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Di Natale: Time for Turnbull to stand up to Coalition dinosaurs
Di Natale says things “pretty crook” when we celebrate non-reappointment of climate denier as chairman of PM’s business advisory board.
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Musk launches Tesla Model X – bio-weapon defence button comes standard
Elon Musk launches Tesla Model X, branding it the safest SUV on the market. It even comes with a bioweapon defence button. No, really.
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Origin quits geothermal, to sell wind assets, makes push for big solar
Origin taps market for $2.5 billion after sharp slump in share price, to sell geothermal and wind assets, but excited about big solar projects.
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Beginning of the end for fossil fuels? Panic sweeps global markets
Financial markets are finally catching up to the news: Fossil fuels are in decline in both transport and electricity, and the woes of VW and Glencore. Even the Bank of England has sounded a warning. Meanwhile, the likes of BHP, Origin and AGL are trying to convince investors that everything is OK.
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Coal heavy AGL to invest in renewables “if and when” investment climate improves
AGL defends coal plant buying spree, saying it would provide funds to invest in renewables “if and when” investment climate improves.
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GE launches digital power plant to act as virtual battery for wind and solar
The IOT-equipped, cloud-supported software suite aims to squeeze increased flexibility and efficiency out of existing and new gas-fired power plants.
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Elon Musk says Tesla Model S may have 1,000km range in 1-2 years
Tesla could be increasing the range of the Model S up to 1,000 kilometers (621 miles) “within (only) a year or two,” according to Musk.
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Exit ahead – Shell at the end of the oil superhighway
Shell’s departure from the Arctic is another sign that the End of the Oil Age is in sight.
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Renewable energy microgrids are the future
There is a big shift happening for homes, and whole communities, to look after their own energy needs. Microgrids are the future, but what matters most is how network companies respond.
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Abbott refused free solar panels, but Turnbull has already bought his
Tony Abbott rejected rooftop solar as too expensive to clean and a security risk. New PM Malcolm Turnbull already has solar, but will he say it is good for humanity?
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China may lift 2020 solar target to 150GW
China looking to lift its 2020 solar target to 150GW and give priority to solar and wind, a move that could cut emissions by 200 million tonnes a year.
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Australia leads world on household solar … and on coal
Energy industry report says Australia’s #1 ranking on rooftop solar uptake shows it’s not lagging the world on renewables. But what about its coal habit?
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