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A new world record for the most power a single wind turbine has produced over a 24-hour period has been set by wind giant Siemens Gamesa.

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Future farmers should be energy traders as well as animal or crop growers, but Australia needs new policy settings to get there.

The post Farmers keen to embrace solar, but hamstrung by export limits appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CSIRO says its new Towards Net Zero Mission will invest an initial $90m into R&D to help Australia's hardest to abate sectors halve their emissions.

The post CSIRO pledges to halve emissions of “hardest to abate” sectors by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The solar component of Australia's largest wind and solar hybrid plant – to date – has started generating small amounts power.

The post Solar powers up at Australia’s biggest hybrid renewables park appeared first on RenewEconomy.

With federal Labor ruling out a ban on new fossil fuel projects, the Greens are likely to push for new Safeguard Mechanism Credits to be of high integrity.

The post Spotlight on integrity as consultation begins on Australia’s new emissions compliance market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists from Singapore have developed a low-cost “wind harvester” that can harness energy from wind as gentle as a light breeze.

The post Scientists develop “wind harvester” to generate power from a light breeze appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's Vast Solar is part of a US government-backed consortium trialing CSP technologies to combat industrial scale emissions in US factories.

The post Australian solar thermal technology wins US backing to cut industrial emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A European conglomerate dived into the Australian market with plans to spend $100 million in the region setting up "one stop shops" in home electrification.

The post German start-up seizes home electrification opportunity in Australian takeover bid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New analysis shows the UK’s gas imports would be 13% lower if successive Conservative-led governments had not “cut the green crap” over the past decade.

The post UK’s gas imports would be 13 pct lower if it had not “cut the green crap” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As we accelerate towards a green future, will batteries or fuel cells power the world? The short answer is, we’ll need both.

The post Musk’s battery packs vs Forrest’s green hydrogen: Battle for the future will need both appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Report shows adding wave power generation into the renewable energy mix in Australia could alleviate the need for costly battery storage.

The post Wave power generators could help to “firm” solar and wind, says report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Latest data from Rystad Energy shows South Australia dominating the list of best performing assets for the month of September.

The post Top 10 best performing wind farms for September: South Australia cleans up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

With the Collie coal plant out for three months, new data from Rystad Energy shows the state's coal fleet capacity factor is looking pretty miserable.

The post Chart of the Day: Shortages and outages paint dismal picture for WA coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Proposed reforms will swap ACCUs for the new credit, but now they'll only be granted if the emitter can get under their new baseline emissions level.

The post Bowen tackles carbon market reform with new look Safeguard Mechanism – but is it enough? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brisbane-based Line Hydrogen will develop a “zero carbon” renewable energy power system for a new mining project in WA, including an on-site green hydrogen electrolyser.

The post On-site renewable hydrogen electrolyser to help power WA gold mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The ballot in the state that hosts most of Germany's wind power capacity is seen as a mood barometer for the national government's energy crisis response.

The post Energy crisis looms large in election in Germany’s biggest wind power state appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A closer look at eight value-adding critical mineral refining projects in Australia's $10 billion pipeline of investment proposals.

The post Eight key critical minerals projects in Australia’s $10bn pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Micael Gunner will lead FFI's new Darwin-based team, but will bring a legacy of support for "atrocious" polluting gas projects.

The post FFI taps former chief NT minister to lead green charge in Top End appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new assessment into parts of the climate system that are sensitive to "tipping" delivers some sobering conclusions.

The post Climate tipping points could lock in devastating changes – how close are they? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

"Yet another poor decision," says Grok Ventures as AGL advises shareholders to vote against Kerry Scott and two other Grok board candidates at upcoming AGM.

The post Cannon-Brookes and AGL spar over board candidates ahead of AGM appeared first on RenewEconomy.