Resource Efficiency Archives - Page 13 of 26 - Renew Economy

Coal collapse turns 50 as Peabody fails, “clean coal” exposed as myth
Peabody biggest and most dramatic of coal company failures, as new report finds that even “clean coal” has no role in a world aiming for less than 2C temperature rises.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 14, 2016

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Tasmania needs to look at efficiency to resolve electricity crisis
The risks to Tasmania’s energy supply continue to mount. The state should upgrade the electrical energy efficiency of buildings and equipment used for winter heating by homes and businesses.
Hugh Saddler

Apr 6, 2016

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50 years after the lucky country, Australia’s challenge remains
Australia is among the worst of the affluent countries on resource use, waste production, greenhouse gases and obesity. Still feeling lucky?
Ian Lowe

Mar 23, 2016

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Wind turbine to generate a different sort of energy – repurposed as children’s playground
The blades of two decommissioned Victorian wind turbines will be used to build a children’s playground in the coastal town of Wonthaggi.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 19, 2016

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Adani puts Galilee coal mine on hold pending recovery in coal price
Indian brokers report says Adani puts Galilee Basin coal project on hold until rebound in coal prices is visible.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 4, 2016

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Australia electricity demand jumps as policy makers fail on efficiency
Australia’s electricity generation and emissions rising because there are no efficiency policies of note, and coal is maintaining its share of generation.
Hugh Saddler

Feb 3, 2016

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Aerofloat: A small-scale solution to one of the world’s big water problems
Commissioned to solve a waste water problem on Australian rivers, this young local company’s solution could help solve one of the world’s biggest sustainability problems.
Autodesk Cleantech Series

Feb 1, 2016

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Who will pay the $17.8 billion mining rehabilitation bill?
Mining does bring in revenue, but at the same time it is building up a monstrous damage bill.
Lachlan Barker

Feb 1, 2016

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Your car air-con is consuming half your fuel in heavy traffic
In a traffic jam, air conditioners can use half the fuel consumed by a car. This looks like fertile ground for research into new cars and their air conditioners, and retrofit measures.
Alan Pears

Jan 28, 2016

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Visions 2100: Eight dollars per barrel
87 years old, he was born in ’13. An unlucky number… But at the eve of Y2K.1 it seemed the world had been lucky.
Stories From Your Future

Nov 17, 2015

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Global coal consumption down an additional 2-4% in 2015
Changes in China are driving a structural shift in international thermal coal markets.
Tim Buckley

Nov 17, 2015

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Australia ranks 110 in world for renewables development, energy efficiency
Australia gets a ‘D’ for its backwards-looking renewable energy and grid efficiency policies in latest World Energy Council rankings.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 11, 2015

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