Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Covid-19 hasn’t fixed Australia’s emissions tug-of-war
Covid has barely affected the tug-of-war between the things pulling Australia’s emissions down – mainly renewables – and things pulling them up – mainly transport and fossil gas.
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Don’t pollute the Clean Energy Finance Corporation with loss-making gas
Angus Taylor seeks to destroy the culture of the CEFC and its staff by forcing it to give loss-making loans to gas projects it cannot legally make.
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Renewables through the roof, as small-scale solar heads to stunning new highs
Latest data shows Australia on track to add 6.3GW of new renewable energy capacity in 2020, thanks largely to a rooftop solar market that has defied the odds of the Covid-19 pandemic and is headed to a record total of just under 3GW for the year.
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Big battery costs have reached a tipping point – and gas is struggling to compete
Cost deflation will ensure batteries pay a larger role in the power system at the expense of gas in the very short term.
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Battery gigafactory hopeful Magnis Energy enters trading halt ahead of capital raise
ASX-listed Magnis Energy enters a trading halt, pending an announcement on a capital raise that may accelerate the development of an Australian-based battery gigafactory.
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Organic solar cell breakthrough could boost efficiency, eliminate toxic materials
Researchers eliminate use of toxic solvents in organic solar cell production, while maintaining high conversion efficiencies, boosting prospects of mass production.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: It’s going to be a quick transition, and markets need to change
Hydro Tasmania CEO Stephen Davy steps down this week with a prediction that the clean energy transition can happen faster than people think, but will need new market signals.
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A Biden loss to Trump would end hopes of US decarbonisation by 2050
Wood Mackenzie report predicts that a Trump victory at the upcoming US election will forfeit four more years in the fight against climate change. A Biden victory, however…
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Clean energy investor group adds muscle to push for energy market reforms
Clean Energy Investor Group will ramp up policy advocacy efforts with the appointment of Simon Corbell as its permanent chairperson.
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More than $A4 trillion to be invested globally in renewables in “crucial decade”
US research predicts $A4 trillion-plus will be invested in global renewable energy sector over what analysts say will be a “crucial” decade for the industry.
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“Don’t trash talk EVs”: Study shows electric cars emit much less than thought
New study from Dutch electric vehicle expert Auke Hoekstra shows electric cars are better at reducing CO2 than thought because old studies used outdated data.
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How perovskite inks could light the path to superior solar cell efficiency
Coloured perovskite light-emitting inks hold all sorts of promise for solar technology, but the real opportunity is to develop highly efficient cells beyond the efficiency of silicon.
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