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First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Switch to fully renewable energy within reach: report

www.watoday.com.au 3 Apr 2013 Australia's abundant renewable resources are barely tapped. Australia's main electricity market could source all of its electricity from renewable energy with the help of a carbon price of as low as $50 a tonne, according ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - May 16 2013]

Entities: Renewable Energy, Mark Diesendorf, Pacific Hydro, Andrew Richards

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

AGL Energy Ltd

$200m Broken Hill solar plant approved

www.abc.net.au 2 Apr 2013 A $200 million solar power station for the far west has been recommended for approval by the NSW Government. Electricity company AGL Energy is planning to build the plant at Rob Day Station south-west of Broken Hill . ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - May 16 2013]

Entities: AGL Energy Ltd, Solar Power, Power Plant

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Apple wins big with renewable energy

www.hydrogenfuelnews.com 30 Mar 2013 Apple emerging as a major player in the renewable energy sector Apple has emerged as a strong advocate for renewable energy, especially that of the solar variety. The famed technology company has taken an acute ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - May 16 2013]

Entities: Renewable Energy, Hydrogen, Solar Power

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

Scottish wind power generation surged 19% to a record in 2012

www.bloomberg.com 28 Mar 2013Wind-power generation in Scotland surged 19% to a record in 2012 as energy from clean sources contributed 39% of the region's total electricity needs. Electricity generated from renewables rose 7% from 2011 to more than 14,600 ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Wind Power, Scotland

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

Donald Trump

Scotland approves wind farm opposed by Donald Trump

www.cbsnews.com 26 Mar 2013The Scottish government on Tuesday approved an offshore wind farm that has drawn the ire of American tycoon Donald Trump, who fears it will spoil the views at his luxury golf resort nearby. Trump vowed to bring a lawsuit ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: Donald Trump, Scotland, Wind Farms

First reported Apr 10 2013 - Updated Apr 10 2013 - 1 reports

EDF Energy plc

France publishes 1GW offshore wind tenders

www.upi.com March. 25, 2013PARIS, March 25 (UPI)--France has officially moved ahead with a second round of tenders for offshore wind farms, thorough which it seeking 1 GW of new capacity. First announced in September by Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 10 2013]

Entities: EDF Energy plc, Offshore Wind, Wind Turbine, France

First reported Apr 09 2013 - Updated Apr 09 2013 - 1 reports

Personality clue to 'wind turbine syndrome'

phys.org 22 Mar 2013Public concern about new technology infrastructure like mobile phone masts has been shown to trigger reports of ill health… and recently even the new 'green' technology of wind turbines has been blamed for medically unexplained non-specific ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]

Entities: Wind Turbine, Wind Turbine Syndrome, Claire Lawrence, UK Energy Research Centre, Wind Power

First reported Apr 09 2013 - Updated Apr 09 2013 - 1 reports

Triodos buys half of U.K. wind farm, seeks to boost capacity 20%

www.bloomberg.com 21 Mar 2013Triodos Renewables Plc, an arm of Netherlands-based Triodos Bank NV, purchased a stake in a wind farm in southeast England and said it's seeking to increase its power generating capacity by a further 20% this year. The ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]

Entities: Triodos Group, Wind Farms, Europe Fund Inc, Triodos Bank

First reported Apr 09 2013 - Updated Apr 09 2013 - 1 reports

Materials scientists make solar energy chip 100 times more efficient

phys.org 20 Mar 2013 Scientists working at the Stanford Institute for Materials and Energy Sciences ( SIMES ) have improved an innovative solar power device to be about 100 times more efficient than its previous design in converting the sun's light ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]

Entities: Solar Power, Electron, Semiconductor, Anode

First reported Mar 03 2013 - Updated Mar 03 2013 - 2 reports

Bumper year for solar and wind energy

www.theage.com.au 12 Feb 2013 2012 was another bumper year for renewable energy worldwide with solar photovoltaic ( PV ) capacity surpassing 100 GWs for the first time and wind power capacity expanding by almost one-fifth. Rapid growth outside ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 03 2013]

Entities: Wind Power, Photovoltaic, European Photovoltaic Industry Association, Global Wind Energy Council

First reported Feb 27 2013 - Updated Feb 27 2013 - 2 reports

Siemens supplies 80 wind turbines, wind power service in North Sea

www.elp.com 8 Feb 2013 Siemens won an order by wpd Group, Germany, to supply and install 80 wind turbines for the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany's North Sea coast. When it comes online in 2015, the wind power plant's total generating ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Feb 27 2013]

Entities: Siemens AG, Wind Turbine, Siemens Financial Services AB, North Sea, Wind Power

First reported Feb 27 2013 - Updated Feb 27 2013 - 2 reports

Australian wind energy now cheaper than coal, gas, BNEF says

www.bloomberg.com 7 Feb 2013 Wind is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, the world's biggest coal exporter, according to data compiled by Bloomberg .Electricity can be supplied from a new wind farm in Australia at ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Feb 27 2013]

Entities: Wind Power, Australia, Fossil Fuel, AGL Energy Ltd, Carbon Emissions

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...over the market, especially after French competitor GDF Suez was shut outout in four bids, the British energy analysts ICIS Heren reported. "If EDF Energy was the best-placed candidate in terms of price, there's nothing that can be done, and, if that happens again this time, it's hard to argue with it" , an unnamed utility company source told the website...

France publishes 1GW offshore wind tenders [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew... - Apr 10 2013]

...the next few years will make domestic gas fired power generation prohibitively expensive, and for that reason alone uncompetitive", George said. "Independent studies conducted by the Climate Change Authority , among others, have found that increased levels of renewable energy will in fact displace coal fired generation, after gas exporters (including Origin Energy ) price themselves out of the domestic electricity generation market" . Read More…

Infigen takes on Origin over wind power, consumer costs [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew... - Apr 09 2013]

...The initial plan was to build a maximum of 417 turbines. Mr Gill said: "It's a tiny fraction of the size awarded by the Crown Estate for offshore development in the Bristol Channel. "I think this is a good compromise", he said.The company added the initial size awarded by the Crown Estate was 367 m²iles (950 km²) and its revised project would be 77 m²iles (200 km²). 'Absolutely gigantic' Campaigner, Steve Crowther, said: "This is about whether it's appropriate to have a wind farm twice the size of Bristol nine miles off the coast of north Devon. "People don't seem to understand the scale of this, it's absolutely gigantic". RWE npower renewables predicts the farm would provide enough electricity to power 900,000 households."

Fewer turbines for 'gigantic' Atlantic Array wind farm [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew... - Apr 09 2013]

...world, the region is faced with meeting its rising demand for energy, while also working to reduce its carbon footprint", he said in a statement. "Shams 1 is a significant milestone, as large-scale renewable energy is proving it can deliver electricity that is sustainable, affordable and secure" .Shams 1 is designed to produce 100 MW of electricity by focusing the sun's rays on oil-filled pipes for steam generation...

Large UAE solar project launched [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew... - Apr 09 2013]

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Apple wins big with renewable energy [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - May 16 2013]
Scottish wind power generation surged 19% to a ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 10 2013]
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France publishes 1GW offshore wind tenders [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 10 2013]
Personality clue to 'wind turbine syndrome' [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]
Triodos buys half of U.K. wind farm, seeks to b... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]
Materials scientists make solar energy chip 100... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]
Infigen takes on Origin over wind power, consum... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]
Fewer turbines for 'gigantic' Atlantic Array wi... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]
Large UAE solar project launched [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 09 2013]
World's two largest solar power towers to be bu... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
Double whammy to the anti-wind farm brigade [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
Japan Adds 1,178 megawatts of mostly solar ener... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
Weatherill pushes wind farms ahead of health study [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
Germany grabs renewable lead as Australia drops... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
US approves 3 major renewable energy projects [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
Bumper year for solar and wind energy [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
Siemens' 6 MW offshore wind turbine receives ce... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
Wind farms beneficial: Clean Energy Council [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 04 2013]
Tamil Nadu eyes 5,000 MW more wind power [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 21 2013]
Danish energy gets super-sized: meet the world'... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 21 2013]
London gives offshore wind financial boost [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 21 2013]
Texas wind energy sets record; grid expansion p... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 21 2013]
Two new solar power technologies being funded b... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 20 2013]
Wind energy hits new milestone in China [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 20 2013]
GE to increase focus on wind farm investment [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 20 2013]
Wannon electorate residents take to solar energy [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 20 2013]
Spinning solar cells to be manufactured in Vict... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Mar 20 2013]

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Switch to fully renewable energy within reach: ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - May 16 2013] www.watoday.com.au 3 Apr 2013 Australia's abundant renewable resources are barely tapped. Australia's main electricity market could source all of its electricity from renewable energy with the help of a carbon price of as low as $50 a tonne, according ...
$200m Broken Hill solar plant approved [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - May 16 2013] www.abc.net.au 2 Apr 2013 A $200 million solar power station for the far west has been recommended for approval by the NSW Government. Electricity company AGL Energy is planning to build the plant at Rob Day Station south-west of Broken Hill . ...
Apple wins big with renewable energy [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - May 16 2013] www.hydrogenfuelnews.com 30 Mar 2013 Apple emerging as a major player in the renewable energy sector Apple has emerged as a strong advocate for renewable energy, especially that of the solar variety. The famed technology company has taken an acute ...
Scottish wind power generation surged 19% to a ... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 10 2013] www.bloomberg.com 28 Mar 2013Wind-power generation in Scotland surged 19% to a record in 2012 as energy from clean sources contributed 39% of the region's total electricity needs. Electricity generated from renewables rose 7% from 2011 to more than 14,600 ...
Scotland approves wind farm opposed by Donald T... [Published Gippsland Friends of Future Generations - Renew ... - Apr 10 2013] www.cbsnews.com 26 Mar 2013The Scottish government on Tuesday approved an offshore wind farm that has drawn the ire of American tycoon Donald Trump, who fears it will spoil the views at his luxury golf resort nearby. Trump vowed to bring a lawsuit ...