Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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Renewables briefly covered 78 per cent of German electricity
On July 25, Germany surpassed the old record of 74% renewable electricity. But the most interesting aspect is power trading between France & Germany on that day.
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Taking respite from renewable fiction: Why the numbers do matter
We can push the percentage of wind power further upwards, with relative ease. And that is genuinely exciting.
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Coalition makes it up in campaign against renewables, climate action
Coalition claims of cost of renewables are becoming more and more ridiculous. And so are the claims in the Murdoch Media, Even on Q&A, the ABC let Ron Boswell get away with – and even approved of – a litany of absurdities.
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Community energy retailer aims to be Australia’s cheapest, help people quit grid
NSW community energy start-up Enova prepares IPO, with plans to be Australia’s cheapest green energy retailer and installer, and help locals quit the grid.
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Carnegie Wave wins grant to deliver cheaper, more efficient wave energy
Carnegie Wave awarded Australian Research Council grant to work with UWA on ways to improve energy cost, efficiency.
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Queensland businesses not as lucky as Mick Fanning
Many Queensland businesses will see huge increases by virtue of the new demand and power factor regime.
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Hillary Clinton’s plan to install half-a-billion solar panels
Hilary Clinton releases a fact sheet detailing her plan to fight climate change, and it focuses heavily on promoting clean energy generation across the country.
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In no sense can an emissions trading scheme be called a carbon tax
Here is a definition in search of a term: what do we call a calculated political strategy to confuse the citizenry in order to gain an electoral advantage?
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Graph of the Day: Wind power sets new record, as Abbott renews turbine attack
Wind energy achieved record output across the National Electricity Market on Saturday, just as Tony Abbott and the Coalition launched a new attack against renewable energy.
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Queensland plans solar fast-charging stations for electric vehicle ‘super highway’
Qld govt calls for EOI to build a solar electric vehicle fast-charge service station near Townsville, as first in possible 1600km electric ‘super highway’.
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