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Broken Hill battery, testing grid forming inverters at the edge of Australia's sprawling grid, is about to begin its commissioning process.

The post Broken Hill battery makes first appearance in “most challenging” part of grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A financial conglomerate in Japan has decided to invest in Singapore-based carbon exchange Climate Impact X (CIX) to help scale the international carbon credit market in Asia, they announced Tuesday.

Synergy announces contractor to install and connect the 288 battery modules that will make up what will be - at least for a time - the biggest battery on the main W.A. grid.

The post Synergy awards construction contract for biggest battery on WA grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures changes cap with a new logo (of a cap), and new focus on climate technologies and "lighthouse" investments that can make a difference.

The post Grok changes cap as it seeks “lighthouse” investments on climate and clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The BBC finds that the UAE, hosts of the COP28 climate summit, are breaking their own ban on gas flaring.

"Community led:" Seven regional councils team with CopperString founder to add new north Queensland transmission link, gigawatts of solar and battery storage.

The post Regions lead plan for huge new transmission link and 4.2 GW of solar and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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SuperPower Institute says Australia has little idea of the extent of its fossil fuel emissions and wants to create a state-of-the-art data network.

The post Australia in the dark on its own fossil fuel emissions, says Superpower Institute appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An academic discussion paper has questioned the veracity of the REDD+ carbon projects being developed in Papua New Guinea and argued regulations being introduced to manage them will do little to improve their governance.

A French start-up is ready to use an enzyme which can break down plastic on an industrial scale.

Gordon Brown leads those signing letter to Cop28 and G20 presidents calling for levy to help fill ‘loss and damage’ fund

The bumper revenues of oil-producing states should be subject to a $25bn levy to help pay for the impact of climate disasters on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, a group of former world leaders and leading economists has said.

Seventy international figures led by the former UK prime minister Gordon Brown signed a letter calling for the measure before a crucial UN climate summit, Cop28, that begins in Dubai on Thursday. The signatories include 25 former prime ministers or presidents.

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The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) issued new guidance for carbon credit-buying firms on Tuesday, lowering some of its thresholds and floating a new claim concept that would enable some carbon credits to be used to meet value chain emissions targets.

Global methane emissions from coal mines may be twice as high as reported by governments, according to analysis by global energy think tank Ember.

Compliance entities and speculators shortened their net length of California Carbon Allowance (CCA) and RGGI Allowance (RGA) holdings, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) net holdings for both groups remain short, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data showed Monday.

The Australian government has mastered the contradictory dance of committing to net zero while also approving new coal, oil and gas projects. It has to stop.

The post Why we need a fossil fuel non proliferation treaty  appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Graphite Energy breaks ground on a $29 million renewable energy and storage precinct in New South Wales, designed to power sustainable agriculture.

The post Works begin on energy precinct combining agrivoltaics, battery storage and hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dozens of ‘small modular reactor’ designs are being promoted, but precious few will reach construction stage and likelihood of SMRs being built in large numbers is negligible.

The post Small modular nuclear reactors: a history of failure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Using a ‘grid of grids’ network, New Zealand’s growing electric vehicle fleet could contribute to national energy resiliency, feeding electricity back into the system during peak demand. Alan Brent, Professor and Chair in Sustainable Energy Systems, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Community batteries are everyone’s favourite whipping boy at the moment, but a trial at Narrabri shows that its the parameters that need to change, not the technology.

The post Why we need to fight for the “community” in community batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RGGI allowances (RGAs) tied a record settlement price for the benchmark contract this week before sinking significantly as traders rolled their position to next year, with the vast majority of trades being spreads over the past five days.