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Daily update: Can Australia prosper in a 2°C finance world?
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?
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Australian-owned solar thermal company says additional of molten salt storage makes technology “competitive” and able to provide power 24/7.
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Mt Mercer wind farm near Ballarat fully operational after all 64 turbines of the NZ-built, grid-connected project are brought online.
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Perth company New Energy Corporation nears completion of Australian first, grid-connected waste to energy project in WA town of Port Hedland.
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Body charged with managing the Abbott government’s Emissions Reduction Fund says it is not designed to meet Australia’s 2020 emissions target.
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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.
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CSIRO says Australian developed solar ink technology that prints solar cells onto flexible plastic is ready to be taken up by a manufacturer.
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More than 15,000 Australian businesses have invested in solar – and many more would follow suit if RET left in place.
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Australia has the capacity to produce more electricity than it needs – but that’s not a reason to scale back the Renewable Energy Target.
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China’s gross domestic product (GDP) growth and coal consumption have decoupled, suggesting a structural shift in Chinese economy.
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Almost every major automaker is investing significant R&D capital in vehicle autonomy. Will this save energy or encourage “ex-urbia”.
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IEA estimates on costs of solar PV are getting more realistic, but they still overplay investment costs.
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For Australian manufacturing to survive and thrive, it needs technologies that make it more efficient, competitive and productive.
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