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China connects 13.5GW of solar PV – in a single month
China installed 13.5GW of solar in a single month, and is expected to easily beat its 2020 target. It may have already.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 20, 2017

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Commentary

Know your NEM: Prices fall, but say goodbye to the good old days
There will be a cost to decarbonise the economy, its’ just a lot less than the cost of not decarbonising. Generation prices will stay high, network prices will be sticky, and the incentive for “grid defection” is going to continue.
David Leitch

Jul 3, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Ciel & Terre starts construction on world’s largest floating PV plant
The French floating PV specialist is building a 70 MW solar facility in China’s Anhui province.
Emiliano Bellini

Jun 28, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

China province powered by renewable energy only for 7 days
State Grid Corporation of China is conducting a trial to supply all of Qinghai Province with hydro, wind and solar only for 7 consecutive days
Ren Zegang

Jun 22, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

How much do ultra-supercritical coal plants really reduce air pollution?
It’s not the difference in coal technology that matters most in reducing emissions, but regulation.
Lauri Myllyvirta

Jun 22, 2017

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Trump’s exit from Paris climate deal signals end of American Century
America’s time as leader of the free world is over. Now we’re the villain, thwarting the global effort to save humanity.
Joe Romm

Jun 1, 2017

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Coal

South Korea’s new president likely to curb thermal coal imports
South Korea is Australia’s second biggest customer for thermal coal, but election of Moon Jae-In as president raises doubts about future of coal generation in that country.
Tim Buckley

May 11, 2017

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Coal

Does 17% dip in clean energy investment set the trend for 2017?
First-quarter decline in investment reflects partly falling cost of capital for renewables, allowing investors to install same capacity for less cash.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Apr 19, 2017

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Markets

India plans to slash renewable energy certificate prices
Indian regulators want to lower the floor price of RECs – a move that could increase renewables demand and benefit sellers who have huge inventories of unsold credits.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Mar 8, 2017

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Coal hit as China’s energy transition gathers pace
China is now well past its 2013 coal peak, while the utilization rate for coal-fired generators declined to 47.5% – an all time low.
Tim Buckley

Mar 1, 2017

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Coal

Saving coal is like saving Titanic, only harder
Coal’s long term prospects do not look good in the US, or for that matter anywhere else
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Feb 24, 2017

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CleanTech Bites

BYD seeks 25% share of Australia battery storage market
China’s biggest EV and energy storage company targeting 25% share of Australian battery market, with new B-Box product range.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 23, 2017

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