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Daily update: Can Australia prosper in a 2°C finance world?

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Renew Economy editor@reneweconomy.com.au via mail76.atl71.mcdlv.net

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Can Australia prosper in a 2°C finance world?; Aus owned solar technology makes storage breakthrough; Mt Mercer wind farm switched on in Vic; Aus first waste to energy plant set to open in WA; Emissions Reduction Fund not designed to meet 2020 target; Lismore adds solar-powered EV to 100% renewables plan; Printable solar cells close to commercialisation; Graph of the Day; Does Australia have too much electricity?; Autonomous vehicles no longer a dream; Only solar PV is exceeding expectations for clean energy; and Australia’s top manufacturing and food tech companies.
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HSBC says there is now clear momentum towards a low-carbon global economy. It even coins a new phrase – 2°C finance – and is confident of a Universal Climate Agreement in Paris next year. But will Australia be open for low-carbon business?
Australian-owned solar thermal company says additional of molten salt storage makes technology “competitive” and able to provide power 24/7.
Mt Mercer wind farm near Ballarat fully operational after all 64 turbines of the NZ-built, grid-connected project are brought online.
Perth company New Energy Corporation nears completion of Australian first, grid-connected waste to energy project in WA town of Port Hedland.
Body charged with managing the Abbott government’s Emissions Reduction Fund says it is not designed to meet Australia’s 2020 emissions target.
NSW city of Lismore to unveil solar powered EV as part of its plan to be 100 per cent renewable energy self-sufficient by 2023.
CSIRO says Australian developed solar ink technology that prints solar cells onto flexible plastic is ready to be taken up by a manufacturer.
More than 15,000 Australian businesses have invested in solar – and many more would follow suit if RET left in place.
Australia has the capacity to produce more electricity than it needs – but that’s not a reason to scale back the Renewable Energy Target.
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth and coal consumption have decoupled, suggesting a structural shift in Chinese economy.
Almost every major automaker is investing significant R&D capital in vehicle autonomy. Will this save energy or encourage “ex-urbia”.
IEA estimates on costs of solar PV are getting more realistic, but they still overplay investment costs.
For Australian manufacturing to survive and thrive, it needs technologies that make it more efficient, competitive and productive.

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