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¶ Turkey will focus its efforts on local renewable energy projects to cut back on costly imports of up to $40 billion annually for energy. Geothermal energy projects will play a part in that. The Energy and Natural Resources Minister said Turkey will focus more on domestic and renewable energy investments in the future. [ThinkGeoEnergy]

Istanbul (source: flickr / John Virgolin, creative commons)

¶ Australian Chief Scientist has outlined the case for serious and urgent reform in Australia’s energy markets. He said consumers are at the center of a massive and “unstoppable” transition to a grid based around wind and solar power. The technical solutions exist, but market structures and the supporting policies are also needed. [CleanTechnica]

¶ The latest coal predictions from the International Energy Agency say global coal demand growth will falter in the next 5 years as the appetite for it wanes…