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AGL faces fresh calls from shareholders to accelerate closure of its coal power fleet, including the Loy Yang A brown coal plant, one of Australia's dirtiest.

The post AGL faces call from activist shareholders to accelerate exit from coal power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Gold Fields says ground-breaking West Australian project that shifted gold mine to 50-60% wind, solar and battery storage could aim for a target of 99% renewables.

The post Global gold miner sets sights on “realistic” 99% renewables share on mining projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

While many electric car owners couple their EV with a solar system, it's important to know which is the cheapest to run on grid power.

The post Which electric car is the cheapest to run? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has released its Water Management Plan for 2020‑21. The Plan scopes how water for the environment will be used in the coming year to help keep rivers and wetlands across the Murray-Darling Basin healthy.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Office has released its Water Management Plan for 2020‑21. The Plan scopes how water for the environment will be used in the coming year to help keep rivers and wetlands across the Murray-Darling Basin healthy.

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A proposed multibillion-dollar project to build a pumped hydro storage plant could make New Zealand’s electricity grid 100% renewable, but is this the best solution?

The post New Zealand wants a 100% renewables grid, but is massive infrastructure the best option? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A search from space discovers new colonies of the Antarctic bird that has an uncertain future.

Germany backs pilot project which will build a 30MW electrolyser to produce green hydrogen from electricity generated by an offshore wind farm.

The post New offshore wind-powered hydrogen project approved in Germany appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A California-based project aims to be the largest ever US reforestation project, with the carbon offset credits produced by the initiative earmarked for the state’s cap-and-trade scheme.

California refiners’ gasoline sales at retail stores rebounded in May to align with broader statewide trends, while declines in oil production accelerated during this spring’s price collapse, according to Energy Information Administration (EIA) data released this week.

Contractor that is working on many of Australia's most prominent solar projects placed in hands of administrators as project owners scramble to fill gap.

The post Another big solar project contractor hits the wall, administrators called in appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Knocking down defunct structures sends a wrecking ball through carbon targets, architects say.

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Dr Maria Morell studies their ears to discover if hearing damage led to their death.

Satellite images reveal guano patches, boosting known emperor penguin colonies by 20%

Satellite images have revealed 11 previously unknown emperor penguin colonies in Antarctica, boosting the number of known colonies of the imperilled birds by 20%.

The discoveries were made by spotting the distinctive red-brown guano patches the birds leave on the ice. The finds were made possible by higher-resolution images from a new satellite, as previous scans were unable to pick up smaller colonies.

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Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley describe returning to Earth from the ISS in SpaceX's vehicle.

As the General Manager, you are responsible for overall Trading and Hedging activities for Shell Energy Australia, including managing a team of energy traders and analysts that are responsible for transacting commodities and derivatives across a portfolio with a multi-billion annual turnover, and coordinating and acting as local (indirect) manager for global carbon emissions trading activities in Australia.

The role in the UK Emissions Trading Policy team will be responsible for leading key areas of aviation policy and ensuring the successful delivery of a UK Emissions Trading System from January 2021 onwards.

New report says US can achieve 90% clean electricity mix by 2035 – as opposed to 55% under a business-as-usual scenario – if it follows a set of institutional, market, and regulatory policies.

The post How the US grid can reach 90% clean electricity by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.