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WA clean energy body folds, citing government policy
WA-basd Sustainable Energy Association, stops trading, citing falls in revenue created by the current “socio-political” environmnt.
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Super-conductor turbines could slash Australian wind energy costs
New superconductor-powered wind turbines which are reportedly 1000 times more efficient than current models could hit Australian shores within five years.
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Graph of the Day: Renewables now Scotland’s largest power source
Numbers from the first half of 2014 show that renewable energy was Scotland’s largest source of power.
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Why Uralla wants to be first Zero Net Energy Town
NSW town of Uralla wants to be Australia’s first zero net energy town, powered by 100% renewables, to boost local investment, address climate change.
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Making climate change policies fit their own domain
There is a widely held narrative for climate policy that runs something like this. The costs of damage due to greenhouse gas emissions are not reflected in economic decisions. This needs to be corrected by imposing a price on carbon, using the power of markets to incentivise efficient emissions reduction across diverse sources. Carbon pricing needs to…
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Belectric unveils first battery storage facility at large-scale PV plant
Belectric and Vattenfall cut the ribbon for a new battery storage facility at the Alt Daber solar power plant in Germany.
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What would success look like at COP 20 in Lima?
Here are five things that need to happen at the Lima negotiations for them to be considered a success.
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Move over big power – the micropower revolution is here
Micro-electricity producers are relatively small scale, inexpensive, and most importantly, produce little to no carbon emissions.
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Why aren’t rural electric cooperatives champions of local clean power?
Why are America’s rural electric cooperatives are tethered to dirty, old coal-fired power plants instead of local-wealth generating renewable power?
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Campaign launched for first community solar thermal + storage plant
NGO campaigns climate-minded people to invest in development of Australia’s first citizen-funded community solar thermal + storage plant.
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Anti-wind, climate denying crusader behind Leyonhjelm RET campaign
Senator leading charge to kill renewables is advised by former head of one of Australia’s most notorious climate science-denying, anti-wind NGOs.
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AEMC paves way for changes in network pricing for solar, air-con
Solar households face changes to how their bills are packaged after AEMC delivers new rules to impose ‘cost reflective’ pricing on networks.
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