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4 reasons why non-hydro renewables surpass hydropower in US
2014 is predicted to be first year that non-hydro renewable generation exceeds hydropower generation in US. This is a big change.
Laurie Guevara-Stone

Aug 15, 2014

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Carnergie receives first ARENA payment for CETO 6 project
Australian wave energy developer, Carnegie Energy, have received its first payment from ARENA as part of an $11 million grant for the CETO 6 Project.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Aug 11, 2014

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Christopher Booker’s curiously distorted views on wind power
Climate sceptic Christopher Booker has launched his latest attack on wind power, but the picture he presents of the technology is curiously distorted.
Simon Evans

Aug 6, 2014

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What does a real 20 per cent renewables market share look like?
Modelling by ACIL Allen for the RET Review Panel has estimated the Mandatory RET, to achieve a 20 per cent renewables market share by 2020 to be 25,500 GWh.
Ric Brazzale

Aug 6, 2014

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Sodium-β batteries could transform wind and solar into baseload generators
Sodium-β batteries are widely perceived to be the key to advanced energy storage for utility scale wind and solar energy power.
Tina Casey

Aug 6, 2014

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War on coal – already lost
US coal lobby and its political supporters accuse President Obama and EPA of waging war on coal, not everyone believes all or any of it.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Aug 5, 2014

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Greg Hunt: The ‘extreme left is against electricity’
In an audience with right wing commentator Andrew Bolt, Australia’s environment minister Greg Hunt says the left is “against electricity” and anyone opposed to coal mines is trying keep hundreds of millions of people in poverty. Not only does this just parrot extreme blogs and the coal lobby, it doesn’t make financial sense.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 4, 2014

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How to power California with wind, wave, & solar energy
New study shows California could convert to an all-renewable energy infrastructure that is both technically and economically feasible.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 1, 2014

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Australia’s first commercial wind farm faces bleak future
WA’s Ten Mile Lagoon wind farm facility reached the end of its design life last year with fears that blades and integral parts will not be replaced.
Emma Fitzpatrick

Jul 28, 2014

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Denmark’s near-zero waste wonder
Has this Danish community found the formula for environmentally friendly industry?
William F. Hewitt

Jul 25, 2014

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Aurizon’s multi-billion coal gamble makes no financial sense
Aurizon is set to gamble billions of dollars of its investor’s funds in what is one of the world’s largest potentially stranded fossil fuel assets.
Tim Buckley

Jul 25, 2014

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Solar pays its way on networks. It’s no free rider
Research shows rooftop solar exports are higher than most estimates, which means most systems are paying network fees for well over half their generation.
Warwick Johnston

Jul 23, 2014

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