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A desalination revolution that saves water and energy
A Victoria University desalination breakthrough means industry could provide its own sustainable water supply, powered by its own waste heat.
Mikel Duke

Mar 27, 2012

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Michael Mann, off battlefield, discussing ‘Climate Wars’
Climate scientist Michael Mann discusses his experiences in his new book, ‘The Hockey Stick and The Climate Wars’…
Andrew Freedman

Mar 27, 2012

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Why generators are terrified of solar
And why Australia may end up as a nation of island grids. A new graph shows how solar PV is not just licking the cream off the profits of fossil fuel generators in Germany, it is eating the cake as well. And a graph to show that green energy incentives are costing you very little.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 26, 2012

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Plastics put solar on the verge, again
New breakthroughs in thin-film plastic solar panel manufacturing have some convinced solar is on the verge of a revolution – even as the market crumbles.
Doug Struck

Mar 26, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Big wind blowing, offshore and on
World’s first 6MW offshore wind turbine; date set for Africa’s biggest wind farm; good news and bad for wind tower co; GE powers Vic cogen.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 26, 2012

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Solar windows could cut building energy use by half
ECU develops technology that generates electricity by diverting infra-led light passing through windows to PV cells located in the window frame.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 26, 2012

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15 R&D projects that could reshape solar technology
Government and the ASI unveil 15 solar research projects under the latest round of funding.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 23, 2012

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Five things we learned this week ….
Crazy weather in the US, where even the minimums are higher than the maximums; why Palmer is right about CIA and coal; Ted’s brown cow; Obama’s energy flat earthers; and why solar will eat the coal industry’s lunch.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 23, 2012

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Mixed Greens: AGL buys rights to 1000MW wind farm
AGL buys rights to 1000MW Silverton wind farm, vendor Epuron rails against planning fees, and Airbus joins mallee jet-fuel consortium.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 23, 2012

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Shock of the new energy business models
CEO of one of America’s largest utilities says distributed solar the biggest game-changer to the energy industry in decades. And why energy politics sucks.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 23, 2012

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Hot news in cleantech: Solar, cheap at half the price
Three US solar start-ups go for gold in solar technology: the production of vastly cheaper and more efficient solar cells.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 23, 2012

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For peat’s sake, we need an overhaul of forestry aid
Australia’s biggest intervention into Indonesian forestry and peat management has fallen well below targets.
Stephen Howes

Mar 22, 2012

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More fun from the Ministries of Silly Numbers
Canberra might have had better luck with its solar predictions had it read its own press releases. And they got coal wrong too.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 22, 2012

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Solar Oasis sets out to bust some solar myths
The people behind the 40MW ‘big dish’ solar plant in Whyalla are taking an innovative approach to financing which has implications for future projects and energy retailers. And they are thinking of adding some gas and a 5MW PV project for good measure.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 22, 2012

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Solar now bankable and part of broader capital market
Investment in solar has surged to unprecedented levels due to interest from large Wall Street banks, investors like Warren Buffett, and technology firms like Google.
Stephen Lacey

Mar 22, 2012

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Mixed Greens: PV cheaper than TV?
DuPont exec predicts solar panels cheaper than TVs; new CFI expert panel; Obama pillories ‘Flat Earth’ Republicans; ACT efficiency report reveals big power bill savings.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 22, 2012

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The earth that we knew is gone
In his maiden Senate speech, new Foreign Minister Bob Carr focuses on climate change: ‘The planet on which our civilisation evolved no longer exists.’
Bob Carr

Mar 22, 2012

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Solar could transform office blocks into power producers
Skyscrapers could one day generate enough power to offset much of their energy consumption, thanks to an Australian breakthrough.
Justin Norrie

Mar 21, 2012

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$230m Whyalla solar dish project signs funding deed
The developers of the $230 million Whyalla Solar Oasis project, using unique solar dish technology developed at ANU, finally sign funding deed.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 21, 2012

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Tech Focus: Silex begins production at first CPV plant
Silex Systems says unique CPV technology already competitive with other utility scale solar, and heading below $150/MWh.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 21, 2012

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All Articles

A desalination revolution that saves water and energy

Michael Mann, off battlefield, discussing ‘Climate Wars’

Why generators are terrified of solar

Plastics put solar on the verge, again

Mixed Greens: Big wind blowing, offshore and on

Solar windows could cut building energy use by half

15 R&D projects that could reshape solar technology

Five things we learned this week ….

Mixed Greens: AGL buys rights to 1000MW wind farm

Shock of the new energy business models

Hot news in cleantech: Solar, cheap at half the price

For peat’s sake, we need an overhaul of forestry aid

More fun from the Ministries of Silly Numbers

Solar Oasis sets out to bust some solar myths

Solar now bankable and part of broader capital market

Mixed Greens: PV cheaper than TV?

The earth that we knew is gone

Solar could transform office blocks into power producers

$230m Whyalla solar dish project signs funding deed

Tech Focus: Silex begins production at first CPV plant

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