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Hockey & Co keep China, Germany & Buffet guessing on offensive wind
Would Joe Hockey prefer to drive past a coal mine on his way to Canberra? And what would China, the world’s installer of new wind energy, make of his remark?
Simon Chapman

May 6, 2014

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Running on clean energy: “Question of social and political will”
US has technology and logistical ability to convert to all-renewable energy sources by 2050—if it can manage to exercise necessary social and political will.
Sandy Dechert

Feb 26, 2014

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Why Baillieu’s exit could be good news for wind energy
Ted Baillieu was a one-man show, erecting roadblocks for the wind energy industry. His resignation could remove some of those roadblocks, but his legacy remains, with a tribunal implying it may be prepared to reject a wind farm because of ‘psychological’ impacts.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 7, 2013

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Hazelwood uses more land to generate power than wind farms
Victoria’s coal-fired Hazelwood power plant produces less electricity per square metre than the state’s wind farms – another wind myth busted.
Ronald Brakels

Mar 7, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Are wind farms as useless as some say?
Today’s graph of the day shows that wind farm output often coincide with periods of peak demand high wholesale prices.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 4, 2013

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Interview: Infigen Energy’s Miles George
Why are Australian utilities dragging their heals on commissioning new wind farms? Infigen Energy CEO Miles George gives his side of the story, plus the latest on the planned 35MW solar PV farm, why wind speeds have slipped at Capital, and the ongoing fight against anti-wind campaigners.
Giles Parkinson

Feb 22, 2013

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