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Was the renewables industry better off under Abbott than Turnbull?
“The result is confusion, concern and dismay. Despite all the talk of the “innovation economy”, the large-scale renewable energy target remains at a standstill, without a single wind farm or solar farm commissioned or built since the Coalition took power … Continue reading
Solar undercuts coal in India, as another bank quits Adani mega-mine
…nails hammered into coffin for Australian coal mining export plans of Indian conglomerate, Adani Group…news on Monday night that Standard Chartered – one of the largest investment banks in UK – latest international financier to withdraw support for largest new … Continue reading
Jaw dropping news in solar vs fossil fuels debate
In the electric power industry, when a major power plant loses its connection to the grid, instantly, dramatically unbalancing supply and demand of electricity. Blackouts follow if there isn’t an instant response…engineering community assumption that, when that kind of supply-demand imbalance incident happens, there … Continue reading
4.9cents/kWh solar – project in Saudi at US$49 per MWh contract
PV Tech is reporting that Saudi Electric Company has agreed to build a 50MW solar PV power project under a power purchase agreement paying a rate per kWh or US$49 per megawatt-hour (MWh) without any additional subsidy…companies are already co-operating on another … Continue reading
Can Obama Bring Energy to Africa?
Power Africa, the Obama administration’s effort to infuse billions of energy investment dollars across sub-Saharan Africa, is entering its third year focused on completing up to 30,000 megawatts of new generation projects while adding 60 million new grid connections across … Continue reading
ARENA to fund 200MW large-scale solar, and revamps funding priorities
Mr Abbott is confusing people about function of CEFC business which is not about newer technology supported by ARENA over review here. Note that economics of wind still ahead for next few years. >more> ClimateSpectator
40% + efficiency from 2 new Australian R&D successes
As the rest of the world is so enthusiastically adopting solar electricity, here are 2 more, local world leading products of R&D. Meanwhile, Clown Prince Tony continues to drag us downwards and backwards with such big subsidies for dirty, climate … Continue reading
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Concern solar eclipse in Europe
On Friday morning, March 20, a solar eclipse will sweep across Europe. This rare aligning of the sun, moon, and Earth will cause the standard delays and hazards as onlookers get distracted by the unusual sky and the darkness it … Continue reading
Future of energy – and decline of centralised generation – explained in 70 seconds
“NRG , through our multiple initiatives in the smart home with home solar, distributed generation, reliability solutions, microgrids, electric vehicle charging, and portable solar and energy storage products, is positioning itself to win this long-term future in a way that … Continue reading
NSW solar uptake doubles after Solar Bonus scheme dumped
…NSW now has roughly 814MW of rooftop solar installed. Interestingly, more than half has been installed since end of the solar bonus scheme, which offered a generous 60c/kWh (plus retailer add-ons) for all electricity produced from solar panels…NSW government does … Continue reading
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