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Daily update: Rolling coal: Abbott blows black smoke into Australian economy
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Abbott blows black smoke into Australian economy; Record offshore deal boosts global renewables investment; Photon to build solar plus storage for NSW broadcast tower; Australia installed 65MW rooftop solar in June; CEFC, CBA target Vic manufacturers for energy efficiency loans; Why “benefits” are struck from analysis of energy policies; Electricity sector may have to kill gas to save itself; Solar module spot prices hit historic lows in Q2 2014; Military bases face hurdles in climate change adaptation; and Germany, France join forces to achieve new record in solar CPV efficiency.
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The new game for anti-Green rednecks in US is to blow black smoke at electric vehicles from their pick-ups. This week, Tony Abbott will achieve the political and economic equivalent of “coal rolling”, scrapping carbon price as China prepares to announce first emissions cap.
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Global renewables investment surged $63.6bn in Q2 driven by record-breaking $3.8bn financing of 600MW offshore wind farm in North Sea… and China.
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Deal to provide 39kW of solar and 215kWh of battery storage could be replicated at thousands of tower sites across Australia.
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Nearly 100,000 Australian households added rooftop solar in the first six months of 2014, adding 384MW of capacity to the grid.
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Two months after Vic govt axes GGB energy efficiency scheme, CEFC and Commonwealth Bank target Shepparton manufacturers with $100m loan program.
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Economic analysis conducted for governments on green energy and efficiency programs assume zero benefits. The asset values of incumbents emerge as major criteria.
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The best opportunity for electricity sector growth and security is to take a leaf from the gas industry’s book and promote the switch gas-free power.
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Global module spot prices hit all time low, but prices expected to rise again in second half.
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Climate change could cost the Department of Defence big in the coming decades unless adaptation measures are taken soon.
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Researchers from Europe’s largest solar research institute have achieved a world record efficiency of 36.7 per cent in a concentrator photovoltaic
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