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NSW's demand reduction scheme offers sensible and practical policies to deal with rising peak demand – an approach that should be embraced by other state governments.

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A Supreme Court bid to block development of 300MW Palmer wind farm – due to potential impact on health of nearby residents – has been defeated.

The post Tilt Renewables 300MW wind farm gets all clear from S.A. Supreme Court appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Meridian Energy today announced that Jason Stein has been appointed as Chief Executive for Meridian Energy Australia and Powershop Australia.

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EU carbon allowances are unlikely to re-test the €30 level anytime soon, analysts predict, with bearish factors including weak fundamentals, Brexit uncertainty, and a lack of new investors holding back prices.

Rio Tinto may add renewables and battery storage to Tom Price iron ore project as part of $1 billion expansion.

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UNEP singles out Australia as major problem in report that says global greenhouse gas emissions must fall by at least 7.6% each year risk missing 1.5°C Paris target.

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A day after unveiling an expanded product portfolio to include a newly-flexed 11 MW offshore wind turbine, Siemens Gamesa announced it had updated its turbine supply contract with Vattenfall to supply 11 MW turbines to the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone.

The post Siemens Gamesa sends newly-launched 11 MW offshore turbine to Dutch project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Total inaugurates Hélio Boulouparis 2 solar project in New Caledonia, the largest solar power plant with energy storage in a French overseas territory.

The post Total opens New Caledonia’s largest solar power plant with battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Korea will shut down 15 of its coal-fired power plants over the next three months in a bid to help prevent winter spikes in air pollution, the energy ministry said Thursday, a move that will likely also reduce CO2 emissions.

Australia is heading into a scorching summer, but the factors causing the hot and dry weather are expected to ease later in the season. Catherine Ganter, Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Andrew B. Watkins, Head of Long-range Forecasts, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It's the greenest election campaign ever - but how much are the parties promising on climate change?

Scientists team up with group Massive Attack to create blueprint that will 'transform the music industry'.

Households bought 54 "reusable" bags on average last year, research says, prompting calls for a ban.

Athena and Lisa, two major astronomy projects of the 2030s, should launch within a year of each other.

Clean energy business leaders say fall in investor confidence the result of federal policy vacuum and growing connection challenges and delays.

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Scientists are shocked at what they find in the polluted waters, but say there is hope.

Horizon Power says its newly commissioned solar and battery microgrid in the Pilbara town of Onslow is already helping to deliver up to 90% renewables, and more reliable power.

The post Solar and battery microgrid achieves 90% renewables for W.A. gas hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Results chime with earlier review indicating almost every cell in the body may be affected by dirty air

The number of health problems linked to air pollution could be far higher than previously thought, according to research suggesting hospital admissions for conditions ranging from heart failure to urinary tract infections increase as air becomes dirtier.

Air pollution has already been associated with a number of conditions, from strokes to brain cancer, miscarriage and mental health problems.

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California regulator ARB granted more than 253,000 new offset credits across two protocols this week as issuances stayed low, while the agency reduced the invalidation period on nearly 1 mln credits, according to data released Wednesday.