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Geothermal energy in Australia

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 23 November 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

Australia has enough geothermal energy in “hot rocks” to replace coal and gas many times over, a study has found.

Geothermal: The most misunderstood renewable

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 27 October 2011 | 2 Comments
Categories: Energia, English

Although not technically “renewable” in the sense that resources may be depleted if not managed effectively, geothermal resources present a very clean, reliable and abundant source of energy, and its unique advantages make geothermal a particularly attractive clean energy option. Geothermal remains largely misunderstood as a power source. But it offers one of the cleanest [...]

Biggest single investment ever made in renewable energy

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 14 July 2011 | No Comments
Categories: Energia, English

And they’ll become part-owners and financiers of wind, solar and other renewable energy projects. The unprecedented investment comes despite the Productivity Commission calling on the government to scrap renewable energy subsidies because they were an inefficient way to slash emissions, and warnings from Reserve Bank board member Warwick McKibbin that it could drive up the [...]

Australia’s Energy Struggle

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 23 October 2010 | 2 Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

Australia is far behind other nations in its shift toward renewable energies. The national renewable energies target forces energy companies to pay a tax of $1.71 per tonne of carbon dioxide produced.

Plan Seeks 100 Pct Renewable Energy in Australia in Ten Years

Yazan: Ali Shakhtur | 25 August 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Comercio Internacional, Energia, English

The tipping point for climate change, after which many of its most destructive effects will become irreversible, strongly suggests that atmospheric CO2 must be reduced from its current level of 390 ppm to “well below 350 ppm‚ significantly closer to pre-industrial concentrations of 285 ppm,” according to a recent report by Beyond Zero Emissions, an [...]