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Schott says Feds “can’t get their act together” on climate, so states will step up
ESB chair tells Clean Energy Summit state governments are leading the energy transition, as NSW threatens to go it alone if federal Coalition doesn't get its act together.
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Project Manager, ClimateWorks Australia – Melbourne
Fossil fuel giant BP wants to charge electric cars 100% in 5 minutes by 2021
BP’s head of technology David Eyton tells BNEF that BP wants to charge EVs to 100% within just five minutes.
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Solar dominates day-time markets, lifting share and pushing down prices
Solar boom that began in 2016 is having marked impact on wholesale prices, even in winter, and may rethink investment decisions.
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Henderson Island: a Pacific paradise turning into a plastic trap – video
Thousands of tonnes of plastic have accumulated on the pristine beaches of Henderson Island in the Pacific's Pitcairn archipelago. Along one stretch of 2.5km, an estimated 18 tonnes has piled up over decades, at the rate of several thousand pieces of plastic per day. A team of scientists, conservationists and two journalists from New Zealand’s Stuff.co.nz spent two weeks collecting six tonnes of the rubbish to gain more insight into where it had come from, and how it could be prevented in future.
Continue reading...Program reveals fantastic line up at EV conference, early bird tickets close soon
The Driven and RenewEconomy are delighted to announce the program for the inaugural Electric Vehicle Transition Conference, featuring many of the country’s leading policy and technology experts and analysts.
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Running out of sand: part two
Tesla’s Australian chair – surprise, surprise – has a Tesla car, battery and solar
Tesla chair Robyn Denholm, an Australian, outlines her passion for the company's products and says Australia can lead in the transition to clean energy.
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Telsa takes aim at gas plants with 3MWh “megapack” battery unit
Tesla says new "mega-pack" battery unit will allow deployment of "gigawatt" scale storage in a matter of months - cheaper, cleaner and quicker than gas generators.
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Henderson Island: the Pacific paradise groaning under 18 tonnes of plastic waste
Rubbish has been washing up on its isolated beaches in the Pitcairn chain at a rate of several thousand bits of plastic a day
Henderson Island, uninhabited and a day’s sea crossing from the nearest sign of civilisation, should be an untouched paradise.
Instead its beaches, which were awarded Unesco world heritage status in 1988, are a monument to humanity’s destructive, disposable culture.
Continue reading...Philippines is deadliest country for defenders of environment
Nation replaces Brazil for first time in annual list of murders compiled by Global Witness
The Philippines has replaced Brazil as the most murderous country in the world for people defending their land and environment, according to research that puts a spotlight on the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
More than three defenders were killed across the world every week in 2018, according to the annual toll by the independent watchdog Global Witness, highlighting the continued dangers facing those who stand up to miners, loggers, farmers, poachers and other extractive industries.
Continue reading...Grid queue for new generation totals 96GW, but will house full sign go up soon?
Th Australian Energy Market Operator says it is dealing with some 96 gigawatts of mostly wind and solar projects seeking to join the grid, but has made clear that its ability to accommodate much more new capacity will be limited if network constraints aren’t dealt with in a timely manner. Alex Wonhas, the former CSIRO...
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CEFC reports drop in new investment despite record renewables uptake
CEFC turns focus to energy storage, grid stability, after record spend on renewables
Clean Energy Finance Corp tipped record $1.3bn into renewable energy in FY19, says focus in 2019-20 will be on "important new frontier" of storage and grid stability.
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