Here’s another cleantech break platter for you. Links to our own stories are on the subheadings. Cleaner Transport 5 Elements of Sustainable Transport Study: Cyclists Gravitate Toward Streets With Protected Bike Lanes A Year & A Half With A Nissan LEAF Electric Car By Sam Koblenski Solar How Much CO2 … [continued]
This article originally published on RenewEconomy Hydro Tasmania is hailing a major breakthrough with its King Island Renewable Energy Integration Project , saying it has achieved extended periods of 100 per cent renewable energy for the island’s grid – the first time that a grid of this scale has been … [continued]
This article first appeared on RenewEconomy Hydro Tasmania’s proposal to develop a 200-turbine wind farm on King Island has won a vote of confidence from locals, after a survey indicated a majority of the community supports plans for a feasibility study on the TasWind project. Against a backdrop of a … [continued]
This article was originally published on RenewEconomy. It seems that the residents of King Island are being presented with what appears to be the most invidious choice – hosting a multi-billion dollar, 200 turbine wind farm, or preparing for an influx of up to 45,000 swingers (golfers, that is) in … [continued]
This story first appeared on Renew Economy by Sophie Vorrath At a time when Australian wind energy companies are turning their focus to overseas markets in the search for growth opportunities, a billion-dollar global private equity fund has announced an investment of $75 million in wind power in Australia. Denham Capital Management, … [continued]
This article first appeared on RenewEconomy. Windswept King Island, lying in Bass Strait between Tasmania and the mainland, is being touted as a potential blueprint for what the country’s electricity grid might look like in the future. But right now it is also emerging as a battleground for the minds … [continued]
There are two things in life I love: wind energy and my home. OK. In reality, there are many things in love, but I promise that wind energy and Australia are on my list, and so when I saw that Hydro Tasmania is looking at building the biggest wind farm in … [continued]
