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After week of no coal, UK breaks another peak solar generation record
Aaccording to the UK’s solar power trade group, the peak solar generation record was broken twice over the first two days of this week.
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800 gigawatts of solar expected to be added across globe by 2023
European solar trade body expects global solar industry will add nearly 800 gigawatts of new solar over the next five years.
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Lessons from a solar school campaigner: Why your climate vote counts
Last year, I organised, lobbied and arranged funds for a 100kW solar array for my school in Sydney’s south. This year, I will let my vote do the talking.
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CellCube to build huge grid scale vanadium battery in South Australia
Pangea Energy and vanadium battery producer CellCube to build a 50MW/200MWh storage system alongside a solar farm in South Australia.
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Fossil fuel investment increased in 2018, as renewables stalled: IEA
Global energy investment reached $US1.8trn in 2018, but renewable generation saw declines in dollar terms and only a small increase in capacity growth.
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Victorian summer review: It’s time to prioritise peak demand reduction
This summer’s load shedding tell us that NEM institutions and policy makers are not yet focused on what can be done to reduce and manage demand before considering supply side options.
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Global petrol car sales may already have passed their peak as consumers eye EVs
BNEF says electric cars will dominate global new car sales by 2040, but petrol car sales may already have peaked. Meanwhile, head of ARENA also gets bullish on EVs in Australia.
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ACT declares climate change emergency – slams federal government failure to act
ACT becomes first state or territory to make formal declaration of climate emergency and calls on federal support for jurisdictions to prepare for climate change impacts.
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Shorten declares climate “emergency” as top priority for Labor
Federal Labor leader Bill Shorten has referred to climate change as an “emergency,” in his final formal pitch to voters ahead of Saturday’s federal election.
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Oil drilling in Australian Bight a disaster for climate, biodiversity
Drilling and associated development of oil in the Australian Bight will be decided by an approval system totally inadequate in the complex world of today.
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It’s not easy to build a solar farm in Australia any more
Bizarre new rules, strict new performance standards, a feeding frenzy and archaic rules are causing delays, cost blowouts and cancellations, and threaten Australia’s solar boom.
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Queensland energy minister describes lampooned new solar rules as “visionary”
Queensland energy minister says controversial new solar rules will result in a more highly skilled workforce, and won’t get in way of state’s renewable energy target.
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