Time for Australians to invest in renewable energy
As always, the market will shift suddenly when it does and being exposed to the wrong companies well, just remember you were told.
WAKE UP AUSTRALIA: Seize the low-carbon opportunity Business Spectator -by Paul Gilding 28 Jan 2010 “……………There is no realistic scenario for Carbon Capture and Storage being able to deal with carbon emissions at a time and a price that will prevent renewable energy winning the market for clean energy. Continue reading
Powering Australia with solar energy
How Many Solar Panels To Power Australia Renewable Energy News 25 JANUARY, 2010 Supporters of solar power often wonder how many solar panels it would take to power Australia and if grouped together, how much land would they occupy?
We can estimate the land coverage needed thanks to a project from the Land Generator Initiative. Continue reading
Victorian govt fails to support Milldura’s solar plant
Tennis funded, solar power left hanging Green Left Ben Courtice, Melbourne23 January 2010“…..Save Solar Systems spokesperson Chris Breen said: “The Mildura solar power plant would provide jobs and real climate action, for not much more than the $363 million being directly given to upgrade the Tennis Centre. Continue reading
Australia not interested in Abu Dhabi’s solar city?
Deutsche Bank ranks Australia, which had a low-key presence at the conference, as the best place for certainty on clean energy investments
A green city arises from the desert of Abu Dhabi Matt Chambers Australian January 25, 2010 IN the most unlikely of places, what could be the world’s most expensive clean energy project is just eight months away from its first residents moving in………… Continue reading
Interim carbon price would mean a start to action on climate change
We are under no illusions that this solution is perfect. It is clearly a third or fourth best solution. But, unlike the CPRS, there is no way it can hold back climate action.
This deadlock helps no one. The community is denied action on the climate crisis, the business community is denied the investment certainty it craves, the government looks increasingly impotent and the opposition looks like spoilers.
Interim carbon price preferable to time-wasting political stunt Christine Milne: The Australian January 22, 2010 There is a solution to this deadlock, one that Ross Garnaut suggested a year ago in his final report, Continue reading
Queensland’s successful solar island
Australia. Solar Island defies energy trend and powers grid BYM Marine Environment News 15 January 2010 Mines and Energy Minister Stephen Robertson today announced an energy transformation in North Queensland, with a pilot project defying the trend and reducing energy consumption. Continue reading
World Future Energy Summit displays Solar-powered Aircraft
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