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Australian Energy Market Commission is on the hunt for a new CEO, with current chief Benn Barr announcing his departure from the role – and the Commission – next month.

The post AEMC chief quits market rule maker to take up new role at Energy Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s Labor government has announced A$1 billion ($634 million) to develop green iron in the country, with up to half of that going to save South Australia’s Whyalla Steelworks, which was put into administration this week after its billionaire backer failed to make repayments to the state government. 

Research in Chile could help to provide drinking water for some of the world's most arid places.

Greenpeace argues European-backed projects hamper countries’ ability to decarbonise their own economies

European countries are extracting renewable energy from Morocco and Egypt to “greenwash” their own economies, while leaving north Africans reliant on dirty imported fuels and paying the environmental costs, a Greenpeace report says.

Both Morocco and Egypt are aiming to leverage their strategic locations south of the Mediterranean, and their solar and wind power potential, to position themselves as pivotal to Europe’s quest to diversify its energy supply.

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Burning plastic as fuel for cooking and heating releases toxic chemicals into the air and contaminates food. Yet this is common in many parts of the world. Bishal Bharadwaj, Adjunct Research Fellow, Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University Peta Ashworth, Professor and Director, Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University Pramesh Dhungana, Lecturer, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Curtin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The deadline for the federal environment minister's decision on the contentious Hills of Gold wind farm has been pushed out again.

The post Hills of Gold wind farm stuck in federal green queue as Plibersek delays decision for second time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition's claimed nuclear cost savings are meaningless because they’ve failed to account for consumers spending a lot more money on petroleum and gas.

The post Peter Dutton’s nuclear accounting trick #2: Pretend petrol and gas are free appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An Australian company with a potential breakthrough in making a key battery storage ingredient lands $30 million grant to build a demonstration factory.

The post Arena backs Australian factory featuring “breakthrough” in battery storage powders appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices plunged on Wednesday after regulator ARB announced that the state administrator had rejected programme updates, casting uncertainty over the implementation timeline of changes.

Queensland has the lowest share of renewables – and the highest dependence on coal – of any state in Australia, and one of the main reasons has been its lack of wind power. The 12 MW Windy Hill project in the north of the state was one of the first in Australia, but it took […]

The post New wind projects propel Sunshine state to new milestone, and avoid clash with solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Miner Rio Tinto will now use carbon credits to meet some 10% of its 2030 climate targets, and will rule out using Safeguard Mechanism Credits (SMCs) to meet its Australian compliance obligations. 

Fortescue Zero expects to earn more than $1.6 billion in revenue for supplying motors for its electric trucks, but admits other projects facing headwinds from Trump.

The post Fortescue sees billion dollar windfall from electric truck deal, but Trump throws spanner into green timelines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Development of onshore gas and uranium would support Nova Scotia’s ambitions for a global net zero by 2050, according to legislation introduced Tuesday by the province’s minister of natural resources.

The SwitchedOn summer series – How I Electrified – is a 4-part series of interviews with Australian householders who’ve electrified their homes and transport.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast Summer Series: How I electrified appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Newly proposed changes to Washington’s cap-and-invest programme that would increase near-term GHG allowances to make compliance easier may jeopardise the state’s 2030 and 2040 climate goals, legislators heard at a hearing, but stakeholders warned of affordability concerns.

Hancock Prospecting has fallen foul of new environmental rules at Ad Standards, which say green claims in advertising must be substantiated.

The post Watchdog rules “clean gas” claims from Gina Rinehart company are false, misleading appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A hybrid system that uses trickle-recharging between big batteries and pumped hydro provides very cheap energy storage and cheap storage power. Gas cannot compete.

The post Trickle recharging using a combination of pumped hydro and battery storage can get rid of gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) addressed questions regarding its recently published direct air capture (DAC) and CO2 storage protocol for federal offset credits during a webinar on Wednesday.

Indonesia’s expansion of its less regulated captive coal sector will drive up emissions, cost more money, and hamper its transition to renewable energy, a think tank wrote Thursday.

Some 47 UK investment firms, environmental market actors, and property companies have signed an open letter to the government, championing the role of biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy in driving a “sustainable housebuilding revolution”.