energy efficiency Archives - Page 12 of 18 - Renew Economy

Head of UK’s National Grid says “idea of large power stations for baseload is outdated”
Steve Holliday, CEO of National Grid, believes the idea of large coal-fired or nuclear power stations to be used for baseload power is “outdated”.
Karel Beckman

Sep 15, 2015

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Half of California’s electricity will come from renewable energy in 15 years
California State Assembly votes 51-26 to pass landmark bill that would boost renewable energy and make buildings twice as efficient as before.
Ryan Koronowski

Sep 14, 2015

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Regional Vic health centre going solar via community funding model
Totally Renewable Yackandandah to use highly successful crowd funding model to install 90kW solar at local not-for-profit health care centre.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 10, 2015

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In an age of cheap solar, does efficiency still matter?
What is the real tipping point where forgoing efficiency in favour of solar pays off?
Peter Rumsey

Sep 2, 2015

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Commentary

Victorian govt extends energy efficiency scheme, boosts target by 20%
The Victorian Energy Efficiency Target – a scheme that was to be scrapped under Coalition – has been extended by 2 years, the target boosted by 20%.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 25, 2015

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Council installs cogen units at public pools to cut energy costs, emissions
Darebin Council chooses natural gas cogen – instead of solar – as part of major energy retrofit at its two community pools that will save it $100k a year.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 20, 2015

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Even Abbott’s weak emissions target will be hard work to meet
Regardless of who is in government, we are in for some big changes as we begin to respond to climate change. Here’s a look at what some of them might be.
Alan Pears

Aug 14, 2015

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Landmark Sydney Building taps green loan to slash energy costs
Owners of 1967 Sydney office building tap $1.2m local government-backed loan for efficiency upgrade that will cut energy use by 60%.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 23, 2015

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Australia’s energy productivity plan: great idea, but is it ambitious enough?
Australia is bidding to boost energy productivity by 40% by 2030, but other countries are already doing more.
Alan Pears

Apr 13, 2015

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Could Australia become a dumping ground for high-emission vehicles?
The White Paper has left out one obvious policy that could help: mandatory greenhouse emissions standards for all imported new and second-hand vehicles.
Anna Mortimore

Apr 10, 2015

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A simple rule change can save billions for power networks and their customers
Money spent on helping consumers reduce demand means less money spent on substations and other infrastructure.
Chris Dunstan

Mar 13, 2015

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Australia could double its energy productivity by 2030: report
Switching to alternative energy sources, such as renewables, and using more electric cars could double Australia’s energy productivity.
Anna Skarbek

Mar 11, 2015

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