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Queensland's coal generators have long been used to seeing coal eat their midday lunch, now they are seeing wind take their midnight snacks as well.

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Could volcanic ash close down airspace across the UK and Europe bringing widespread the disruption we experienced in 2010.

A 19-year-old wind technician from Wyoming has tragically fallen to his death while working on a wind turbine near the town of Medicine Bow.

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Macquarie backed battery energy storage developer Eku Energy has acquired a 2 GWh portfolio of planned battery storage projects.

The post Macquarie’s Eku acquires a 2 GWh battery storage project portfolio appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Origin is using its growing fleet of big batteries to chase down Snowy Hydro as the biggest supplier of dispatchable generation in the main grid.

The post Origin chases down Snowy Hydro for control of dispatchable generation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pakistan’s Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCCEC) has issued Host Country Approval (HCA) and Letter of Intent (LoI) to two offset projects under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, in a major step to operationalise its carbon markets.

The country’s average temperature has risen by 0.48C a decade from 2000. Last August, photographer Susan Schulman visited Baghdad and Amarah, to capture the impact of extreme weather on everyday lives

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New Zealand’s GHG emissions continued to drop in 2023, as the country closes in on the halfway point for its biogenic methane reduction goal.

Entities covered under the Safeguard Mechanism surrendered 7.1 million Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) in 2023-24, as the scheme completed its first compliance cycle after extensive reforms were introduced.

LNP government seeks scapegoats in attempt to save face after forcing one of the state's most unreliable units to stay open, just days after explosion at same coal hub.

The post Heads roll at Callide and CS Energy as LNP coal plant extension explodes into high farce appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Single Buoy Moorings, a subsidiary of shipbuilder SBM, will study the application of CO2 capture modules on oil production tankers and refine it to the point it can be commercialised and scaled to contribute to carbon neutrality, the two said Tuesday.

NSW Independent Allegra Spender on her plan for permanent energy bill relief and what’s missing from federal Labor’s battery rebate. Plus, dispatches from the Smart Energy Conference.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: A Teal take on what voters want – and how to give it to them appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's only surviving newsprint paper producer has been extended a lifeline, with the promise of a federal grant to help wean it off coal.

The post Australia’s only surviving newsprint paper mill to switch out coal-fired boilers, go electric appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Some Australian wind and solar farms have been hit hard by extreme weather events. Most have not. But how long will their luck last?

The post Will climate-linked extreme weather make renewables projects uninsurable? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Cubico is pushing another Queensland wind and battery project through the EPBC process, despite the state's row-back on renewable energy targets

The post Cubico doubles down on Queensland with another major wind and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The impacts of climate change in Europe are clear, and go from record temperature to excessive rains and worsening environments all across the EU, according to the bloc's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

European State of the Climate report ‘lays bare’ impact of fossil fuels on continent during its hottest 12 months on record

The home-wrecking storms and floods that swept Europe last year affected 413,000 people, a report has found, as fossil fuel pollution forced the continent to suffer through its hottest year on record.

Dramatic scenes of cars piled up on inundated streets and bridges being ripped away by raging torrents were seen around the continent in 2024, with “high” floods on 30% of the European river network and 12% crossing the “severe” flood threshold, according to the European State of the Climate report.

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A Toronto-based carbon project financier filed legal action Monday claiming over $45 million from several former executives and consulting companies for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty, fraudulent misrepresentation, and unjust enrichment.

Repealing certain tax credit provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) would save $421 billion in federal spending by 2034, according to an environmental research centre.

The sandstorm blanketed southern regions in an eerie, orange haze and shut down airports.