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Global EV growth to pass 25 million a year in 2025, says study
New report forecasts 25 million global EV registrations a year by 2025, after 55% growth in uptake was recorded in 2017. Meanwhile, in Australia...
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What if every car sold in the world was an electric vehicle?
BP considers scenario where only electric vehicles are sold after 2040. It also considers peak oil, ponders the rise of shared car ownership, and predicts a faster rise for renewables and faster decline for coal. But it still doesn't get it.
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Networks say new wind, solar project proposals still flooding in
Transgrid still swamped by new wind and solar project proposals, despite expectation that RET will be met with current commitments.
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Know your NEM: Bad news keep coming on NEG
NEG is largely a smokescreen designed to bury electricity policy under a motherhood blanket. The policy is supposed to endure for decades but its major design issues have to be decided in weeks. This is just nuts.
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Solar now employs over 10,000 Australians
Australia’s booming solar industry now supports more than 10,000 full time jobs.
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Is Australia’s new Deputy PM another anti-wind climate denier?
As we farewell one anti-renewables, climate denying, coal loving Deputy PM, are we about to see more of the same? New man has attacked climate science, demonised wind, and signed off on Tony Abbott's refusal of free solar panels for the Lodge.
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Frischknecht to step down as head of ARENA
Founding CEO Ivor Frischknecht to step down as head of Australian Renewable Energy Agency, the key player in Australia's renewable energy innovation.
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Equis Energy appoints Nitin Apte as Chief Executive Officer
Equis Energy, Asia-Pacific’s largest renewable energy Independent Power Producer (IPP), has named Nitin Apte as Chief Executive Officer.
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ACF welcomes its first female president, Mara Bún
The Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) is pleased to announce businesswoman, activist and executive, Mara Bún, as its new president.
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Energy market tipping point is coming, and fast
Utilities' shift to renewables will accelerate as prices fall further, compounded by tech improvements, cheap financing, and the proliferation of clean-energy policies.
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South32’s shift away from thermal coal puts BHP to shame
Where South32 has moved to divest from thermal coal, BHP is increasing its exposure – and undermining its climate credentials.
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Gold-plating energy markets? Even incumbents not comfortable with NEG
Industry warns NEG too complex, likely to boost prices, cut competition. If it won't reduce emissions either, what exactly is the point?
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Australia’s biggest coal state, NSW, also biggest electricity importer
South Australia's renewables grid is often criticised for relying on "imports" from other states. But no grid relies more on imports than NSW, the grid with the highest percentage of coal generation.
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Lessons for Australia from UK electricity market mistakes
The UK electricity market offers convincing evidence that capacity markets aren’t needed, and we should focus, instead, on supporting technologies – like battery storage.
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We’re here to listen, says ESB. But not to you
Students gatecrash Energy Security Board forum on National Energy Guarantee. But the promise to "listen" was only extended to industry participants, and even they warned about reduced competition and higher prices likely caused by an overly complex policy.
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Jaguar takes on Tesla, with all-electric SUV due in Australia October
Australia set to get a new all-electric luxury SUV on market in October, with launch of Jaguar Land Rover I-Pace.
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Coal India report finds renewables will ‘substantially decrease’ coal demand
The falling cost of solar power and batteries is having a “significant impact” on the coal sector, says India's national coal company.
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Electric vehicles: SA Labor proposes no stamp duty, free rego for zero emissions cars
SA Labor promises to waive stamp duty, five years of registration costs, on purchase of zero emissions cars, if it wins election.
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National Energy Guarantee leaves no guarantees
There are some significant issues still to be resolved around the NEG – complexity and potential costs are concerning.
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Renewables, not natural gas, are cutting US power sector emissions
In the past, switching from coal to natural gas has driven US power sector emissions cuts. In 2017, it was declining load and greater renewable generation.
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