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Renewables target needs 3,800MW of large scale renewables within 12 months
Australia’s renewable energy target heading for a train-crash, with no new projects and 3,800MW of new capacity commitments needed in next 12 months to avoid shortfall.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 16, 2015

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New ACT wind energy auction attracts 15 proposals for more than 1,100MW
The ACT government’s new auction of 200MW of wind energy projects attracts huge number of proposals.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 16, 2015

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Does Germany even have enough space for renewables?
New study finds Germany has physical space for roughly 50% more onshore wind capacity than it would need for 100% green electricity.
Craig Morris

Oct 14, 2015

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Australia cheapest in Asia for solar, wind, most expensive for coal
New research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance says solar and wind costs in Australia lowest in Asia, but new coal generators would be 50% more expensive.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 7, 2015

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Australia a big black-spot for global growth of renewable energy
IEA says outlook for renewables excellent, with falling costs to help Paris climate talks. But Australia is one country where it has had to wind back its forecasts.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 2, 2015

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Whisper it: Quiet wind power with a revolutionary design
A novel design gets around negative perceptions of wind turbines, and delivers more efficiency.
Autodesk Cleantech Series

Oct 1, 2015

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Big energy polluters have vested interest to see RET fail
The RET is by far Australia’s most successful policy for reducing carbon emissions, but polluters have a vested interest in seeing it fail.
Miles George

Sep 29, 2015

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With a single sentence, Malcolm Turnbull can end Tony Abbott’s war on renewable energy
The rhetorical war on renewables unleashed by Abbott and his colleagues over the past two years had the desired effect: investment in the industry dried up.
John Mathews

Sep 18, 2015

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A career in power generation moves from coal to wind
As thousands of workers contemplate their futures, many in regional Australia will increasingly look to clean energy to keep them in work.
Andrew Bray

Sep 3, 2015

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Commentary

Darwin-made, outback-tested energy storage system to be used in remote Africa
A fly-wheel based energy storage system designed by ABB in Darwin, and successfully used to smooth solar supply in remote WA, will be used to smooth wind generation on a Kenya hybrid microgrid.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 3, 2015

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Why South Australian wind farms generate more, but earn less
A further look at the idiosyncrasies of wind in South Australia.
Paul McArdle

Aug 31, 2015

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Renewable investment drought to continue as utilities extend buyers’ strike
Infigen Energy says investment drought in Australian renewables could last another 18 months as big utilities extend their buyer’s strike, and developers struggle to put together capital to build wind and solar farms without long term contracts.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 31, 2015

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