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Policy & Planning

World’s first floating wind farm performing better than expected
Hewing Scotland, the world’s first floating wind farm, operating at a capacity factor of 65 per cent in first three months.
Joshua S Hill

Feb 20, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Tamil Nadu is India’s model for low-cost renewables
The Indian state of Tamil Nadu capable of doubling its wind energy capacity by 2027 and increasing its solar capacity six-fold.
Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis

Feb 8, 2018

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Commentary

SolarReserve still falling short at flagship solar tower project
SolarReserve’s flagship solar tower and storage project is still falling short of design targets. Does it deserve public money?
David Leitch

Feb 8, 2018

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Policy & Planning

Germany to set end date for coal power in 2019
A commission will decide the timeline for phasing out coal, under a coalition deal agreed between social democrats and Angela Merkel’s conservatives
Kerstine Appunn Benjamin Wehrmann and Julian Wettengel

Feb 8, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Cape Town is almost out of water. Could Australian cities suffer same fate?
With water storages running low, residents of Cape Town get drinking water in the early morning from a mountain spring collection point.
Ian Wright

Feb 7, 2018

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Markets

A Snow(y) job: He who pays the piper calls the tune
One of our main immediate criticisms of Snowy Hydro’s latest paper is its assumption that Snowy 2.0 is the only pumped hydro project capable of being developed in Australia.
David Leitch

Feb 6, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

NAIF: Any port in a storm
NAIF’s first loan – to the oil and gas industry – is an effective subsidy to accelerate climate change.
David Barnden

Feb 1, 2018

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Commentary

Lismore opens Australia’s largest floating solar farm, could add storage
Lismore opens country’s biggest solar farm, and flags five fold increase in size and may add battery storage. The unique community funding model forms a key part of city’s push for 100 per cent renewable energy by 2023.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 31, 2018

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Commentary

A regulatory blow to Spain’s subsidised coal-fired electricity sector
Security-of supply justifications are seen in Spain as just political schemes to support the status quo. Hello Australia.
Gerard Wynn Paolo Coghe and Carlota Ruiz-Bautista

Jan 30, 2018

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Commentary

‘We have to change capitalism’ to beat climate change, says world’s biggest asset manager
Top brass at the world’s largest asset manager says the rules governing investments are evolving to factor in environmental risks
Climate Home News

Jan 25, 2018

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