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A carbon utilisation company capturing and transforming CO2 into chemicals has raised $43 million in a Series A round co-led by Google Ventures and HV Capital.

Scientists from Japan's Chiba University have developed a sodium carbonate-nanocarbon hybrid material for capturing CO2 from industrial emissions, which they claim to be a cost- and energy-effective option for thermal power plants and factories.

The New Zealand opposition has come out swinging against the government’s draft second Emissions Reduction Plan, while experts say the plan places too much emphasis on reducing ‘net’ rather than gross greenhouse gas emissions.

The "advanced development" project proposes to combine 500MW of solar with a 500MW/1000MWh battery in the New South Wales Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone.

The post Enel Green Power snaps up 1GW solar and battery project proposed for NSW REZ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Safety had not been valued by the state-owned operator of a Queensland power plant before a catastrophic explosion, a report finds.

The post Coal plant owner did not value safety before Callide explosion, report finds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A fox in the sun, fireflies and a brush fire, and trees blanketed with butterflies are among the striking images caught by winners of the California Academy of Sciences’ annual contest. Now in its 11th year, it highlights biodiversity and the many threats our planet faces

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Review says capital needs new reservoir, better flood defences and ‘heat plan’ for vulnerable people

Londoners who concrete over their gardens should be charged for doing so and given incentives to remove paving, a report to the mayor has recommended.

The city also needs a new reservoir, improved flood defences, and a “heat plan” to protect vulnerable residents from the increased risk of heatwaves, the report on the impact of the climate crisis has found.

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A seventh offshore wind project has been awarded a feasibility licence in Victoria's Gippsland development zone.

The post RES, Origin offshore wind project wins feasibility licence in Gippsland zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer completes construction of twin-rotor floating wind turbine platform dubbed OceanX, with a total capacity of 16.6GW.

The post Mingyang debuts two-headed wind turbine on floating offshore platform appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ørsted claims its new installation technology reduces the associated underwater noise by 99%, just marginally above the ambient noise of the sea.

The post Ørsted pilots quieter, lower impact offshore wind turbine installation method appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyCo launches education program on how councils and businesses can negotiate different types of PPAs with wind and solar projects.

The post Sign up, save money: Councils and business given tools to negotiate contracts in renewable zones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers from California Polytechnic State University have set up a webcam to observe a 'mega den' of as many as 2,000 rattlesnakes. Emily Taylor, the Cal Poly biology professor leading the Project RattleCam research, says the exact location in Colorado is being kept secret to keep snake lovers – or haters – away

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Construction of what will be South Australia's biggest battery will get underway towards the end of 2024 after the huge project got the all clear from the state government.

The post South Australia’s biggest battery set for construction following “milestone” approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ted O'Brien tells 1,000 attendees at clean energy summit they are all wrong, and paints his vision for a nuclear future. At least he turned up.

The post Blackouts, bankruptcy and “bugger off Bowen” posters: Ted O’Brien’s dystopian and error riddled energy vision appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Long-term prices in New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) could sit at just NZ$50 ($30.35) as the government intends to pursue a least-cost pathway to achieving its climate goals, it said in the draft second Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) published on Wednesday.

California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) have traded lower for six straight sessions after the release of ARB’s cap-and-trade informal rulemaking workshop slidedeck showing a delay in implementation of proposed changes pushed to 2026 that surprised market participants.

The lack of regulations within the carbon offset market could potentially lead to increased corruption and consequently undermine climate efforts in the coming years, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned this week.

Ecuador has long abstained from the voluntary carbon market (VCM), but now, pending legislative buy-in, it could boost benefits to communities over traditional results-based REDD payments, the country’s carbon association president said Tuesday.

Researchers say rattlesnakes have an undeservedly maligned reputation but are social creatures who make good mothers

A “mega den” with as many as 2,000 rattlesnakes isn’t top binge-watching for many people. But a round-the-clock webcam in Colorado is providing a viewing bonanza for scientists and other snake enthusiasts whose observations are helping to broaden understanding of these unusual – and undeservedly maligned – reptiles.

The remote site on private land in northern Colorado is on a hillside full of rock crevices where the snakes can keep warm and hide from predators.

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The UK government is leading a public-private initiative to launch a carbon market in Azerbaijan, where this year’s annual UN climate summit will be held.