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Climate-impacted communities could be allowed to sue fossil fuel companies for compensation, under a Greens policy proposal.

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Team of European researchers develop and test a hydrogen fuel cell that uses iron instead of rare and costly platinum.

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New York utility says it may be able to replace all its gas-fired peaking plants with four battery storage units by 2030.

The post New York calls tender to replace gas peakers with four hour battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brookfield-backed smart meter business acquires Melbourne specialist to unlock gigawatts of behind the meter technology.

The post Intellihub targets gigawatts of behind the meter capacity with GreenSync buy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

After passing coal as power source, Texas wind and solar now have natural gas in their sights.

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Wind and solar projects will create significantly more jobs than new coal or gas plants, new analysis shows.

The post Graph of the Day: Smashing Barnaby’s coal versus renewable jobs myth appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Atmos claims to be fourth biggest owner of operating wind and solar assets in Australia after buying three solar farms.

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Greens outline grants and loans scheme to boost uptake of rooftop solar and battery storage and encourage customers to get off gas.

The post Greens pledge billions in loans and grants to boost battery uptake and get off gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We have to move past the magical thinking that carbon offsetting alone will lead to the technology shifts that will save us.

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It's taking too long for grid owners and operators to resolve the actual and (often incorrectly) perceived reliability risks of connecting new renewables.

The post Time is running out: Why we need moonshot thinking more than ever appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia set to fall short of its weak Paris Agreement target for emissions, thanks to the lack of meaningful federal policy.

The post Australia will miss its weak 2030 emissions reduction targets, new data shows appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW coal plants are ramping hard: cutting output during the day to dodge high coal costs, and surging at night to cash in on high prices.

The post NSW coal plants are ramping hard as spot prices surge appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The far right are at it again. Not content with energy minister’s Angus Taylor mysterious and quickly debunked “analysis” of Labor’s energy policy released earlier this week, the Institute of Public Affairs has followed it up with a doomsday document looking at the impact of net zero targets. The short summary of its “analysis” is […]

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EC looking at a further increase in its 2030 renewables target to 45 per cent.

The post Europe eyes higher 45% renewables target for 2030 after Russia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Consumers would enjoy lower prices with a faster switch to renewables, but in W.A. the state Labor government is not listening.

The post Consumers would enjoy lower electricity costs with a faster exit from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's largest wind and solar hybrid facility begins production in South Australia, near the home of the state's last coal generator.

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Australia's influential Electrical Trades Union weighs in on renewables again, this time the claiming NSW transition is not delivering the local jobs it promised.

The post Union slams NSW government for “lack of oversight” on renewable jobs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

National security experts call on Australians to use looming federal election to back candidates backing action on climate change.

The post “Climate greatest threat to Australia’s security”: ex-defence chief says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Elon Musk says supply of lithium is holding back the green energy transition, with prices now 10 times the cost of production.

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Current rules cause energy storage projects to report emissions that exceed their actuals.

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