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Industrial Revolution kick-started global warming much earlier than thought

Thu, 2016-08-25 11:25
New study redefines our understanding of when human activity began to influence our climate.
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154 Australian scientists demand climate policy that matches the science

Thu, 2016-08-25 11:24
154 Australian experts have signed on open letter to Malcolm Turnbull demanding urgent action on climate change.
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Mojo agrees with AGL – Disruptors set to take their business

Wed, 2016-08-24 14:23
Mojo today said it agreed with AGL Energy Chief’s Executive’s comment that the big retailers take their loyal customers for granted and are vulnerable to disruptors.
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Labor ready to sacrifice ARENA for medal in budget Olympics

Wed, 2016-08-24 14:17
In a decision that will rank top of the Stupid List, Labor appears to have accepted Coalition plans to strip $1bn from ARENA.
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New transmission line will open up wind farm opportunities

Wed, 2016-08-24 14:08
Spark Infrastructure has first hand experience of the impact that renewables have on the wires and poles business and the opportunities and challenges that presents.
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Five years to zero emissions – Australia’s climate reality check

Wed, 2016-08-24 13:45
If Australia fails to move on its climate policies, it may have no choice but to cut emissions to zero within five years to meet its share of the global effort to avoid a climate crisis. But it's not something that policy makers want to admit.
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Tesla Model X arrives in Australia, with news of bigger battery

Wed, 2016-08-24 13:32
Tesla's safe yet sexy "family car", the Model X SUV, has arrived in Australia, alongside news of a bigger battery pack and more ludicrous speeds.
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Tesla claims world’s fastest car* with new 100kWh battery pack

Wed, 2016-08-24 13:20
Tesla confirms 100kWh battery pack available for Model X and Model S, offering more ludicrous 0-100km/h times at "obviously more expensive" price.
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Australia needs to cut emissions by 65% by 2030 to meet Paris target

Wed, 2016-08-24 11:12
New research suggests that limiting global warming to 1.5℃ rather than letting it reach 2℃ could make a significant difference to the severity of extreme weather events in Australia, and could make all the difference for the Great Barrier Reef.
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Solar PV strikes new record low in Chile, first US offshore wind farm completed

Wed, 2016-08-24 10:44
The solar PV cost reduction spiral reached its lowest point yet at an auction in Chile last week, where a Spanish developer won contracts to sell power from a solar plant high in the Andes for $29.10/MWh.
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Tesla glamping? How to convert your Model S into a 5-star tent

Tue, 2016-08-23 14:30
A subculture of Tesla Model S drivers is discovering the joys, and tribulations, of converting their $US145,000 Model S into a very fancy tent.
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Sydney community solar investment round raises $17,500 in 9 minutes

Tue, 2016-08-23 14:30
Community solar investor round in Sydney's inner-west raised more than $17k in 9 minutes to put solar on the roof of a craft brewery in Newtown.
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World-leading solar and battery storage project lures BHP

Tue, 2016-08-23 14:28
BHP says potential for solar and battery storage at remote and off-grid sites is "enormous" as it signs on to world-leading project near Cooktown in north Queensland. Co-funders ARENA says it is clear battery storage is already competitive in certain locations.
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New Tesla model S jets to 60mph in 2.65 seconds. But, why?

Tue, 2016-08-23 14:12
The general consensus is that Tesla has already started installing its new 100 kWh battery in its cars without telling anyone. TMC believe battery that the change in performance is its new 90 kWh battery software. instead of its previous 60 kWh.
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“Watershed” demand response, battery storage project wins Victoria grant

Tue, 2016-08-23 14:12
A Victorian project using "non-network" demand response solutions to avoid network "gold-plating" has won state government funding.
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ACT renewable auction sets new record low price for wind energy

Tue, 2016-08-23 09:42
ACT achieves new record low price for wind energy in Australia as it secures another 200MW of capacity, which will deliver 100% renewable energy by 2020.
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Talking about clean-energy generation

Mon, 2016-08-22 16:07
Peter Cowling, Anne McEntee and JC Sandberg discuss the global landscape for renewables, policy and innovation and what the future energy mix looks like.
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Vic govt reboots Green Buildings scheme, using funds from Green Bonds

Mon, 2016-08-22 16:06
Award-winning state green building program scrapped by Victoria's former Coalition government, has been reinstated by Labor with a $33m investment over two years to cut building energy consumption and emissions.
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Gas bubble looms as energy ministers baulk at zero emissions target

Mon, 2016-08-22 16:03
Energy ministers hailed progress, but their summit ducked key issues. They refused to embrace the target zero net carbon emissions, while South Australia indicated it favoured an "emissions intensity" scheme to replace the renewable energy target.
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Networks say battery storage ring-fencing proposals “ludicrous”

Mon, 2016-08-22 15:09
Fight looms between retailers and networks over right to install solar and battery storage in homes, businesses. Spark Infrastructure says proposed rules "ludicrous".
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