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Can India take a lead in clean energy?
Set to become the world’s third-largest electricity market in 2012, India has the need and the potential to become a global leader in renewables.
Tim Buckley

Mar 6, 2012

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Tech Focus: the hand-to-mouth existence of a solar start-up
The slump in the value of global solar stocks has made Dyesol’s fund raising task more challenging.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2012

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Climate week that was: Crazy world of geoengineering
Geoengineering gone crazy; natural gas a false hope; a painful primer at the pump; and Seuss on the loose, too.
Climate Central

Mar 5, 2012

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Now US says solar PV to be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020
The three biggest energy consumers in the world – China, the US, and India – each believe that solar PV will be cheaper than fossil fuels by the end of the decade. So what happens next? US Energy Secretary Stephen Chu says we should look to the introduction of the automobile for the answer.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 5, 2012

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Aiming for the moon: Why America needs the ARPA-E
With funding to the US ‘moonshot’ cleantech agency drying up, this year’s ARPA-E Summit was about making the case for spending on innovation.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2012

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Mixed Greens: A gift for EV popularity
Bieber gets luxury EV with solar roof; Libs & Greens unite on solar hot water; positive cost estimates for AquaGen technology; Ergon tips solar rush.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2012

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Ocean acidifying so fast it threatens humanity’s ability to feed itself
The world’s oceans may be acidifying faster today from human CO2 emissions than during four major extinctions in the last 300 million years.
Joe Romm

Mar 5, 2012

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Efficiency: Can government and business get it right?
Energy efficiency offers the cheapest, quickest and easiest solution to cutting emissions and controlling energy bills. So why isn’t it taken up more widely? Blame an inability to sell a simple message, and the power of vested interests for whom quantity is king.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 2, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Buffett bonds light up solar funding
Buffett’s big bond issue paves way for more mainstream solar investments; a video to show how carbon can be reduced.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 2, 2012

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Smart living: My home is my power station
How the Jetsons Mark I enjoyed smart living in the city. Still a few refinements to be made.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 2, 2012

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The hot news in cleantech this week…
Battery breakthrough that could halve cost and triple range of EVs; the ‘out of the box’ tech program; the new black in solar efficiency.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 2, 2012

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How innovation became a dirty word in US politics
The US political debate around clean energy has descended so far that a $14m algae grant earns Obama the sobriquet of “scum pond Czar”
Stephen Lacey

Mar 2, 2012

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The hidden logic of industry subsidies
The axing of the federal solar hot water rebate illustrates why subsidy-seekers mostly prefer industry assistance to come in hidden forms.
Jonathan Pincus

Mar 1, 2012

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Global warming’s critical role in Snopocalypse Winters
A new scientific report has tied polar ice melt to the extreme winters that have hit the US and Europe over the past two years.
Brad Johnson

Mar 1, 2012

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Tech Focus: Ceramic sets up for the hard sell
Ceramic Fuel Cells hopes favourable market settings in Europe could be a game changer for its gas-to-electricity technology.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 1, 2012

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Solar slump takes toll as market looks to bigger picture
CBD Energy joins the list of solar PV companies reporting dramatic slumps in revenue and a splash of red ink in the latest half. Solar PV developers are now targeting the commercial and large-scale markets. Plus, the future of CBD’s wind joint venture remains unclear.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 1, 2012

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Mixed Greens: A big solar success story?
Solco wins commercial-scale contracts, will bid in ACT auction; Birdsville geothermal plant to upsize; GE doubles its solar investments; Hydro Tasmania seals China wind deal.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 1, 2012

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Wind power: not a level playing field
All sources of power generation pollute the environment in some way, so why are NSW wind farms alone subject to a 2km veto rule?
Neil Perry

Feb 29, 2012

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Solar Flagships? Solar rooftops would be cheaper
The $1.5 billion Solar Flagships program would get a far better return if the funding were spent on rooftop solar. Here’s how.
Jeff Bye

Feb 29, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Solar hot water rebate dumped
Industry reels as solar hot water subsidy dumped; UK landowners make ‘risk-free’ millions from wind; Dyesol cuts credit line on back of tech progress.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 29, 2012

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All Articles

Can India take a lead in clean energy?

Tech Focus: the hand-to-mouth existence of a solar start-up

Climate week that was: Crazy world of geoengineering

Now US says solar PV to be cheaper than fossil fuels by 2020

Aiming for the moon: Why America needs the ARPA-E

Mixed Greens: A gift for EV popularity

Ocean acidifying so fast it threatens humanity’s ability to feed itself

Efficiency: Can government and business get it right?

Mixed Greens: Buffett bonds light up solar funding

Smart living: My home is my power station

The hot news in cleantech this week…

How innovation became a dirty word in US politics

The hidden logic of industry subsidies

Global warming’s critical role in Snopocalypse Winters

Tech Focus: Ceramic sets up for the hard sell

Solar slump takes toll as market looks to bigger picture

Mixed Greens: A big solar success story?

Wind power: not a level playing field

Solar Flagships? Solar rooftops would be cheaper

Mixed Greens: Solar hot water rebate dumped

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