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Renewable Germany: The very model of a new energy order
Germany’s energy turnaround offers proof that an industrialised, politically pluralistic market economy can run well on efficiency and renewables.
Amory B Lovins

Apr 18, 2013

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US power grid could rely on majority renewables by 2050: study
Study finds US grid could quit coal, close a quarter of its nuclear plants and rely on renewables for the bulk of its electricity generation.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 18, 2013

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How Portugal reached 70 per cent renewable energy
A boost in wind and hydro – and a fall in consumption – helped Portugal set a new record in renewable energy.
Ryan Koronowski

Apr 15, 2013

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Another myth busted on the road to 100% renewable electricity
We now know that renewables can not only supply all of Australia’s electricity, but do it cheaper than coal and gas. Will policymakers catch on?
Mark Diesendorf

Apr 4, 2013

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100% renewables and higher: The new trend in energy targets
As more countries and regions adopt what was once unthinkable – 100% renewable electricity targets – many are taking steps to go even further.
Paul Gipe

Apr 3, 2013

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Mixed Greens: EU talks climate targets as fossil subsidies hit $2tn
EU proposes 40% CO2 cut by 2030, 30% renewables; IMF says $2tn/yr fossil fuel subsidies a ‘major global problem;’ US renewables up, coal, nuclear down.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 28, 2013

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Solar-loving Australians want more action on renewables: survey
Survey finds 87% of Australians think more should be done to make us a top-10 renewables producer, and hints at a renewed rooftop solar boom.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 19, 2013

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Abandoned turbines: Another Madigan wind energy myth debunked
The latest quotable claim by anti-wind lobbyists is that 1 in 20 wind turbines worldwide are permanently inactive. It’s wrong, as usual.
Mike Barnard

Mar 6, 2013

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How King Island may be a blueprint for our future grid
Hydro Tasmania has selected the supplier for the largest battery system ever to be installed in Australia. The King Island renewable plan could be a blue-print for how other remote grids, and ultimately the National Electricity Market, move to 100 per cent renewable energy.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 31, 2012

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Time to radically reform our energy system, says IEA
The International Energy Agency says it’s time to move beyond centralised generation to a flexible, demand-based system. And it outlines its vision for how the global electricity grid might look in 2075, noting the importance of technologies where Australia could play a critical role.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 12, 2012

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Solar’s hidden boom: 15GW of PV by 2022?
The Draft Energy White Paper sees virtually no role for solar in Australia’s energy grid in the next 20 years. But private forecasters say it could account for nearly one third of capacity. How did the government get so blind-sided, and will industry models be able to cope?
Giles Parkinson

Mar 20, 2012

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House swap: I’ll take wind turbines over a coal mine
Both coal plants and wind farms face opposition from those who have to live nearby. But which would you rather have as a neighbour?
Matthew Wright

Feb 22, 2012

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