Despite underhanded and erroneous attempts by certain parts of the Australian government, not to mention efforts by the country’s coal and gas industries, public support for renewable energy remains high, according to new polling published this week.
A new report charting Australia’s rising power prices over the past decade has undermined claims that South Australia’s high electricity prices have been driven by the state’s uptake wind and solar, showing that its rises have been less than in coal dependent states.
Originally published on Solar Love. US renewable energy subsidies are scheduled to expire on December 31, 2016. What will replace them? The answer may well depend on the next general election results in November of next year. Politicians are already honing their campaign rhetoric and many conservatives are openly hostile to … [continued]
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Originally published on Solar Love. Australia is bathed in sunlight like few other places on earth. It, among all countries, has the highest potential to generate all the electricity it needs from renewable sources, principally the sun and wind. But the prime minister doesn’t care about clean, renewable energy in Australia. … [continued]
As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold for a bit, but I was saving stories along the way. After a couple of weeks, below is a massive list of non-CleanTechnica renewable energy, energy storage, climate, and other green stories … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. by Sophie Vorrath As Australia prepares to pass its diminished Renewable Energy Target into law, one of its closest regional neighbours, Indonesia, has indicated it will be increasing its budget for renewables development five-fold, to a little over $A1 billion (IDR 11 trillion), in 2016. Indonesia’s … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Australia may lead the world in carbon emissions per capita, and even the penetration of rooftop solar in its towns and cities. But in terms of the amount of renewable energy it has installed per capita, it trails much of Europe, and is even beaten by … [continued]
Once a leader in renewable energy investment, Australia now lags behind developing countries such as Algeria, Myanmar, and Thailand.
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures’ new solar pv project in New South Wales will feature the more efficient single-axis tracking mechanism.
