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OPT pitches to investors for $230m Victoria wave project
Ocean Power Technologies and Lockheed Martin seek backers for ‘flagship’ wave energy farm in Victoria.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 17, 2012

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Hundreds rally to launch 14-day walk for Port Augusta solar thermal
The campaign to replace SA’s only coal-fired capacity with solar thermal got moving over the weekend, with the launch of the 300km Walk for Solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2012

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Clean coal: Decades of deception
The push to brand coal as ‘clean’ seems like a new phenomenon, but it has been a marketing strategy since 1921.
Stephen Lacey

Sep 17, 2012

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Adapt or die: How utilities will cope with technology change
As technology evolves, energy companies will need to evolve, or face extinction. The more they block emerging competitors, the more they encourage new solutions.
Alan Pears

Sep 17, 2012

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War against solar: pricing regulator favours gross tariffs
The war against solar intensifies as Queensland pricing regulator says it favours gross feed in tariffs, a move the solar industry says would protect the revenues of utilities but devastate the solar industry. It comes as numerous commercial projects are suspended as a federal grants program is halted.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2012

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The Tele, the carbon price and footy finals ticket prices
There is outrage at the huge increases in ticket prices for AFL finals. Must be the carbon tax.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2012

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US carbon emissions poised to rise as gas “fad” diet fails
CO2 emissions in the US power sector are set to rise by 2.8 percent in 2013, after declining by 2.3 percent in 2011 and 2.4 percent in 2012.
Stephen Lacey

Sep 14, 2012

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$10 Million SunShot prize for cheap rooftop solar
The goal is to push soft costs – which have kept “stubbornly high – down by more than 65 percent, and bring then to 60c/W by 2020.
Tina Casey

Sep 14, 2012

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Campbell Newman’s big step backwards
The defining characteristic of the Newman government’s environmental policy is to make sure it does not get in the way of the mining industry.
Ian Lowe

Sep 14, 2012

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The week in green numbers…
Pricing the global cleantech market; stats from the world’s largest solar PV plant; greening Red states; what you get when you add Alaska and Canada.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 14, 2012

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Global energy giants say leave renewable target alone
Samsung says it pursuing multi-billion investment in Australian renewables, while Alstom says any changes to renewable energy target would kill Australia as a destination for clean energy investment.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 13, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Wild weather helps renewables output soar
Strong winds and flooded coal mines push renewables generation up 50%. Plus Agua Caliente’s 250MW milestone; UK’s wind record; and Germany’s PV pause.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 13, 2012

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Solar air-con to keep you cool – and off the grid
A QUT researcher is developing a solar cooling/heating system that can run independently of the electricity grid, and generate hot water, too.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 13, 2012

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I’ve been to the future on an electric motorbike – it’s quiet there
Australia’s sixth registered electric motorcyclist takes his 2010 Zero DS for a coast. The result? Some problems, some benefits, 100% motorcycling.
Nigel Morris

Sep 13, 2012

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Biofuels: ‘Frankenstein’ switchgrass good news for the Navy, too
Research has yielded a new variety of switchgrass that could silence US Navy critics, leading to a biofuel that’s cost-competitive with petroleum.
Tina Casey

Sep 13, 2012

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Chart: German wholesale power prices down, retail prices up
Germany’s electricity price disconnect in a graph: Wholesale prices fall with renewables penetration, but somehow this is not passed on to customers.
Zachary Shahan

Sep 13, 2012

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‘Tangible and present’ climate change already creating business risk
Survey finds 78% of leading global companies are factoring climate into their business plans, as concerns rise over the impact of extreme weather.
Stephen Lacey

Sep 13, 2012

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Renewable energy target costs will fall, says CEC
CEC says costs of renewables target is ‘small and getting smaller,’ as separate study questions whether gas is either cheap or clean.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 12, 2012

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Power price pain drives ‘ditch the grid’ mentality
CBD Solar’s Jeff Bye says high power prices, driven by network gold-plating, could send consumers looking for an alternative to grid connection.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 12, 2012

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The strange case of the bouncing solar index
One of the year’s worst performing share indices has started twitching. So is this a sign of life, or the precursor to a deepening coma?
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Sep 12, 2012

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All Articles

OPT pitches to investors for $230m Victoria wave project

Hundreds rally to launch 14-day walk for Port Augusta solar thermal

Clean coal: Decades of deception

Adapt or die: How utilities will cope with technology change

War against solar: pricing regulator favours gross tariffs

The Tele, the carbon price and footy finals ticket prices

US carbon emissions poised to rise as gas “fad” diet fails

$10 Million SunShot prize for cheap rooftop solar

Campbell Newman’s big step backwards

The week in green numbers…

Global energy giants say leave renewable target alone

Mixed Greens: Wild weather helps renewables output soar

Solar air-con to keep you cool – and off the grid

I’ve been to the future on an electric motorbike – it’s quiet there

Biofuels: ‘Frankenstein’ switchgrass good news for the Navy, too

Chart: German wholesale power prices down, retail prices up

‘Tangible and present’ climate change already creating business risk

Renewable energy target costs will fall, says CEC

Power price pain drives ‘ditch the grid’ mentality

The strange case of the bouncing solar index

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