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Australia's mining and gas companies named as by far the largest backers of Australia's political parties, buying "deeply problematic" influence, new analysis shows.

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Energy Estate to develop “campus-scale” renewable hydrogen plant at Hills International College – a Queensland school specialising in vocational training and golf instruction.

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University of Western Australia researchers deploy second monitoring device off Albany coast, a region that could be an important showroom for wave energy technology.

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Trina Solar Co., Ltd. has recently obtained dual “Environmental Product Declaration” certifications from UL, the global independent safety science certification institute, and EPDItaly.

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OSMI Australia submits final project design for proposed Delburn wind farm, seeking approval to build up to 33 turbines in Victoria's Latrobe Valley.

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With a better picture of the climate-engaged Biden administration, the question for Australia is how the US changes will affect domestic climate politics.

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The Steel River Eco Estate, in the heart of the New South Wales Hunter Region, has unveiled plans to host a 28MW big battery system.

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A Broome shopping centre will feature a 1.2MW of solar and its own battery after gaining clearance from Horizon Power.

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AEMC to fast-track assessment of new rules requiring energy regulators to undertake annual reviews of energy system security risks.

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ASX-listed Vulcan Energy Resources unveils pre-feasibility study for profitable, zero carbon, lithium plant in Germany

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2021 is well underway and is already on track to be another year of climate policy shenanigans - here's what to watch out for this year.

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2020 confirmed as another year ranking amongst the hottest on record. The urgency of reducing emissions only gets higher every day.

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An audit of federal FOI requests finds environmental agencies amongst the worst at providing open access to government documents.

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A year ago, bushfires blanketed major Australian cities with smoke, but coal fired power stations are their own major source of air pollution.

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ACT government celebrates strong uptake of rooftop solar, with more than 4,200 systems added in 2020.

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AGL locks in key suppliers for its big battery ambitions and Tesla has missed out.

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At a time when wind and solar are surpassing expectations, a slew of new reports are showing that CCS isn't all it's cracked up to be.

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Did the pandemic hurt climate coverage? Yes - but not for long, and not as much as you might think. And it's set to come back in a big way

The post Media coverage of climate was hit by COVID19 but it’s time for a comeback appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers find capsaicin, the chemical that gives chilli its spice, helps produce stable and efficient perovskite solar cells.

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JinkoSolar has achieved a record large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cell conversion efficiency of 24.90%.

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