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A 200MW solar and battery project that faced delays due to Coronavirus restrictions has gained special passage through the local council approval process.

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Tesla big battery lifts earnings by one third in 2019, as well as reducing costs to consumers and playing key role in keeping the lights on.

The post Tesla big battery lifts profits by one third in 2019, expansion on track appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Hyundai Kona electric with towbar has successfully completed a test run towing a newly-acquired camper trailer.

The post Tow Story: Kona Electric hauling a camper trailer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Neoen says delays at Bulgana wind and storage facility not fully covered by liquidated damages, and it will start to suffer some financial pain soon.

The post Neoen to take financial hit from delays to big wind and storage project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tilt Renewables confident it will manage Covid-19 impacts with little interruption, but ongoing network challenges cause a slight dent to anticipated earnings.

The post Tilt Renewables carries on under Covid-19, but network issues dent revenues appeared first on RenewEconomy.

After flying off the shelf in 2019, the March allocation of the Victorian government’s home solar rebates has barely shifted. Is this a sign of Covid-19 hitting demand?

The post Rooftop solar rebates slow to a trickle in Victoria as Covid-19 starts to bite appeared first on RenewEconomy.

International carbon prices have tumbled amid fears that a Covid-19 induced economic downturn will curb industry demand for carbon allowances.

The post Australian carbon market inoculated from Covid-19 as European prices tumble appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The current structure and governance of the electricity market in Australia is not fit for purpose to meet known and unknown challenges.

The post Planning for the unknown: Lessons for energy sector from Covid-19 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A behavioural science expert, a botanist, an environment media expert and an entomologist suggest ways to connect with nature in your garden. Anthea Batsakis, Deputy Editor: Environment + Energy, The Conversation Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Pre-1960s handwritten rain gauge data can inform drought and flood planning, but only if digitised.

Cleanco deal paves way for 1GW wind project - the biggest in Australia - to be built in Queensland.

The post Acciona to build huge 1GW wind farm in Queensland after landing CleanCo deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Thirty Australian energy experts call for a halt to Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme, questioning environmental and economic viability of the massive project.

The post Thirty Australian energy experts issue letter calling for halt to Snowy 2.0 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Findings of new study are the latest in a string of papers to suggest methane emissions from the fossil-fuel industry have been “severely underestimated”.

The post Coal mines emit more methane than oil-and-gas sector, study finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New York's wholesale grid operator (NYISO) is experiencing an overall reduction in electricity demand due to the COVD-19 pandemic, a trend that is likely to reduce obligations for power generators in the RGGI carbon market.

California regulator ARB minted more than 535,000 new offsets this week, with another half million credits seeing their invalidation period cut to three years, according to data published Wednesday.

Emissions covered under the EU ETS likely fell last year by the largest amount since the financial crisis, according to a poll of analysts, as coal-to-gas fuel-switching and increased renewables generation outweighed an increase in CO2 from aviation and somewhat stagnant industrial output. A Carbon Pulse subscription is required to read this content. Subscribe today […]

Virginia officials are unlikely to revise the state's power sector annual ETS carbon budgets in the short term if Governor Ralph Northam (D) signs a bill implementing the existing cap-and-trade regulation into law, a state regulator said.

Mexico will aim to release offset protocols for use under its ETS in the final quarter of 2020, with several methodologies under consideration, a government official said Wednesday.

A European Commission proposal to adopt a border adjustment mechanism to prevent carbon leakage will need to wait until spring 2021, despite demands from member states and industry to deliver earlier, a senior EU official said on Wednesday.