Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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The NEM is a mess – so who will clean it up?
The biggest problem facing Australia’s National Electricity Market is that it has no management team. But someone has to accept responsibility for the mess.
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Solliance sets world record for roll-to-roll perovskites of 12.6%
Perovskite PV technology demonstrated on industrially-applicable roll-to-roll processes
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CEFC backs 300 new solar powered low-income homes for Sydney
Another 300 solar powered, energy efficient low-income homes to be built in Sydney, backed by $130m from Clean Energy Finance Corporation.
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Behind the numbers: How renewables and storage beat gas
Wind and solar offer the cheapest form of abatement and the falling cost of storage means its beating out gas. Welcome to the new NEM.
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Rooftop solar installs up 43% in 2017, on back of power market woes
Summer of record heat waves and unplanned electricity outages pushes rooftop solar installations up nearly 50% on this time last year.
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Australia could have 960MW virtual power plant, at no additional cost to consumers
If all customers with premier solar feed in tariff used its residual value to purchase a battery storage system, Australia could have a 960MW virtual power plant, at no additional cost to customers.
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US environment chief denies Co2 emissions cause global warming
New EPA Pruitt won’t listen to scientists, but he promises he’s listening to industry.
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Kangaroo Is. challenges network ruling that could choke renewables
Kangaroo Island lodges uprecedented challenge to state’s main network operator over cable decision that could close an opportunity to export renewable energy.
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SolarReserve unveils 450MW solar tower and storage project in Chile
SolarReserve, which hopes to build 110MW solar tower and storage facility in Port Augusta, unveils plans for a facility 4x that size in Chile.
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Saltwater battery maker Aquion files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
Bill Gates-backed saltwater battery storage maker Aquion Energy bowed to the inevitable and filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in Delaware.
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$30 billion reasons why fossil fuel incumbents support EIS
The fossil fuel industry is locking in behind Labor on an EIS because it could save them $30 billion. But consumers won’t benefit at all, and renewable focused schemes are being junked on the basis of rubbish modeling.
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SA rooftop solar installs surge after statewide blackout
New data suggests SA’s September blackout rekindled the state’s love affair with rooftop solar, spurring a more than 17% uptick in installations from October to December 2016.
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