Renewables
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Work begins on Warwick solar farm – UQ’s ticket to 100% renewables
Works begin on University of Queensland-owned solar farm that will make UQ world's first major university to offset 100% of its electricity through its own renewables assets.
News & Commentary Renewables Wave
Carnegie gets to ride the wave again, as creditors vote to save company
Creditors of embattled wave power company Carnegie Clean Energy vote unanimously to accept restructuring plan to save the company and re-list it on the ASX.
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Renewables job numbers hit three-year high – led by Australia’s coal states
Full time jobs in renewable energy increased across the board in 2016-17, led by industry growth in two of Australia’s most coal-dependent states, NSW and Queensland.
Christian Breyer from LUT University discusses the newly released study that shows if Paris targets are to be met, everything needs to be electrified and powered by renewables.
Updated: More confusion and uncertainty for wind and solar farms as AEMO admits errors and makes revisions to key marginal loss factors.
Climate Coal Renewables Solar
Rio Tinto promises not to undermine renewables – and not to prop up coal
Fresh from its own exit from coal, mining giant Rio Tinto promises to support renewables' key role in climate action, and exhorts industry lobby to do the same, or...
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AEMO to model rapid transition to renewables, quicker exit from coal
AEMO urged by major utilities and others to model rapid transition to renewables and quicker exit from coal, along with "real" Paris climate commitment.
Markets Renewables Rooftop PV Solar
Woolworths green bond flooded with orders as retailer looks to solar, efficiency
Woolworths green bond – "first ever" by a retail supermarket company – raises more than enough to finance installation of rooftop solar, energy efficient lighting and fridges.
Markets Renewables Rooftop PV Solar Utility PV Wind
Rooftop solar to add 2,000MW in 2019, another Liddell by 2022
Australia's booming rooftop solar market on track to deliver more than 2GW of capacity in 2019, and enough to replace Liddell coal plant by its closing date of 2022.
Battery CleanTech Bites Climate Renewables Solar Storage Wind
Solar dominated renewable energy world possible by 2050, and cheaper
Major study finds electrifying everything - heat and transport - and powering it through a solar dominated grid is possible by 2050, and will be cheaper and essential for...
