Dubbo can lead the way for NSW rural solar power
“Dubbo is an excellent location for a number of reasons,” he said.
“It has a very supportive council and local community for renewable electricity, very good sunlight intensity, and our business model is very much building solar power stations in regional australia, particularly regional NSW.”
Dubbo to become renewable energy hub ABC Western Plains NSW – Australian Broadcasting Corporation, December 15, 2010 A solar power station, believed to be the first of its kind in Australia, is being planned for Dubbo in western New South Wales. Continue reading
Eyre Peninsula wants involvement in wind farm planning
“There is currently no published scientific evidence to positively link wind turbines with adverse health effects”….There is no evidence of wind farms having a negative effect on property values
EPLGA wants more involvement in planning Rural Report for West Coast: ABC Rural, December 16, 2010, Port Lincoln The Eyre Peninsula Local Government Association is not against any proposed wind farms in the region and has said locals aren’t either.The association wants to pursue more renewable energy options, but they want to be more involved in the planning process. Continue reading
Report highlights Australia’s opportunity for renewable energy
View the full report: Global Clean Power: A $2.3 Trillion Opportunity (PDF)
Australia’s Renewable Energy Energy Investment Potential, Renewable Energy News : by Energy Matters, 13 Dec 10, Australia renewable energy investmentA report from the respected Pew Charitable Trusts forecasts that if clean energy policies are strengthened significantly; $2.3 trillion could be invested in clean power assets in G-20 countries over the next decade; with Australia having the potential to capture $35 billion of that figure. Continue reading
Time for Australia to integrate smart grids and renewable energy
An emphasis on keeping electricity prices as low as possible led to severe under-investment in the grid and this resulted in the side-lining of issues such as energy efficiency, the integration of renewable energy sources….…
King Island shows the way to 100% renewable energy
Renewable Energy Project Launched on King Island (Tasmania) Continue reading
Smart Grids, Broadband, and Renewable Energy for Australia
Smart grids and the national broadband network
Australia is in a unique position to benefit from two infrastructure projects that are being developed simultaneously…..no matter how one looks at this issue, the overriding solution is to move away from fossil fuels to renewables as quickly as possible.
Australia’s clean, nuclear free, energy future
Siemens, a company with extensive involvement in the energy sector, has also mapped out an energy plan for Australia in which the contribution of fossil fuels to electricity generation falls from 93 per cent to around 10 per cent by mid-century, with the remainder generated by a mix of renewables consisting mainly of solar (35 per cent), wind (18 per cent), and geothermal (17 per cent)..
Clean And Green Doesn’t Have To Be Nuclear | newmatilda.com, Dr Jim Green, 9 Dec 10, “If nuclear power is the answer, it must havebeen a pretty stupid question.” So says Ian Lowe, Griffith University professor and president of the Australian Conservation Foundation. Continue reading
Research report shows Queensland’s world-class ability for solar power
The key findings of the Parsons Brinckerhoff report include:
• the quality of Queensland’s solar resource is comparable to the world’s best solar resources;
• deploying large-scale solar projects in Queensland is technically and environmentally feasible;
Study provides a roadmap for solar power in Queensland, My Sunchine Coast, 9 Nov 10, A new study indicates Queensland has all the necessary elements to become an international leader in commercial-scale solar power, including solar resources that are comparable to the best found anywhere in the world. Continue reading
Australia’s State and Federal govts hampering renewable energy
the newly elected Baillieu coalition government in the state of Victoria is making it difficult to gain planning approval for new wind farms,…….
Meanwhile, on Friday climate change minister ( or is it Coal Promotion Minister) Greg Combet announced an end to the Solar Credit Multiplier scheme, which subsidises the installation of rooftop panels.
Australian renewables industry fears fresh roadblocks Proposed buffer zone around new wind farms threatens to stifle expansion, BusinessGreen, by Tom Young, 7 Dec 10, Australia’s nascent renewable industry suffered a series of setbacks over the weekend as state and federal politicians continued to show reticence over support for the sector. Continue reading
Australians have been deceived about global Climate Change action
There’s a lot happening out there in the world that Australians have been deceived about by the “the world isn’t acting, Australia shouldn’t lead” line. It’s a blatant lie and one that should be completely shattered by the time the Cancun negotiations are over, so we can get on with setting an effective carbon price as the Government’s number one priority in 2011.
Global renewable energy – China is the leader
“The level of wind energy being deployed in China shows what can be achieved with a carefully planned energy and industrial policy that elevates cleantech to a national strategic level,”
China secures the lead in renewable energy – UPI.com, BEIJING, 1 Dec. 10 — China is now the leader in the global renewable energy market, a report by Ernst & Young says. Continue reading
Victorian election – not a good result for Climate Change action
Coalition has explaining to do on climate targets, The Age, Adam Morton, November 30, 2010“……….Environment Victoria, the state’s main green lobby group, said there were many gaps in the new government’s environment and climate policy stance as it had not outlined its full plans before the election as promised. Continue reading
World must face the truth on Climate Change
Do we have the mindset to save the planet? UN Climate Change Conference In Cancun, The Age Lyn Bender, November 29, 2010 Where were you when you first realised that climate change was happening? Were you caught up in the horror of the worst bushfires in Victoria’s history on Black Saturday 2009?
Or moved by images of distraught parents in the aftermath of record monsoons that had flooded Pakistan? Continue reading
Australia neither needs nor wants nuclear power
That we don’t need nuclear power is obvious: the ”land of the cloudless skies” has cleaner, abundant energy available. The recent report Beyond Zero Emissions demonstrates baseload clean energy can be supplied by renewable sources within 10 years at an affordable cost – about $8 a household a week.
The question: should nuclear energy power our future?, Sydney Morning Herald, 29 Nov 10, “……...THE SCIENTIST: Ann Henderson-Sellers Cold, northern hemisphere countries may resort to nuclear power to try to achieve energy security and moderate climate change but Australia neither needs it nor wants it. Continue reading
THE AUSTRALIAN likely to change its attitude to Climate Change
While a highly qualified science writer, Julie Posetti, gave up on efforts to cover Climate Change properly at THE AUSTRALIAN newspaper, that paper’s view is likely to now do an abrupt u-turn in its coverage of climate change.
As Australia’s top right-wing voice, THE AUSTRALIAN is now urgently touting nuclear power for Australia. With no economic, environmental, (especially water) argument for nuclear power in Australia – THE AUSTRALIAN will now be forced to become a firm believer in climate change, climate change being now the only (supposedly) acceptable argument for nuclear power in Australia.
(It wouldn’t do to argue that nuclear power is in the interests of BHP Billiton and other uranium corporations, or the interests of slavishly following the USA, or the prospect of an Australian international radioactive waste business.) Christina Macpherson
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Read the Public Inquiry Report, the Commissioners’ report, Surrendering Australia: The AUKUS Deception is available to download for free at aukuspublicinquiry.com. Or just watch the replay of the National Press Club Luncheon.
4 November – Will AUKUS keep us safe – at what cost?
the Commissioners of the AUKUS Public Inquiry present their findings at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra. iview.abc.net.au/show/national-press-club-address
Submissions to the federal government’s new draft framework close on the 13th November 2026.
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