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ScottishPower expects Hagshaw Hill to produce five times as much energy with half the turbines by early 2025

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One of Britain’s oldest onshore windfarms will soon be “repowered” so it can generate five times as much green electricity as it did in 1995 – with almost half as many turbines.

The owner of the Hagshaw Hill windfarm, ScottishPower, began dismantling 26 turbines on its site in rural South Lanarkshire on Wednesday.

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Exclusive: Sultan Al Jaber calls on world to up its renewable energy capacity and says oil and gas companies must be involved

The phase down of fossil fuels is “inevitable”, the president of the next UN climate summit has said, but can only happen when the world has ramped up its renewable energy capacity.

Sultan Al Jaber will host crucial climate talks, called Cop28, in the United Arab Emirates in November, while retaining his role as chief of UAE’s national oil company Adnoc, which is increasing its production capacity.

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Climate Council calls for federal government intervention as Australia's biggest polluters set net zero targets while expanding further into fossil fuels.

The post Fossil fuel giants “gaslighting” on emissions, Climate Council calls for greenwash ban appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Korea's first monthly CO2 auction for the current compliance cycle sold less than 40% of the permits on offer, with the clearing price dropping to a new low amid continued bearish market sentiment due to a lack of policy direction.

Origin to build Australia's biggest electrolyser in Hunter as Port of Newcastle targets 1.5GW of hydrogen capacity to avoid being "stranded" by switch from fossil fuels.

The post Origin to build Australia’s biggest electrolyser as world’s largest coal port pins hopes on hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Consumers’ main concerns regarding farm monitoring are food safety, animal welfare and water quality. Many would like to see Māori values and land practices incorporated. Pavel Castka, Professor in Operations Management and Sustainability, University of Canterbury Corey Ruha, Researcher and Project Manager, University of Waikato John Reid, Senior Research Fellow, University of Canterbury Xiaoli Zhao, Lecturer in Strategic Management, Lincoln University, New Zealand Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Tesla chair says Australia needs to act now to forge a new vision for what the Australian economy can look like, or "our luck may just run out."

The post “Our luck may just run out:” Tesla chair urges new vision for Australia economy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tighter reliability standards extended to deal with growing threat of "tail risk" events amid climate change, ageing fossil power plants, and the switch to wind and solar.

The post Tight grid reliability standard extended to deal with “tail risk” and extreme weather events appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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South Africa's goal to achieve 41% renewable energy in its power mix by 2030 looks increasingly difficult, analysts said, with projections showing that only 20% will be carbon-free by the end of the decade.

The Amazon rainforest could irreversibly transition to savannah or grassland due to the compound effects of deforestation, climate change, and more fires, a new study warns.

Unfortunately, a rhetoric has developed within public discourse that cats are manipulative, vengeful, uncaring or even psychotic. But it’s unlikely they’ve deliberately peed on your rug to annoy you. Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Julia Henning, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A 41-year old man has died at the site of one of Australia's biggest solar projects, in what is being described as a workplace accident.

The post Police investigate death of worker at one of Australia’s biggest solar projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian company says its technology uses green electricity to turn air into plasma, breaking apart nitrogen before turning it into ammonia.

The post Australian start-up targets fertiliser and hydrogen markets with plasma-to-ammonia tech appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Berlin-based startup is approaching several sub-Saharan African governments with the aim to develop nature-based conservation and restoration projects, seeking to tap multiple revenue streams including carbon finance to deliver more resilient outcomes.

It’s been a rollercoaster ride for carbon markets over the past 12 months, with policy changes and ongoing scrutiny seeing some of the most historically stable voluntary carbon credits facing price pressure. The latest analysis from Viridios' AI-powered carbon credit pricing platform VAI shows that despite some  negative market sentiment certain methodologies and geographies continue to trade at a premium.

California regulator ARB on Wednesday announced the date for the next public workshop to discuss potential updates to the cap-and-trade regulation, causing a “frenzy” in an otherwise quiet secondary market.

Macquarie's battery offshoot Eku Energy signs deal to build more than 1GW of battery capacity in Italy with up to eight hours storage.

The post Macquarie’s Eku to develop more than 1GW of battery storage in Italy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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California Carbon Offset distributions fell significantly the past two weeks but remained close to 2022 levels, while Quebec also handed out credits eligible for its cap-and-trade programme, according to government data published Wednesday.