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Renewable Energy News
Slashing RET 'devastating'
RENEWABLE energy companies, fossil-fuel generators and investor groups have warned the federal government that abolishing the Renewable Energy Target (RET) will damage Australia's reputation as an investment destination. The renewable companies ...
Recycle, Renew, Refresh
As legal head of Google Inc.'s $1.3 billion renewable energy and alternative investments portfolio, Yana Kravtsova has helped the tech giant pour money into solar and wind projects around the globe. Kravtsova came to the legal profession back in her home ...
Power plant shelved as report shows cutting RET provides profits for big ...
ELEANOR HALL: The company behind one of Australia's largest solar power plants has abandoned the project, in part due to uncertainty over the Renewable Energy Target. There is speculation in Canberra today that the Prime Minister has called for the ...
Clive Palmer vows to block RET changes as industry fears worst
“The Abbott government has done everything possible to set up the demise of the [RET] because their mates in the big end of town, in the coal industry in particular, can't cope with the competition from renewable energy,” Senator Milne said.
Growing Up Green: Rob Threlkeld's Route to Manager of Renewable Energy
Rob is now GM's manager of renewable energy. He directs GM's global renewable energy strategy, as well as the company's portfolio of projects. Rob works daily to move the company closer to its goal of 125 MW of renewable energy by 2020. In fact, he ...
Hydrogen Fuel News
Australia's largest solar energy project is beginning to take shape after years of planning and development. The project has received funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and has begun receiving shipments of photovoltaic systems from First ...
State hearing to focus on cutting greenhouse gases
The state also has 11 nuclear reactors, which don't emit carbon dioxide, and renewable energy such as wind and solar is increasingly being added to the power grid. Environmentalists said the state also must focus on energy efficiency efforts to reduce the ...
Unlikely Bedfellows: Mines That Run On Solar Or Wind Power
Mining companies are often seen as dinosaurs when it comes to making changes that will benefit the environment, but that perception may be shifting as some companies turn to renewable energy to cut costs and lighten their carbon footprint. At first blush ...
Pinsent Masons | Scheme to "Hothouse" Scottish Renewable Energy Talent ...
The scheme – aimed at developers, sponsors, academics, accountants, financiers, consultants, lawyers– is a partnership between industry body Scottish Renewables, international law firm Pinsent Masons LLP and renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. ...
Silex says axed north-west solar project won't impact Bridgewater plans
It says it made the decision because of uncertainty around the future of the Renewable Energy Target, which the Federal Government is reviewing. However, Silex's chief executive Michael Goldsworthy says the company remains committed to other projects, ...
Huge PPL transmission line upgrade faces opposition
PITTSBURGH (AP) — One of the biggest new electric transmission line proposals in decades is turning into a debate over fracking, renewable energy and the future of an aging energy grid. The $4 billion to $6 billion PPL Corp. project is designed to take ...
Germans Happily Pay More For Renewable Energy, But Would Others?
In the first half of 2014, Germany drew 28 percent of its power generation from renewable energy sources. Wind and solar capacity were hugely boosted, now combining to generate 45 terawatt hours (TWh), or 17 percent of national demand, with another 11 ...
Silex suspends 100MW concentrated PV project
The suspension of the planned 100 MW site follows what Silex described as a joint review by the company and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA), which had been due to fund the project. However, a combination of factors including low ...
