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Utilities told capital strike worked once, now they have to build wind and solar
Environment minister Greg Hunt says the Renewable Energy Target is ‘rock solid’ and Australia’s energy majors have “no excuse” for not investing in large-scale renewables. The problem is, right now there are no investments, and no commitments by the utilities.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 9, 2015

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CleanTech Bites

If wind energy is this cheap, why aren’t wind farms being built?
Australia’s biggest wind farm is producing electricity at less than $80/MWh. At current prices, the market for new wind projects should be strong. But political uncertainty from Abbott government is killing the market.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 14, 2015

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Latest anti-wind push by Senators called a ‘political stitch-up’
CEC slams calls from anti-wind senators to cut subsidies back even further, make them conditional on adherence to federal ‘infrasound’ laws.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 31, 2015

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Giant wind and solar complex to challenge Abbott’s coal plans
A world-leading 1,200MW wind and solar project proposed for north Queensland is competing head to head with a new coal power station proposal favoured by Tony Abbott, who is keen to give taxpayer loans to the coal generator, but not the wind facility.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2015

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Coal closures give South Australia the chance to go 100% renewable
South Australia’s wind farms have coped without baseload power before – they can do it again.
Mark Diesendorf

Jun 15, 2015

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Policy & Planning

10 things we learned about Tony Abbott’s war on renewables
50 Shades of Grit: Tony Abbott wants new coal generators and now admits he wants to kill the renewable energy target – and he may be just one vote away from being able to do so. That has serious implications, because it will likely extend the uncertainty that has plagued the clean energy industry in the past 18 months.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 12, 2015

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Wind turbine studies: how to sort the good, the bad, and the ugly
The debate over wind turbines is heated, so it’s best to rely on solid science.
The Conversation

Jan 22, 2015

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Move over big power – the micropower revolution is here
Micro-electricity producers are relatively small scale, inexpensive, and most importantly, produce little to no carbon emissions.
Morgan Salett

Nov 27, 2014

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Wind energy surges in China, as demand for coal fades
China is expected to exceed its target of 100GW wind capacity by 2015 by 30% by the end of 2015.
Tim Buckley

Aug 28, 2014

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Courts worldwide reject anti-wind experts and their evidence
The EPI just published a full report of my research into anti-wind court cases in the USA, Canada, the British Isles, Australia and New Zealand.
Mike Barnard

Aug 18, 2014

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Abandoning homes due to wind farms: the deep fragrance of factoid
It is claimed that “more than 40” families have abandon their homes to become “wind farm refugees”. But who are they?
Simon Chapman

Jul 25, 2014

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Renewable energy target can go all the way to 100% – if we let it
Getting to 100% renewable power sector by 2050 will require not just a practical plan, but also the political will to put it into action.
Andrew Blakers

May 7, 2014

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