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Australian news, and some related international items

27 October REneweconomy news

  • SunPower, AES team up for major solar + storage project on Hawaii
    SunPower and AES join forces to build 28MW solar with a 20MW, 5-hour battery storage system on the Hawaiian island of Kaua’i.
  • Redflow battery plant under construction in Thailand
    Redflow says Thai factory will be rolling out zinc-bromine flow batteries by end 2017, after work on the plant started this week.
  • ACT eyes electric vehicle target, after ‘nation-leading’ renewables success
    Report recommends ACT electric vehicle target to “clearly guide” market, and incentives for EV uptake, in next-round climate policy.
  • Game 1 of US baseball world series breaks heat record
    This is what climate change looks like: first game of baseball world series played in 103°F heat. The average for this time of year is 75°F.
  • Amid devastation, Tesla begins restoring power in Puerto Rico
    Current estimates suggest 80% of Puerto Rico is still without power, but thanks to Elon Musk’s efforts at least one children’s hospital has been able to turn the lights on.
  • Private car ownership is ridiculously wasteful
    Here’s a question: how big is the entire power plant fleet in your country compared to the fleet of vehicles?

October 26, 2017 Posted by | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, energy | Leave a comment

#NPC address by Peter Garrett #StopAdani — jpratt27

National Press Club Address 24 October 2017 by The Hon Peter Garrett AM ‘Trashing our crown jewel: The fate of the Great Barrier Reef in the coal age’. I want to begin by acknowledging the traditional custodians of the lands and waters of this area, including the Ngunnawal people. This is my fourth address to […]

via #NPC address by Peter Garrett #StopAdani  — jpratt27

October 26, 2017 Posted by | Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Time to address rising cost of climate change: US report #StopAdani — jpratt27

The recent wildfires in California have caused more than $A80 billion damage. Jae C. Hong AN INDEPENDENT US government agency says natural disasters have cost the country $US350 billion ($A453 billion) in the past decade and that it is time for Donald Trump’s administration to address climate change before it starts costing the country more. […]

via Time to address rising cost of climate change: US report #StopAdani  — jpratt27

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