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Decade-long tiff over using carbon credits brings Greens to debate the “Greater Glider in the room”
The debate over carbon credits and its impact on native logging has divided the Greens. Some even compare the issue to the party’s rejection of Rudd’s CPRS.Do wind turbines make droughts worse? A new study says they do not
By mixing different air layers, wind turbines can make surface air temperatures slightly warmer at night but they don’t cause long term soil drying.
No, Ray Hadley, the collapse of Zen does not mean renewables have failed, nor that more coal will be burned
Zen Energy’s failure has inspired the usual suspects to claim renewables don’t work. Curiously, planes still fly even after the collapse of Ansett, Compass, Rex and Bonza.
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Decade-long tiff over using carbon credits brings Greens to debate the “Greater Glider in the room”
The debate over carbon credits and its impact on native logging has divided the Greens. Some even compare the issue to the party’s rejection of Rudd’s CPRS.
Do wind turbines make droughts worse? A new study says they do not
By mixing different air layers, wind turbines can make surface air temperatures slightly warmer at night but they don’t cause long term soil drying.No, Ray Hadley, the collapse of Zen does not mean renewables have failed, nor that more coal will be burned
Zen Energy’s failure has inspired the usual suspects to claim renewables don’t work. Curiously, planes still fly even after the collapse of Ansett, Compass, Rex and Bonza.
“It’s literally life changing for us:” The drought-stricken farmers looking to wind and solar to secure their future
New England farmers say their future, and their succession plans, depend on their ability to host wind, solar and even transmission, and are angry about efforts to stop them.
Do 10 pct of solar panels really arrive broken? Probably not, but best to double check
Industry insiders reject a persistent anecdote that 10% of solar panels arrive at major projects broken, but testers say they wouldn’t be surprised.
Households are about to be offered 3 hours of free power. Who should sign up, and who should think twice?
This week marks the launch of federal Labor’s Solar Sharer Offer. Here’s how it will work, and why not all households should take up the offer of three hours of free power.
Electrifying Australia: Nine key problems facing homes and businesses, and where to from here
What are the biggest hurdles to electrifying Australia? We ask the people who are building, regulating, studying and living the transition.
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