‘Why not appoint a coal commissioner?’ asks wind and renewables industry, reacting with dismay to leaked promise made to crossbenchers.. The Abbott government’s proposed “wind commissioner” represents a “new…
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By Giles Parkinson on 16 June 2015 The proposed inclusion of native wood waste in the cut-down renewable energy target is creating problems for both the Coalition and Labor, with…
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By Giles Parkinson on 15 June 2015 In currency and interest rate markets, it’s known as “jaw-boning” – the technique used by officials to simply talk about action, usually on…
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By Giles Parkinson on 12 June 2015 Ever since the Coalition election victory in September 2013, and indeed beforehand, RenewEconomy has been accused of making a harsh assessment on its…
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Canberra has withdrawn from constructive engagement on the issue, says report, as Australia is grilled at crucial meeting in Germany Kofi Annan: ‘Australia, Canada, Japan and the Russian Federation should…
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The question of finding sustainable energy sources goes back as far as the time when humans first discovered fire. Now renewable energy is a global question. But it's a question…
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By Giles Parkinson on 4 June 2015 Experts say new housing estates may be built that do not connect to the grid, offering instead free electricity, and even free EVs…
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By Giles Parkinson on 3 June 2015 Australia has all the ingredients to be the world’s leading market on battery storage: Lots of solar, high prices, and a consumer base…
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By Giles Parkinson on 27 May 2015 SA Power Networks, the monopoly network operator in South Australia, has caused a furore in the solar industry by proposing a $100 a…
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The recent announcement by Tesla of Powerwall, its new lithium-ion (Li-ion) based residential battery storage system, has caused quite a stir. It even raises the possibility of going off-the-grid, relying…
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