Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath The Australian Greens have proposed the adoption of an emissions reduction trajectory that would take the nation to net-zero pollution by 2040. Greens leader Christine Milne announced the ambitious targets in a speech delivered to the Sydney Environment Institute at Sydney University on Monday … [continued]
The final solar photovoltaic (PV) module was recently installed at what is now Australia’s largest solar energy project — the 102 megawatt (MW) Nyngan Solar Plant in New South Wales. The solar power plant was developed by the noted company First Solar. To be specific here, the power plant is now … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. Up to 200,000 business and household customers in New South Wales face extended blackouts of up to a week, or even more, following the dramatic storms in the Sydney region and to its north. And the impact could have as galvanising an effect as Hurricane Sandy had … [continued]
A new report conducted by the Australian National University and commissioned by WWF-Australia concludes that Australia could undertake an ambitious emissions reduction program and even reach 100% renewables and zero net emissions by 2050, all at a relatively low cost. Pressure On Australia’s Political Failures The report reviews several major … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath The solar energy output from more than 5500 distributed PV systems across Australia can now be monitored in real time after the launch of an updated solar mapping service by the Australian PV Institute (APVI). The newly enhanced version of APVI’s Live Solar … [continued]
The CEO of Nissan Australia, Richard Emery, recently let some interesting words fly in a rather forceful way concerning the Australian government’s substantial support of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles rather than electric vehicles (EVs) — and, in particular, concerning the industry minister Ian Macfarlane’s promotion of the Hyundai ix35 Fuel … [continued]
Australia’s clean energy and climate policy (or lack thereof) has been brought back back into international focus again these last few weeks, as the country’s politicians continue to bicker over the Renewable Energy Target. Such political uncertainty has also led several major UN nations to present Australia with questions to … [continued]
AGL Energy, one of Australia’s largest energy utilities and one of the country’s largest polluters, has announced Friday that it intends to start on a path that will conclude in 2050 with complete decarbonization. Which I can only therefore assume means something horribly wrong is about to happen in Australia, … [continued]
Around the world there are TV news programs that are biased one way or the other; that are intended to inform, or mislead; and hosted by experts or laymen. However, in Australia, following one of the premier evening news services, there is another type of news program, The Project, which is hosted … [continued]
Investment in the Australian renewable energy industry has plummeted 90% over the 12 months since 31 March, “stifled by more than 13 months of policy uncertainty,” says Bloomberg New Energy Finance in a new analysis. According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), investment has dropped a phenomenal 90% “as investors … [continued]
