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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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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 Earth Technologies, a small energy company with big plans for exporting green hydrogen, wants to create a hydrogen export hub in the Top End.

The post Verdant enlists NT’s ex-chief minister to push big Darwin green hydrogen plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Higher temperatures have accelerated build-up of salts, which causes the art to flake off the walls.

Government inadvertently reveals list of grant recipients, including Rio Tinto, the Australian Energy Council and an ambitious concentrating solar project.

The post Revealed: Energy lobby group, Rio Tinto to receive ARENA grants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

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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.

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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 & Co’s Australian subsidiary has acquired an offset developer in order to launch a carbon solution business in the country, the company announced Wednesday.

Vested interests have lobbied against climate policy worldwide, but that's only one reason for the slow political response. While most people want climate action, they rank other issues as more urgent. Sam Crawley, Researcher, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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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(Subscribers only) - The UK’s new emissions trading scheme kicks off on Wednesday with the first allowance auction, with the market modelled after the EU ETS to facilitate a future linkage. Here’s a quick guide outlining its design and how it differs from its European counterpart.

Pioneering new Frequency Regulation Pilot program will allow grid operator to use household batteries rather than fossil fuels to balance the grid.

The post Vermont to use Tesla Powerwalls and Autobidder software to displace fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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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Older farmers will be paid to retire under a UK government scheme to bring new blood into the trade.

They're still too expensive and there are not enough charging points, a report warns.

Carbon allowances in the new UK ETS are expected to trade in line or at a slight discount to their EU counterparts from the launch of trade on Wednesday, though concerns over liquidity and market design is leading some experts to believe UKA prices could surpass those on the continent in the coming months. 

The IEA is more optimistic than usual about renewable energy, but old habits die hard.

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