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Utilities hail electric cars to cut bills, reduce emissions
Australian utilities hail cheap running costs of electric cars. They would like to see more EVs to offset falling demand.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Jan 13, 2014

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New York makes $1 billion in new funding for solar projects
New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced $1 billion in new funding for solar energy projects.
Kiley Kroh

Jan 13, 2014

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Spain slashes emissions as wind becomes biggest energy source
Spain’s greenhouse gas emissions have dropped almost 25 per cent on last year, as the levels of wind and hydro generation increased dramatically.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Jan 13, 2014

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Utilities should curb heavy air con use, not solar PVs
Incumbent utilities are not enamoured by the prospects of more solar PVs going on their customers’ roofs. A new study shows their aversion is unfounded.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Jan 12, 2014

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Will Electric Cars help or hinder climate action?
Electric cars are only as good as their juice. In coal dominated China, India and Australia, they simply move emissions around the supply chain.
Lindsay Wilson

Jan 9, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

China 1,000MW solar project flags shift for global market
China’s second largest maker of solar panels will develop a huge 1,000 MW ground-mounted solar power plant complex in a remote Chinese desert.
Emily Atkin

Jan 9, 2014

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Lancaster home solar mandate – leads city into 2014
It’s now officially a requirement in Lancaster, California – all new single-family homes have to come with solar power thanks to Republican mayor Max Parris
Zachary Shahan

Jan 9, 2014

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Power Consumption falls, as renewables make up 12% of Australia market
Consumption of electricity within the National Electricity Market has fallen for the 5th consecutive calendar year – and fell 2.8% in 2013.
Ric Brazzale

Jan 9, 2014

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A dose of reality for Australian energy cost estimates
Government economic advisor radically adjusts its energy cost forecasts, with solar and wind costs revised downwards in a big way. It admits that it got the cost of nuclear hopelessly wrong (but still has not recognised the interest, insurance and decommissioning costs).
Giles Parkinson

Jan 9, 2014

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Is this the hydrogen-powered car of the future?
Toyota, the world’s biggest car-maker, unveils a new hydrogen-powered fuel-cell car which resembles the popular Corolla.
Ari Phillips

Jan 9, 2014

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CleanTech Bites

World’s biggest solar player teams up with coal, nuclear giants
Yingli, world’s largest solar manufacturer, teams up with coal and nuclear giants as China accelerates push into distributed solar generation.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 9, 2014

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Australia reaches nearly two million small scale solar systems
Clean Energy Regulator says Australia now has 2 million small scale renewable energy systems – enough to power Perth, Hobart, Darwin and Canberra.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 9, 2014

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UK wind energy sector smashes power generation record
The UK’s wind energy projects generated more electricity in December than in any month before that, breaking the previous generation record of October 2013.
Mridul Chadha

Jan 7, 2014

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CleanTech Bites

Ford, SunPower team up for solar-charged electric vehicle
Ford and SunPower introduce “the first plug-in hybrid that doesn’t need to plug in.” Could they by-pass the grid altogether?
Stephen Lacey

Jan 7, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

How Wall Street suddenly fell in love with solar
Solar is in Wall Street’s good books after NYT notes that the solar power “craze” is partly responsible for th market’s recent good times.
Tina Casey

Jan 7, 2014

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60 Minutes hit job on clean energy ignores the facts
Clean technology appears to be booming, but you would never know that from an absurd 60 Minutes piece touting an imaginary “Cleantech Crash.”
Joe Romm

Jan 7, 2014

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CleanTech Bites

Graph of the Day: Australia’s surging solar market
Deutsche Banks says new financing models will underpin growth of solar PV in Australian market in coming years.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 7, 2014

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Deutsche Bank predicts second solar “gold-rush”
Deutsche Bank dramatically lifts its solar demand predictions for 2014 and 2015. The world’s big three economies will drive this investment, but grid parity in countries such as Australia and will also fuel growth.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 7, 2014

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Cities take up energy transition when nations fear to tread
City administrators are showing ambition on climate change and clean energy policies while national governments drag the chain. Why is this so?
Giles Parkinson

Jan 4, 2014

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2013 – Australia’s hottest year on record
2013 was the hottest year on record for Australia and 1.20°C above the long term average. The scientists respond.
Staff Reporter

Jan 3, 2014

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