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By Robert Merkel on May 24, 2010

As anybody who’s done the sums on it knows, solar PV is an extremely expensive way to reduce CO2 emissions right now, compared to energy efficiency, substitution of coal for gas, and other renewable technologies like wind power. Subsidies, such [...]

Posted in Climate change, Economics, Energy, Environment | Tagged photovolatic, pv, solar cells, solar photovoltaic, solar power, solar pv | 126 Responses

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By Robert Merkel on November 23, 2008

Another CCS project is getting underway in Australia, this time in Queensland. This time, the project involves retrofitting the Callide A power station with oxyfuel technology. This is the same technology used in the pilot plant in Germany mentioned in [...]

Posted in Climate change, Energy, Environment, Science | Tagged bp, carbon capture and storage, ccs, solar cells, wind generators | 52 Responses

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