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Climate change no threat to cheap wind power – except in Sunshine State
Study finds wind power set to become more productive and cheaper in Australia's southern states, even with climate change. Queensland, however, might want to focus on solar.
Climate
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Renewables
UK wind power potential could fall by 10% by 2100 because of climate change
Climate change could reduce amount of wind available for power production in UK and US, but increase winds in southern hemisphere countries like Australia.
CleanTech Bites
Renewables
Victorian Government
Plans for Australia’s first offshore wind farm gather pace
Offshore Energy has partnered with Danish renewables developer CIP on plan to build $8 billion, 2GW wind farm off Victoria's coast.
The predicted price of onshore wind in Germany is now half the EU’s projections for 2030, following an auction in Germany this week.
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Coal
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Renewables
Graphs of the Day: Wind fast, solar faster, batteries fastest
Four charts show that in the global race to build new energy capacity, wind is fast, solar is faster, and batteries will be faster again. Meanwhile, coal power...
Amazon Wind Farm Texas is the company's biggest yet. To celebrate, CEO Jeff Bezos videoed himself christening it from on high.
Climate
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Renewables
Solar
Want energy storage? Here are 22,000 sites for pumped hydro across Australia
The race is on for storage solutions that can help provide secure, reliable electricity supply as more renewables enter Australia’s electricity grid.
AGL
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Renewables
Utilities
Australian wind delivers more record low prices, as private sector piles in
AGL Energy secures PPA of below $60/MWh for 453MW Coopers Gap Wind Farm, to be built in Queensland by 2019 after reaching financial close Thursday. AGL chief says deal...
Governments
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South Australian Government
Graph of the Day: South Australia’s wholesale price changes in 2017
SA chart paints a picture of how power prices were higher when gas dominated the fuel mix in the state.
Climate
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Renewables
Wind Power = 124% of Scotland’s home electricity needs January–June 2017
Record wind energy generation in Scotland in June helped lift total generation to the equivalent electrical needs of 124% of Scottish households.
