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Policy & Planning

James Hansen’s Generation IV nuclear fallacies and fantasies
Climate scientist James Hansen’s claims about Generation IV nuclear concepts simply don’t stack up, argues Jim Green.
Jim Green

Aug 28, 2017

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Press Releases

Search on for clean technology energy resources projects
NERA is working with Australian CleanTech to find the country’s best demonstration projects on clean technology solutions that integrate with and improve efficiency and competitiveness for the energy resources sector.
Autodesk Cleantech Series

Aug 25, 2017

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Victorian Government

Victoria leads, Federal government leans on energy transition
Yesterday was an historic day for Victoria’s energy future. And there’s more good news on the way. Not that you would know it from listening to federal energy minister.
Leigh Ewbank

Aug 24, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Trump thinks clean coal is when workers mine coal and actually ‘clean it’
In the real world, clean coal remains a fantasy, but in Trump world you can mine it, and then the workers “clean” it.
Joe Romm

Aug 24, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Small-scale solar will displace $2 billion of US power by 2025
Solar on U.S. homes and businesses will grow 10% a year, displacing $2 billion of grid-based power by 2025. But Australia leads the way.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Aug 23, 2017

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Press Releases

Redback startup charges up new Queensland jobs
A Brisbane-based energy technology startup Redback Technologies plans to double its current workforce of 54 over the next six months.
Queensland Government

Aug 22, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

By train or by ship, transporting coal causes trouble
Derailment of 30 coal wagons is just latest in long list of coal transport accidents which highlight risks from shipping fossil fuels long distances to markets.
Bob Burton

Aug 21, 2017

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Commentary

Researchers one step closer to efficient, colorful solar panels
Researchers at Netherlands’ AMOLF Institute develop method to make solar panels green. Next stop, red and blue – and maybe even white.
Marija Djordjevic

Aug 18, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Graph of the Day: South Australia’s wholesale price changes in 2017
SA chart paints a picture of how power prices were higher when gas dominated the fuel mix in the state.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 16, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Father and son Australian company develops solar-powered drone
Light-weight new drone features standard solar cells, encapsulated in composite material without losing efficiency.
Marija Djordjevic

Aug 16, 2017

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Graph of the Day: South Australia’s shifting fuel mix
After a low-wind month in June, July’s high wind output means very little reliance on Victorian imports and lower exposure to high-priced gas in SA.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 15, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Trump’s oil problem
The president promised a surge of jobs and tax revenue from oil. His policies won’t deliver either one.
Jeremy Deaton

Aug 14, 2017

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