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Solar industry up in arms over 10-year payback limit
In the decade between 2010 and 2020, Australian homeowners are expected to invest more than $20 billion in rooftop solar installations. Some private forecasts suggest it could be as much as double that. But should these homeowners be limited to a rate of return that is substantially less than that of big utilities investing in fossil fuels or new transmission lines? -
We cannot avoid the global crisis… but we can deal with it
In a speech this week, Paul Gilding said the world was ‘locked in’ for a sustainability crisis that would trigger world-changing climate impacts and resource conflicts. The only question now is how will we respond? Will this be a century of chaos or a few decades of messy but successful transition? -
How King Island may be a blueprint for our future grid
Hydro Tasmania has selected the supplier for the largest battery system ever to be installed in Australia. The King Island renewable plan could be a blue-print for how other remote grids, and ultimately the National Electricity Market, move to 100 per cent renewable energy. -
Ceramic Fuel Cells packs its bags and moves to Europe
Another Australian clean-tech invention is packing its bags and moving offshore. Ceramic Fuel Cells has cut Australian staff numbers, ended local production, severed commercial agreements and focused its efforts on Europe. Like solar PV and solar thermal technologies before it, Ceramic laments the lack of government support and takes a parting swipe at local utilities.
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