrews

Feb 4, 2014

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Adapting to sea level rise could save trillions
Study predicts $17 trillion in coastal assets could be sitting below 100-year flood level by 2100.
Brian Kahn

Feb 4, 2014

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However you figure it, fossil fuel subsidies are as high as ever
Estimates vary, but they all agree that fossil fuel subsidies are back up to the record, pre-GFC levels of 2008.
Ben Jervey

Feb 4, 2014

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Graph of the Day: The climate risks of natural gas
Why a natural gas dominated electricity future is not the climate and economic solution it’s cracked up to be.
Steve Clemmer

Feb 4, 2014

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Mixed Greens: NSW aged care facility joins solar club
Yass Valley Aged Care to save $50k/year with 100kW solar PV system; Vestas posts first quarterly profit since 2011; NSW winery taps solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 4, 2014

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STC waiting game: What it could mean for the solar industry
The appearance of a shrinking STC market could spell danger for the small-scale solar industry.
Rob Campbell

Feb 3, 2014

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Rooftop solar provides 10% electricity in three key states
Over the weekend, rooftop solar PV accounted for over 10% of demand in WA, SA, and Qld for many hours. In WA, renewables topped 25%.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 3, 2014

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Do we have to rely on bankers to protect the planet?
Approval for the dumping of dredging in the Great Barrier Reef marine park may mean that the only people standing in the way of environmental destruction are bankers and financial market analysts. How did it get to this?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 3, 2014

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Climate change and nuclear power
Four US scientists wrote an open letter defending the role of nuclear power in the climate change solution. But do their arguments stack up?
David Wright

Feb 3, 2014

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Dream homes of the future still stuck in the past
While dream homes once glorified high energy consumption, smart homes today promote efficiency. Both, however, are wedded to an energy-intensive lifestyle.
Yolande Strengers

Feb 3, 2014

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Mixed Greens: Ceramic extends EU reach
Ceramic Fuel Cells taps northern European market for BlueGEN sales; big winds lift Infigen.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 3, 2014

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Energy storage market set to ‘explode’
Report predicts global energy storage market will ‘explode’ to annual installation size of 6GW in 2017 and over 40GW by 2022.
Zachary Shahan

Feb 3, 2014

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10 US cities making massive emissions cuts through energy efficiency
Building emissions cause local air quality issues, threatening public health, but are also responsible for pouring out 40% of US emissions.
Silvio Marcacci

Jan 31, 2014

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When will Australians finally stop wasting our energy?
We take it for granted that we’ll have affordable power and fuel for as long as we want them.
Alan Pears

Jan 31, 2014

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Goldman Sachs sees “transformational moment” in renewables investment
Goldman Sachs says renewables offer one of the best profit opportunities in decades, and has allocated $US40 billion for investment. It assumes solar and wind will reach grid parity without subsidies in the not-too-distant future, and that energy storage issues will also be solved.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2014

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Why traditional utilities are like frogs in warming water
Former head of US largest utility says regulations and business models will not change quick enough to save traditional utilities in face of solar.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2014

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Graph of the Day: Solar PV’s path to 2c/kWh
To achieve a target of 2c/kWh, the solar PV industry needs big lifts in efficiency and cuts in manufacturing costs. And modules are only part of the equation.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2014

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Year of cracking ice: 10 reasons why clean energy will turn corner
The orthodoxy that clean energy is an expensive luxury cannot be maintained when wind power can be sold for $0.05/kWh and solar for $0.010/kWh.
Michael Liebreich

Jan 31, 2014

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False enemies: emission reductions, renewables, and efficiency
The EU’s new targets for 2030 are only for emissions trading. Craig Morris argues that renewables and efficiency have to be included to see progress.
Craig Morris

Jan 31, 2014

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Three strategies to slash your carbon foodprint
The energy industry is the usual focus of climate change, but here are some strategies individuals can use to shrink their foodprint.
Lindsay Wilson

Jan 31, 2014

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All Articles

Is hydrogen fuel making a comeback?

Adapting to sea level rise could save trillions

However you figure it, fossil fuel subsidies are as high as ever

Graph of the Day: The climate risks of natural gas

Mixed Greens: NSW aged care facility joins solar club

STC waiting game: What it could mean for the solar industry

Rooftop solar provides 10% electricity in three key states

Do we have to rely on bankers to protect the planet?

Climate change and nuclear power

Dream homes of the future still stuck in the past

Mixed Greens: Ceramic extends EU reach

Energy storage market set to ‘explode’

10 US cities making massive emissions cuts through energy efficiency

When will Australians finally stop wasting our energy?

Goldman Sachs sees “transformational moment” in renewables investment

Why traditional utilities are like frogs in warming water

Graph of the Day: Solar PV’s path to 2c/kWh

Year of cracking ice: 10 reasons why clean energy will turn corner

False enemies: emission reductions, renewables, and efficiency

Three strategies to slash your carbon foodprint

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