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Energy Storage: Belgium to Build Artificial Island
Many years ago I started off a post on ocean energy with a look at the "energy island" idea. ReNew Economy has a look at a similar scheme being proposed for Belgium - Belgium plans artificial island for wind energy storage.Belgium is planning to...
IEA World Energy Outlook: “If We Don’t Change Direction, We’ll End Up Where We’re Heading”
SP at TOD ANZ has a look at the latest IEA report - “If we don’t change direction soon, we’ll end up where we’re heading”.That is the prominent quote headlining the English language executive summary of the World Energy Outlook Report of the...
In Marine Current Energy, Siemens Wants To Lead
GreenBang reports that Siemens its expanding its presence in the ocean energy market - In marine current energy, Siemens wants to be 800-lb gorilla.There’s a lot of energy in the world’s oceans, and Siemens wants to play a big part in developing...
Australia's Carbon Tax Debate
The ABC has a look at some of the campaigning over the carbon tax - Carbon's Bill.CHRIS CLARK: But a $26 carbon price has been welcomed by some.JOHN CONNOR, CLIMATE INSTITUTE: Not a bad starting point. It will drive changes in the way in which...
Graph of the Day: The Cost of Production Of Oil
TreeHugger points to a TOD post looking at the cost of production for oil from various sources - Does Peak Oil Even Matter?. The summary - "Peak Oilers have always pointed out that we will never run out of oil, it will just get a lot more expensive...
Study: Nuclear Power Will Be Pricier Than Other Renewables by 2020
The SMH has an article on the cost of nuclear power - Nuclear power 'failing' price test.NUCLEAR energy will be more expensive than most forms of renewable energy by 2020 according to a paper by the University of NSW energy expert Mark Diesendorf....
IBM Joins Australian Grid Project
SMartMeters.com reports that IBM has joined the consortium building a pilot smart grid project in NSW - IBM Joins Australian Grid Project.IBM has joined the $100 million Smart Grid, Smart City initiative as the systems integration partner. In...
Better Place helps Victoria harness its electric vehicle future
Better Place has announced they will be participating in an electric vehicle trial in Victoria - Better Place helps Victoria harness its electric vehicle future.Better Place, the leading electric vehicle (EV) services provider, today announced it...
BHP Boss: Time For A Carbon Tax
The SMH has an article on a recent speech by BHP CEO Marius Kloppers, calling for a carbon tax to be introduced to Australia - BHP boss dumps on future of coal.THE world's largest miner, BHP Billiton, has weighed into the climate change debate,...
China blacks out towns to meet energy goal
AP has a report on Chinese efforts to restrict energy consumption (which caused some angst in the local press here regarding the possible impact on iron ore prices) - China blacks out towns to meet energy goal.Chinese steel mills and mobile phone...
15 Now Classic Slides on Clean Energy
Greentech Media has a great selection of interesting slides on clean energy - 15 PowerPoint Slides That Shook the Earth.If you attend enough cleantech events or are pitched by enough startups, you start to see the same few PowerPoint slides over and...
World's Largest Wind Project is Underway In California
Renewable Energy World has a post on a new Californian wind power project - World's Largest Wind Project is Underway.After nearly a decade of delays, ground was officially broken on the world's largest wind project, a 1,550 megawatt (MW) farm...
