Victorians go big on solar, large scale FiTs
Victoria’s shopping centres and other commercial buildings may soon be the first in the country to sport large solar arrays, after the Vitorian government today announced plans for the nation’s first feed-in tariff for large-scale solar energy and an increase in electricity supply from large scale-solar power to five per cent by 2020.
Click here for full storyThe United States and dozens of other countries have pledged hundreds of millions of dollars toward clean energy initiatives to help battle climate change, U.S. Energy Secretary Stephen Chu said on Tuesday.
Click here for full storySmall- and medium-sized manufacturers are bringing innovation and value-added to the renewable markets. But will it pay off?
Click here for full storyNeil Woodford's Invesco Perpetual has threatened to shun UK renewable energy companies unless regulators increase the returns available to investors and provide greater certainty over future policy.
Click here for full storyIberdrola Renovables and Renewable Energy Corp kicked off Europe's green energy reporting season on Tuesday with sharp upticks in first-half earnings and upbeat 2010 forecasts, but neither gave a forecast for 2011.
Click here for full storyRenewable energy could provide Victoria with eight times more electricity than it needs, a report has found, as the government offers new incentives to expand solar power production.
Click here for full storyGoogle plans to become carbon neutral at the same time promote green energy by entering into a 20-year agreement to buy power from an Iowa wind farm. The farm, part of NextEra Energy Resources in Story and Hardin counties, will sell Google 114 megawatts of renewable power.
Click here for full storyA Liberal government would slash funding to clean up coal, sparking accusations the party doesn't care about climate change.
Click here for full storyA COALITION government would cut into Labor priority areas, including climate and infrastructure, in almost $1.2 billion of savings announced by Tony Abbott to boost his economic attack on the Government's spending and debt.
Click here for full storyA global index to measure the progress of countries towards creating a zero carbon built environment in terms of energy consumption and production has put Norway at the top, with Brazil second and the UK in third place.
Click here for full storyOregon and other states with lots of trees have been counting on generating more electricity by burning forest thinnings and logging leftovers as a promising future source of green jobs and renewable energy as well as a way to pay for projects to prevent forest fires.
Click here for full storyPrivate equity investors are looking to increase their exposure to funds focused on renewable energy, clean technology and sustainability investments, on the basis that green investments will generate high financial returns, research released Tuesday shows.
Click here for full storyChina's National energy Administration is preparing to submit a stimulus plan for the renewable and clean energy industries to the State Council, Zhou Xi'an, an NEA director said Tuesday.
Click here for full storySpain has been on a winning streak of late: first Nadal wins Wimbeldon, then Spain wins the World Cup, now Spain has overtaken the US as global solar leader. But Spain isn't stopping at solar, they currently have wind farms capable of generating more than 40 per cent of Spain's total wind energy and plan for the entire country to be running of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050.
Click here for full storyPENNY Wong has promised voters a clear choice on climate change come polling day, but yesterday could not outline Labor's policy position.
Click here for full storyOPPOSITION Leader Tony Abbott has backed away from a suggestion there would never be a carbon price under a Coalition government, saying he would adjust his position if there was international agreement.
Click here for full storyKPMG’s annual survey of the global renewable energy sector finds that government incentives are a key driver of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity. Yet in Australia in the absence of certainty on the climate change policy, .the financial case for renewable investment remains unclear.
Click here for full storyOPPOSITION leader Tony Abbott has hardened his position on climate change, declaring unequivocally there would be ''no carbon price on consumers under a Coalition government''.
Click here for full story In 2009, for the second year in a row, both the US and Europe added more power capacity from renewable sources such as wind and solar than conventional sources like coal, gas and nuclear, according to twin reports launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme and the Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21).
Click here for full storyThere they go again: right when the U.S. military completes yet another project to reduce CO2 emissions, the fossil fuel industry plays Debbie Downer.
Click here for full storyDatamonitor's Global Renewable Energy industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the Renewable Energy industry. It includes data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.
Click here for full storyBrazil hopes to demonstrate its commitment to renewable energy, which currently provides half the country's power, at a clean energy summit in Washington this week, Energy Minister Marcio Zimmermann said Saturday.
Click here for full storyGBI Research’s report, “The Global Carbon Trading Market – Concepts, Regulations and Industry Trends to 2020″ provides an in-depth analysis on the global carbon trading market.
Click here for full storyThe calling of the federal election prompted a strangely muted reaction from lobby groups yesterday because they dislink the policies of both sides.
Click here for full storyNew figures published by the Victoria government in Australia show that the region has over ten times more geothermal potential than previously estimated.
Click here for full storyRenewable Energy Certificate (REC) are one of the popular subsidy measures used by government around the world to promote Green Energy.However the market pricing of these certificates leads to uncertainty which can deter private capital from investing in projects which depend on REC prices.
Click here for full storyAGL CEO Michael Fraser has a column in the Business Spectator on the need to transition to a clean energy economy.
Click here for full storyFree report about the fundamental points for profiting in today's alternative energy investment sector, by 2GreenEnergy Senior Investment Adviser, Bill Paul.
Click here for full storyThe United Nations listed India as the fifth biggest wind and solar water heating energy producer in a report released on Friday. The report, Global Trends in Green Energy 2009, says the developing world is taking a lead in adopting new renewable technologies.
Click here for full storySenate Democrats' effort to pass climate or energy legislation before the August recess has spurred a flurry of advertising as companies and their lobbying groups work to sway votes.
Click here for full storyAustralia’s Outback serves as a huge carbon sponge and can absorb even more greenhouse gases that cause global warming if its natural resources were just managed properly.
Click here for full storyThe Victorian Government will build up to 10 large scale solar energy plants in the next 10 years.Premier John Brumby made the announcement at a solar test plant at Bridgewater near Bendigo this morning.Mr Brumby says solar projects will provide around five percent of Victoria's energy needs by 2020.
Click here for full storyA resolution reached between Australia’s Tasmania state-owned electricity distribution company
Aurora Energy and renewable energy company
Hydro Tasmania on the negotiated terms of a supply contract under which Hydro Tasmania will sell electricity to Aurora, has been welcomed by the state government.
Click here for full storyGreenpeace welcomes u-turn on mining as opportunity for Key to set new economic course
Greenpeace today welcomed the Government’s about-face on Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee’s plans to allow the mining of this country’s most precious Schedule 4 protected public conservation lands. And Greenpeace congratulates the huge number of New Zealanders who showed their opposition to the proposals, with over 30,000 submissions against the government’s plans, and over 40,000 people marching in Auckland on May 1.
Greenpeace is now calling on Prime Minister John Key to take his Government’s turnaround to its logical conclusion, and start doing what the rest of the world is doing - investing in the global cleantech revolution rather than in climate-damaging fossil fuels.
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Carbon doubts cut $10b from investment
POWER companies have slashed $10 billion from their spending plans because of growing uncertainty over carbon policy, an industry survey reveals. According to the Energy Supply Association of Australia, utilities expect their capital expenditure on new power stations in the next five years will be $8.2 billion, down from $18 billion last year. The industry, which has complained that repeated delays to emissions trading have stalled investment, blamed the fall on carbon policy uncertainty and tighter access to credit.
Click here for full storyAs state and federal governments announce climate policies that will result in little effect to Australia’s rising greenhouse gas emissions, a new report shows that a 100 per cent renewable electricity supply system implemented in Australia in ten years is technically feasible and affordable
Click here for full storyAustralia’s new Prime Minister Julia Gillard has promised to spend a “record” amount of money to develop the country’s solar and renewable energy sector.
In her address to the nation on Saturday, Gillard outlined major policies for the country, including investments in clean energy.
“Moving forward means making record investments in solar power and other renewable energies to help us combat climate change and protect our quality of life,” Gillard says.
Gillard has at her disposal a $652m fund, announced in the May budget, that is to be spend on renewable energy and energy efficiency measures.
Click here for full story9/07/2010 - he coalition has upped the ante in its opposition to imposing a carbon price on Australians.
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott strengthened his resolve on the issue on Sunday.
"There will be no carbon price on consumers under a coalition government, none whatsoever," Mr Abbott told reporters in Sydney.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has yet to announce her climate change policy but Mr Abbott is certain it will include a price on carbon.
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India’s 2015 RE Goal Within Reach
Bright news came out of the Indian solar market yesterday as the county’s top energy officials announced that India is capable of reaching its 2015 renewable energy goal. The goal, set by India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), calls for meeting 10 percent of the nation’s energy needs with renewables.
Click here for full storyAbout half of the electricity in the U.S. is made by burning coal, but a limit on carbon emissions from utilities would lead to a shift toward nuclear, natural gas, and renewable energy, according to a report.
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