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Britain and America ease the path that will allow US companies to launch rockets from the UK.

Global CO2 emissions from energy use grew by 0.5% in 2019, only partially unwinding the unusually strong 2.1% rise in 2018, oil major BP said in its annual energy review published on Wednesday.

Government acquired just 10% of the land needed for one of the protected areas and none of the land required for the second

The Victorian government has failed to protect critically endangered grasslands as promised under a deal with the federal government for the urban expansion of Melbourne, the state’s auditor has found.

The Victorian auditor general’s report, published on Wednesday, investigated whether the state government delivered two reserves that were promised by 2020 as offsets for the development of new suburbs to support the city’s population growth.

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A new software platform that allows consumers to choose the provenance of their renewable electricity supply is set to be rolled out in Australia.

The post How green is your electricity? Australian software identifies origin of supply appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Could the least exciting bit of Elon Musk's empire end up being the most transformative?

UK satellite manufacturers will soon have the use of one of the biggest test vessels in Europe.

The world must embrace a recovery that involves sustainable farming and clean energy. Anything else is a false economy

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In 1997, a large area of rainforest in south-east Asia was burned to the ground to make way for palm oil plantations. A combination of deforestation, forest fires and drought are believed to have forced hundreds of fruit bats away from their natural habitats towards fruit orchards planted in close proximity to intensive pig farms. These conditions led to the emergence of the Nipah virus, which spilled over from infected bats to pigs, and from pigs to pig farmers. Over the next two years, the disease would kill more than 100 people. This should have served as a warning.

Now, 20 years later, we are facing a health crisis of an altogether different scale, with Covid-19 causing the most tragic health, social and economic crisis in living memory.

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Vectren plans to shift from what is a nearly all coal generation business to producing nearly two thirds of its total energy from renewable energy sources by 2025

The post US utility plans to ditch coal in favour of renewables – in just five years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The rules governing Australia's electricity market are more than 20 years old and no longer serve consumers, or climate action. But big energy companies are using COVID-19 to delay reform. Daniel J Cass, Research Affiliate, Sydney Business School, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

ANU researchers claim major breakthrough in direct "solar-to-hydrogen" process that could dramatically reduce cost of renewable hydrogen.

The post Australian researchers claim new record for direct ‘solar-to-hydrogen’ solar cells appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fluence says updated "battery stack" delivers lower costs and more flexibility for battery storage, including upgrades for transmission links and hydro generators.

The post Siemens battery venture lines up 2.3GWh of orders, lowers cost with new “battery stack” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A group of divers in Thailand tried to save a whale shark whose tail was tied by rope. Video filmed on Saturday shows the whale shark swimming with a nylon rope tied around its tail. 

But the knife was too small and could not cut through the rope. Injured and with a rope still tied to its tail, the whale shark eventually swam away

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New survey suggests Australian news consumers are far more likely to believe climate change is “not at all” serious compared to news users in other countries.

The post The number of climate deniers in Australia is more than double the global average, new survey finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ASX-listed oil company investigating the addition of solar and battery storage at its Corio refinery in Victoria, as part of a post-Covid pivot into lower-carbon energies.

The post Viva Energy weighs solar farm and big battery for Victorian oil refinery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Battery storage company Fluence unveils its latest technology and argues the case for batteries to act as “virtual transmission” and "virtual dams”.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Batteries as virtual dams, and virtual transmission appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Spanish firm Iberdrola steps in with $835m "friendly" counter offer for Infigen Energy, that will see the renewables giant dramatically expand its Australian presence.

The post Infigen backs $835m counter offer from Spanish renewables giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners launches what it believes will become the world’s largest renewable energy fund.

The post World’s biggest renewables fund targets $23 billion investment, including Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CEFC backs Jet Charge push into smart home chargers and V2G, but energy minister dismisses calls for EV targets in policy to be handed down at year's end.

The post CEFC backs smart charging and vehicle-to-grid, but Taylor says no to EV targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Self-isolation, job loss and fear of Covid-19 are just some factors affecting our mental health.