Renewable energy policies

Solar Power All Through the Night

Posted on 01 Feb 2010
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‘Baseload’ solar power; once a distant dream, is now a reality. While solar electricity was once limited to when the sun was shining, solar thermal energy can now operate 24 hours a day, even at night, with an ingenious and cheap storage method utilising molten salt.

“There are plants in Spain operating with energy storage right now, providing electricity all night long” Matthew Wright, Beyond Zero Emissions Executive Director said.

“Most Australians are not aware of this technology, even though it has the capacity to revolutionise the way Australia produces electricity and eliminate global warming pollution from coal”.

24x7 Solar on ABC Wide Bay QLD with David Dowsett

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24x7 Solar on Radio 2EL Orange NSW with Mark Vale

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Germany's Solar Sector Skyward - 3000MW of Photovoltaic installed in 2009

Posted on 08 Jan 2010
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Joachim Berner talks to Matthew Wright and Scott Bilby about the state of Renewables in Germany,  Germany currently gets 16% of it's power from renewables.  The biggest source is wind power.  However Solar PV is going through an absolute boom.  With a huge wholesale price reduction in Photovoltaic systems 3000MW was installed in 2009, and it is expected that Germany will install 4000-5000MW in 2010.   The use of feed-in-tariff's to get Solar down the cost reduction curve has been proven and in a reasonable number of years we should see Solar PV at competitive costs with grid electricity. (see podcast below)

Germany's Renewable Energy with Joachim Berner of Sun and Wind Energy Magazine

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Tim Flannery talks bio char and why we need to move into the renewable age

Posted on 11 Jan 2008
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Beyond Zero talks with Tim Flannery about Terra Preta (bio char), his experience as 'Australian of the Year' and the current political climate.

Tim Flannery podcast

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