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Is the solar industry being blindsided by utilities?
If the government wanted to save money from solar incentives, other more effective measures were available to it. The Australian solar industry should be worried, because big utilities are more concerned about the penetration of rooftop solar than they are about the construction of more wind farms.12 -
Five things we learned this week ….
Fossil fuel industry lines up for all-you-can-eat energy buffet; why shale gas means US is simply exporting its emissions; carbon tax and Obama; Australia’s solar PV industry has grid parity thrust upon it; and is there such a thing as the “no wind turbine syndrome” -
Australian geothermal stuck between a rock and a hard place
A tough year has capped off a decade of over-promising, and Australia’s geothermal industry faces an uphill battle to raise the funds needed to cover high upfront costs and prove the technology. Geodynamics soldiers on, but for many companies the answer lies in heading overseas. -
Water scarcity could drive push towards wind and solar
Emissions controls will not be the only factor influencing our choice of future energy sources. The IEA and private analysts have pointed to the impending water crisis which could lead to stranded assets – particularly in coal and shale gas – and accelerate the push towards ‘dry’ technologies, like wind and solar PV. -
Big Coal’s trillion-dollar fear of climate policies un-masked by IEA
The IEA’s latest World Energy Outlook underlines what’s at stake for the Gina Rineharts and Clive Palmers if the world takes action on climate change – a trillion dollars a year in lost revenue. It repeats its warning that our carbon bubble is about to burst, but energy efficiency could buy some time.
