Oil majors risk trillions in stranded projects in 2⁰C world
New report finds that $2.3 trillion worth of projects are inconsistent with goals and objectives of limiting global warming to 2⁰C.
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China province powered by renewable energy only for 7 days
State Grid Corporation of China is conducting a trial to supply all of Qinghai Province with hydro, wind and solar only for 7 consecutive days
Solar’s new sweet spot: Low cost, compact PV plants at $1/watt
New solar plant in Queensland will be built at less than half the cost modelled in the Finkel Review, and give a payback to investors in less than 5 years. Small is beautiful for large scale solar.
Business, investors still ignoring 1.5°C climate target
Many in financial and corporates sectors remain unaware of importance of 1.5°C target, or can't gauge its relevance and apply it to business and investment.
How much does an ultra-supercritical coal plant really reduce air pollution?
It is not so much the technology but eemissions regulation that matters most: Whether a plant is ultra-supercritical or not matters little, except to profits.
Batteries vs pumped storage hydropower – a place for both?
Two very different storage technologies – one old, one new; one that takes years to build, one that can be built ‘within 100 days (or it’s free)’. How else do they differ, and is there a place for both?
Finkel: Investors prefer wind, solar because they cheaper than coal
Finkel says it clear investors prefer wind and solar because they are cheaper to build than traditional generation such as hydro and coal.
Turnbull and Trump both demonising renewables for no reason
Turnbull's pursuit of "baseload dispatchable" power has all the hallmarks of the Trump administration's campaign against renewables. But data shows that countries with lots of wind and solar have better energy security.
Graeme Hunt to succeed Jerry Maycock as AGL Chairman
AGL Energy Limited (AGL) today announced that the Board had appointed Graeme Hunt to succeed Jerry Maycock as Chairman following the AGM.
Australian company Vivid Technology enters MoU with Honeywell to become its preferred partner for IoT industrial-scale smart LED lighting in Australia
Major strategic partnership opens the possibility of integrating Vivid Technology and Honeywell products to create complete smart buildings solutions.