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Coalition gas plant “reckless,” battery storage is much cheaper, says CEC
Clean Energy Council slams federal government decision to go ahead with new gas-fired power station in New South Wales, noting battery storage is significantly cheaper.
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Australia’s largest electrolyser switches on, to pipe “renewable gas” into homes
A South Australian government-backed operation to manufacture green hydrogen and distribute it through the gas mains has officially begun operations.
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Verdant enlists NT’s ex-chief minister to push big Darwin green hydrogen plan
Verdant Earth Technologies, a small energy company with big plans for exporting green hydrogen, wants to create a hydrogen export hub in the Top End.
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Indonesia: Climate change destroying world's oldest animal painting
Revealed: Energy lobby group, Rio Tinto to receive ARENA grants
Government inadvertently reveals list of grant recipients, including Rio Tinto, the Australian Energy Council and an ambitious concentrating solar project.
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Food giants accused of links to illegal Amazon deforestation
Cargill, Bunge and Cofco sourced beans from companies allegedly supplied by a farmer fined for destroying swathes of rainforest
Three of the world’s biggest food businesses have been accused of buying soya from a farmer linked to illegal deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.
Cargill, Bunge and Cofco sourced soya beans from the Chinese-owned Fiagril and the multinational Aliança Agrícola do Cerrado, both of which have allegedly been supplied by a farmer fined and sanctioned multiple times after destroying swathes of rainforest, according to a new investigation.
Continue reading...Climate crisis to put millions of British homes at risk of subsiding
Drier summers mean the ground in vulnerable areas will be more prone to shrink and crack, scientists say
The climate crisis is very likely to put millions of homes at increased risk of subsidence, according to new data from the British Geological Survey (BGS). The hotter and drier summers being driven by global heating mean the ground under houses will shrink and crack, scientists said.
The key areas affected are London, Essex, Kent, and a swathe of land from Oxford up to the Wash. This is because the clay formations underlying these areas are most vulnerable to losing moisture.
Continue reading...Great Solar Business Podcast: Martin Green from UNSW
How cheap can solar be? Find out in this interview with Dr Martin Green from UNSW. Sponsored by Solar Juice.
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Mitsui acquires Australian carbon offset project developer
Most people consider climate change a serious issue, but rank other problems as more important. That affects climate policy
Massive wind farm contract to help power 46 Victorian councils
Forty-six Victorian councils sign up to buy 240GWh of renewable electricity from two major wind farms in deal with Snowy Hydro-owned retailer Red Energy.
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CP Daily: Tuesday May 18, 2021
BRIEFING: A guide to the UK ETS
Vermont to use Tesla Powerwalls and Autobidder software to displace fossil fuels
Pioneering new Frequency Regulation Pilot program will allow grid operator to use household batteries rather than fossil fuels to balance the grid.
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Oman to host 25GW wind & solar and green hydrogen “mega project”
Iinternational consortium announces plans to develop 25GW wind and solar project in Oman which will produce millions of tonnes of green hydrogen.
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Video: Who is going to pay for the gas death spiral?
Gas is dirty, and it is not cheap. But should customers pay for its death spiral, and will they steal your BBQ tongs?
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UK government to pay older farmers to retire
UK must do better over electric cars - MPs
PREVIEW: UK carbon market expected to open near EU ETS levels, though experts fear patchy trade
Is the IEA still underestimating the growth of renewable energy?
The IEA is more optimistic than usual about renewable energy, but old habits die hard.
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