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Huge response to ARENA, CEFC, Queensland big solar tenders
New international players attracted to Australia by tenders for large-scale solar, with Queensland, WA and NSW markets attracting most interest.
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Big Coal faces oblivion with strong 2°C climate deal in Paris
New report from HSBC says a strong commitment in Paris to limit global warming to 2°C means the end of the thermal coal industry. Solar and wind will then dominate, even with out-of-date estimates on their cost profile.
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World’s biggest floating wind farm approved in Scotland
Norwegian oil giant to build 30MW floating wind farm in North Sea after the world-first project was approved by Scottish government.
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Lithium-air: a battery breakthrough explained
In the quest for smaller, longer-lasting, more powerful batteries, one scientist may have just produced the breakthrough we’re waiting for.
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What electric vehicles can learn from the solar market
Across the country and the world, unsubsidized solar energy is reaching cost parity with fossil fuels. The same cannot be said for EVs compared to gasoline-burning ones.
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Winds of – not so much – change
As the cheapest of the current grid connected renewable generation sources, wind attracts more than its share of commentary.
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NSW health minister’s “kooky” remarks about wind farms
“Wind turbines’ blades created pressure waves that “resonate in the skulls” of people living as far away as five kilometres.’”
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Driverless cars could be reality in Australia within a decade
Some time in the not-too distant future it may be illegal for humans to drive cars themselves in most on-road situations.
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Turnbull’s Direct Action plan may be multi-billon dollar boondoggle
Coalition may spend another $1 billion buying “abatement” in latest auction, but overall emissions will rise because of lack of price signal, new analysis says. With Paris climate talks just a few weeks away, Australia is being asked to explain its policies.
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Review of Australian vehicle emissions standards not good enough, say Greens
In wake of the VW ‘dieselgate’ scandal, Turnbull govt says it will review Australian vehicle emissions standards and tests. But with no change to policy for at least two years.
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A coal tax to help the climate and the resource owners
Most of the world’s remaining coal will need to stay in the ground if we are to avoid the risk of severe climate change: it is unburnable.
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Why world’s biggest companies buy renewables: ‘It’s a very clear economic issue’
Experts from GM, Facebook and Yahoo discuss how they’ve made wind and solar projects pencil out.
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