Tag Archives: zero carbon

Demise of gas in one chart

Fuss about gas being cheap is over. LNG export is predicted to triple price to our homes. But guessing gas price makes no sense until it’s compared with alternatives. For space heating, reverse cycle heat pump systems are now more than 600% … Continue reading

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Zero Carbon Aust Launch with Bob Carr & Malcolm Turnbull

Stumbled across this item from just before 2010 election, exuberant proclamations totally absent in recent times. >readmore> BZE

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High Speed Rail better than flying Tiger

Government-commissioned HSR Phase 2 report from AECOM released earlier this year, reported high capital cost and marginal viability. Review by Zero Emissions reveals that modified routing can reduce high capital cost of tunnelling and that poor viability is fixed when … Continue reading

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Petition Fund to develop Community Wind Farms

Right across Australia local communities are working hard to set up community-owned renewable energy projects to power their towns and buildings. But, like any new industry, they need financial assistance to achieve this. We’re calling on the federal government to establish … Continue reading

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“To do” ASAP

To get Victoria back on target, discarding crazy VC82 no go zones, to enable go ahead for wind farms: please click on http://www.vicwind.org.au and get involved, ASAP. We all know that privatised coal fired power and distribution is just minimising maintenance … Continue reading

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Germany To Announce Energy Storage Subsidy?

Germany blazed the trail for solar PV uptake and it appears the nation may be about to do the same for energy storage. For solar power owners, who receive less than fair market value, for surplus  exported to mains grid, … Continue reading

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Why wind is cutting energy costs

Complete debunk of many myths against wind and why SA now leads VIC >read more>

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Wind power wins in Spain

Nudge, nudge, say no more, nod’s as good as a wink!! >read more>

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Bargain basement solar 55cents/W!!

Because  of investment decisions, before GFC, to manufacture so much more PV, in Germany and Japan, also because USA(main peddlers of global FREE MARKETS) has now imposed punitive 30% tariffs on imports, Australia really is a lucky country. Chinese manufacturers … Continue reading

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Renewables = half of all new energy in 2012

How about that for good news? Doesn’t it make you wonder where the subsidies to fossil fuel corporations are going? >read more>

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