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Mixed Greens: Wind boom forecast for NZ
NZ wind energy to grow six-fold as costs beat gas; Sapphire raises $144m for Green Crude plant; climate jobs slashed; Carnegie wave project decision coming.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 4, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Big wind blowing, offshore and on
World’s first 6MW offshore wind turbine; date set for Africa’s biggest wind farm; good news and bad for wind tower co; GE powers Vic cogen.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 26, 2012

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South Australia’s big win with wind
Investment in wind energy has seen SA go from having the highest-cost wholesale electricity in Australia to the lowest – and has lowered emissions, too.
Matthew Wright

Mar 21, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Tilting at windmills
Mitt Romney’s ‘imaginary world’ of renewables; Obama’s green-auto drive; Toyota’s ambitious hydrogen car plans; Germany delays solar subsidy cuts; new boss at Acciona.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 8, 2012

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Solar slump takes toll as market looks to bigger picture
CBD Energy joins the list of solar PV companies reporting dramatic slumps in revenue and a splash of red ink in the latest half. Solar PV developers are now targeting the commercial and large-scale markets. Plus, the future of CBD’s wind joint venture remains unclear.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 1, 2012

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Wind power: not a level playing field
All sources of power generation pollute the environment in some way, so why are NSW wind farms alone subject to a 2km veto rule?
Neil Perry

Feb 29, 2012

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Why Australia needs no new coal or gas baseload…
… and the next big baseload project will likely be PNG hydro. Origin Energy CEO Grant King also discusses the RET, the case for smart meters and the changing nature of the energy retail industry, the flickering prospects of geothermal, and why he said no to Solar Flagships.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 29, 2012

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Infigen Energy follows the sun in US and Australia
Infigen Energy has established a new joint venture to pursue large-scale solar PV developments in the US. Plus, CEO Miles George on the interim results, the power of Australia’s big three utilities, Solar Flagships, the future of the RET, and opposition to wind power.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 28, 2012

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Mixed Greens: Little windy, a lot of gas
TRUenergy boosts wind plans, goes big on gas; India tender process delivers record low-cost solar deal; solar thermal cheaper than PV?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 28, 2012

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Cleantech sector catches up with carmakers
A new report says Australia’s cleantech sector is as big as the nation’s auto manufacturing sector, and is growing revenues and creating high value jobs.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 28, 2012

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House swap: I’ll take wind turbines over a coal mine
Both coal plants and wind farms face opposition from those who have to live nearby. But which would you rather have as a neighbour?
Matthew Wright

Feb 22, 2012

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CBD buys Westinghouse Solar, but problems with AusChina j-v
CBD Energy announces merger with US solar PV company, but problems emerge in AusChina wind venture.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 17, 2012

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