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Policy & Planning

Europe offshore wind build-out must triple to bring Paris goals within reach
To support the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting temperature increase to 1.5°C, Europe will need a CO2-neutral electricity supply by 2045.
Michiel Muller

Aug 14, 2017

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Press Releases

Mount Emerald Wind Farm reaches major construction milestone
Construction at the $360 million Mount Emerald Wind Farm near Mareeba reached an important milestone last week when the first of 53 turbine foundations was put in place.
Republic

Aug 14, 2017

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Coal

6.5% of global GDP spent subsidising fossil fuels, or $12m every minute
IMF says subsidies to global fossil fuel industry reached $A6.7 trillion in 2015 – or $A18 billion a day, or $A12 million a minute.
Ian Clover

Aug 10, 2017

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Solar

Australia’s biggest solar retailer forced to replace non-compliant panels
Euro Solar forced to surrender STCs or replace PV modules after being found to have installed non-compliant solar panels, as part of a Clean Energy Regulator crackdown on Australia’s rooftop solar industry.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 9, 2017

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Renewables

Making the energy transition more equitable and inclusive
The transition to a clean, affordable and equitable supply of energy is finely on the agenda in Australia, compounded by soaring electricity prices and the mostly favourable response to the Finkel review.
Dr Cassandra Goldie

Aug 7, 2017

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Policy & Planning

Trump files notice to withdraw from Paris deal, plans instead to promote fossil fuels
The notice has no legal weight and does not begin the process of departure from the landmark climate agreement.
Mark Hand

Aug 7, 2017

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Coal

Cheap coal power? Only in an imaginary world
Attempts to suggest coal power is cheaper than the plummeting cost of renewables look increasingly ridiculous and desperate.
Simon Nicholas

Aug 4, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Solarcentury and IKEA launch residential home battery in UK
The new product, available to U.K. online customers, will retail from £3,000 for a standalone battery, or from £6,925 for the solar panel-plus-battery package.
Ian Clover

Aug 3, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

The things some utilities will do to stop solar
The FBI is investigating an Arizona power company for its role in the election of utility-friendly and anti-solar regulators.
Jeremy Deaton

Aug 3, 2017

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Commentary

Once bitten, twice shy: Sri Lanka dumps new coal plans
In a dramatic U-turn, Sri Lanka’s energy regulator has approved a new long-term electricity supply plan that rejects the construction of any new coal plants between now and 2037.
Bob Burton

Aug 3, 2017

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Storage

Will solar powered cars ever be real?
The Sunswift team has designed and built Eve to be registered as a road legal sports car, representing a shift in solar powered transport from conceptual to commercial vehicle standards.
David Woodgrove

Aug 1, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Politically charged: do you know where your batteries come from?
People are excited about batteries are forgetting one important issue: the raw materials needed to build this technology – where they come from and their environmental cost.
Ben McLellan

Jul 31, 2017

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