Craig Morris, Author at Renew Economy

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Wind

Auctions didn’t make wind power cheaper, study finds
Study confirms wind prices only look low because they are reported as though future electricity were already being generated today.
Craig Morris

Mar 9, 2018

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High German power prices, low monthly bills?
German household power bills are badly exaggerated, and the Energiewende is not causing energy poverty.
Craig Morris

Feb 9, 2018

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Germany lifts 2030 renewable energy target to 65%
On Friday, a 28-page text covering the main policy fields cursorily was published after a previous draft had been leaked. For energy policy, the changes are encouraging, but a lot of question marks remain.
Craig Morris

Jan 18, 2018

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Renewables

German power sector: coal and nuclear down, renewables up in 2017
Electricity from renewables in Germany grew by a record amount, but one big news item may have been overlooked amidst all the new records.
Craig Morris

Jan 16, 2018

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Electric Vehicles

Private car ownership is ridiculously wasteful
Here’s a question: how big is the entire power plant fleet in your country compared to the fleet of vehicles?
Craig Morris

Oct 26, 2017

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Commentary

Nuclear cannot keep up with wind, and solar is coming next
Even countries with long-standing nuclear aims are adding wind power much faster, as Brazil, China, and India show. Those interested in the fastest way to mitigate climate change can forget nuclear.
Craig Morris

Sep 28, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

People want fewer cars in cities – not everyone knows it yet
We only think we like cars when we can’t imagine getting around without them. In German town of Freiburg, citizens are taking their streets back.
Craig Morris

Aug 2, 2017

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Electric Vehicles

What people just don’t get about electric vehicles
Germany’s election campaign shows we still have to get our heads around how fundamentally different electric vehicles will be.
Craig Morris

Jul 14, 2017

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The French experiment – and the shift from nuclear to renewables
Macron has appointed his cabinet, but the direction of the country’s energy transition remains unclear. The energy portfolio is now known as “ecology and solidarity”.
Craig Morris

May 26, 2017

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Coal

“Too much renewables” is a political decision
While Americans chose to curtail wind and solar rather than conventional energy, the Germans say baseload plants (coal and nuclear) are the problem.
Craig Morris

May 11, 2017

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Renewables

March was a record month for renewable power in Germany
Renewable energy made up just over 41% of Germany’s power supply last month, the most ever at around 19.5 TWh, as nuclear continues its decline.
Craig Morris

Apr 18, 2017

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Smart Energy

Here comes the end of the Energiewende. Again
Yet again, an expert – this time, a German – has announced that Germany’s energy transition cannot succeed.
Craig Morris

Mar 6, 2017

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