Michael Mazengarb, Author at Renew Economy

Michael Mazengarb

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Michael Mazengarb is a climate and energy policy analyst with more than 15 years of professional experience, including as a contributor to Renew Economy. He writes at Tempests and Terawatts.

Renewables

Australia’s first offshore wind project moves forward with labour market study
Proponents of 2,200MW Star of the South project begin labour market study for first offshore wind farm in southern hemisphere.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 8, 2019

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Coal

Australia to become world’s biggest dealer in fossil fuel emissions
Australia’s responsibility for global emissions is set to soar as government policies push more coal and gas into a diminishing market for fossil fuels.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 8, 2019

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Commentary

Solar cell efficiency could get a dramatic boost, MIT team finds
MIT team led by an Australian researcher discovers way to extract more energy out of solar cells – with potential to take efficiencies as high as 35%.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 5, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

NSW Nationals court coal, abandon farmers in latest rejection of climate science
NSW Nationals further position themselves as a party that fails to recognise the threat climate change poses to farmers, passing motions at state conference calling for the abolition of climate funding and for the protection of coal companies from legal challenges.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 5, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Climate friend or carbon bomb? Global gas market faces $1.3trn stranded asset risk
Oversupply and an emissions profile not much better than coal are putting US$1.3 trillion in new LNG export and import infrastructure at significant risk of becoming stranded, new report finds.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 3, 2019

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Renewables

Chile powers through solar eclipse, as Australia prepares for 2028
Chile successfully navigates total solar eclipse that briefly knocked out 1500MW of solar. But will Australia be as prepared for its own eclipse in 2028?
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 3, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Tilting of windmills could lead to performance gains, study finds
Stanford University researchers find simple technique of “wake steering” – or slightly tilting wind turbines – can boost performance and reduce variability of output.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 2, 2019

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States doing heavy lifting on renewables, but NSW and Queensland lag behind
Green Energy Markets counts 10,000MW of new renewables under construction in Australia – thanks largely to state government policies – but the bigger states lag behind the pace.
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 2, 2019

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CleanTech Bites

Reliability obligation comes into play – but is this half a NEG really needed?
The Retailer Reliability Obligation coming into force out of the wreckage of the NEG is a reminder of the government’s failure to act on climate change. But what will the RRO actually do?
Michael Mazengarb

Jul 1, 2019

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Coal

Renewables driving “fundamental change” as Victoria leaves coal behind
Renewables creating “unprecedented change” in Victorian energy system, as solar and wind prepare to replace the state’s ageing coal fleet according to AEMO.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2019

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Policy & Planning

Australia grilled on emissions at Bonn – fires back with single slide, dodgy accounting
Australia has told a UN meeting it won’t lift its emissions reduction targets, nor introduce new climate policies, while hiding its growing emissions.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2019

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Policy & Planning

How climate change is undermining democracies in small island nations
New Deakin University research suggests climate change could be leading to the emergence of authoritarian governments in small-island states.
Michael Mazengarb

Jun 28, 2019

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