Australian politics has been focused on the future of the country’s Renewable Energy Target for several months now, and it seems that maybe so has the rest of the country. New polling conducted by market research firm Crosby Textor has shown overwhelming support for leaving the Renewable Energy Target (RET) … [continued]
RenewEconomy. The Abbott government is about to celebrate its first anniversary in power – and one of its most notable achievements has been its ability to close down the $20 billion large-scale renewable energy industry. Despite its fondness for professing that Australia is “open for business,” the Coalition is pretty … [continued]
Originally published on Renew Economy. Analysts at French-based energy components company Schneider Electric have concluded that extending or expanding Australia’s renewable energy target would lead to lower electricity prices, lower carbon emissions and increased competition. Reducing, or removing the renewable energy target – as many incumbent generators, industry lobby groups, … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy. By Giles Parkinson. The cost of large-scale solar projects has fallen by one-third in the last five years and big solar now competes with wind energy in the solar-rich south-west of the United States, according to new research. The study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory … [continued]
This article has been reposted from RenewEconomy with permission. RenewEconomy passed around the hat this past week for a few ideas on what would be big in 2013 in clean energy in Australia. What emerged was a couple of key themes – the continued proliferation of solar PV and the growing interest … [continued]
