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Policy & Planning

Abbott points to solar plus storage, but does he really get it?
Buried in Abbott’s 2030 emissions reduction policy is a cursory mention of solar and storage. But does he, or anyone in the Coalition, really get the enormous role these unstoppable technologies will play in reducing Australia’s emissions and transforming its energy market?
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 14, 2015

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How wind and solar will blow up power markets
In the long run, the main zero-carbon energy sources are not compatible with conventional market design.
Bentham Paulos

Aug 13, 2015

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Wind and solar surge sends EU emissions tumbling
Many countries that promised to cut GHG emissions under the 1997 Kyoto Protocol are now exceeding their targets, bringing new hope for success at Paris.
Paul Brown

Aug 13, 2015

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You can now get ‘wind turbine syndrome’ from solar panels and batteries
Wind turbine syndrome all over again? As solar + storage threaten power incumbents, the renewables industry should prepare for a new health scare campaign.
Ketan Joshi

Aug 12, 2015

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Australians prefer renewables: 84% say solar their ideal energy source, 69% wind
Climate Institute survey finds 84% of Australians prefer solar to be in ideal energy mix of three sources, then wind at 69%, and hydro.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 10, 2015

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Germany: Record PV and wind grid feed-in for July
The PV power generated also matched up to nuclear. Another first.
Sandra Enkhardt

Aug 7, 2015

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Obama pushes hard for clean power as Abbott hits the brakes
Obama’s Clean Energy Plan will lift share of renewables to 28 per cent by 2030, and force closures of coal generators. But the fossil fuel lobby and conservatives are attacking the plan, labelling it an “energy tax”, even though electricity bills will fall. Sound familiar?
Giles Parkinson

Aug 4, 2015

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Jaw-dropping news in the solar vs. fossil fuels debate
Regulators reveal gas plants in US do not do what they are supposed to do – respond to “white knuckle” events in the grid. So much for accusations that wind and solar are the cause of grid problems.
Mike Jacobs

Aug 3, 2015

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Rooftop solar suffers another blow as utilities switch tariffs
Changes in network tariffs are killing rooftop solar as a cost-saving option for businesses, but may accelerate the push to combine solar and battery storage. The networks are being accused of using “cost reflective tariffs” as an excuse for another revenue grab.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 31, 2015

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Without a carbon price, we need a fairer price for solar
The Victorian Essential Services Commission has proposed a reduction in the rate rooftop solar generators will receive for the electricity they supply to the grid.
Dylan McConnell

Jul 31, 2015

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Why rooftop solar may be worth three times price of grid power
Study commissioned by Maine Public Utility Commission drops bombshell, valuing distributed solar at 33c/kWh, far above state’s grid price.
David Labrador

Jul 30, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

SunPower buys 1.5 GW US solar pipeline from Australia’s Infigen
SunPower has added a further 1.5 GW to its growing solar PV pipeline across the U.S.
Ian Clover

Jul 29, 2015

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