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How electricity storage will help drive South Australia’s renewable transition
South Australia’s combined share of wind and solar photovoltaic energy will increase from 35 percent of generation capacity to 48 percent by April.
Timothy King

Nov 6, 2015

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Paris climate pledges promising, but still way off 2°C mark – or even 2.7°C
The Paris climate pledges may not bring the world as close to the 2°C target as we think. There is a notable absence of long term targets.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 6, 2015

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Garnaut heads energy company willing to take consumers, communities off grid
ZEN Energy, chaired by Ross Garnuat, says its focus is to help take Australian households, business, communities off-grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 27, 2015

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Australian rooftop solar PV cheapest in world, says IEA report
IEA says residential and commercial solar PV is cheaper in Australia than other reporting countries. And solar now accounts for 2.5% of total demand.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 26, 2015

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Government needs to get on board the energy transition
In Australia, a live debate is underway that will dramatically alter Australia’s environmental and economic future.
Matthew Rose

Oct 26, 2015

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Carnegie delivers first bottle of wave-powered desalinated water
Carnegie Wave presents first bottle of fresh water from the now fully operational desalination plant connected to its Perth Wave Energy Project.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 23, 2015

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Graph of the Day: Rooftop solar passes 4.5GW mark in Australia
Latest data from the Clean Energy Regulator on Australia’s small-scale renewable installations reveal what we already knew about the rooftop solar market.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 22, 2015

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The long-term future of Australian coal is drying up
Coal no more? The rise of renewables and climate action will spell an end to Australia’s coal industry.
Adam Lucas

Oct 22, 2015

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Malcolm Turnbull

Turnbull cuts funding proposal for climate contrarion Bjorn Lomborg
Turnbull govt withdraws $4m offer – made under Abbott – to set up Australian research centre headed up by Danish climate “contrarian” Bjorn Lomborg.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2015

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Frustrated with slow solar thermal progress? Print your own 3D solar plant
Australian research group releases 3D printable model of 25MW concentrating solar thermal power plant in bid to spread the word on CST’s huge potential.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 21, 2015

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