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South Australia and Victoria will be the first states to hold auctions for storage under the new Capacity Investment Scheme.

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Fortescue offers glimpse of Australia's first hydrogen electrolyser factory, which is undergoing a fit out to get ready for first production.

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Australia's plan to get its economy to net zero by 2050 is a laudable goal. But it has been hijacked by people huffing hydrogen hopium.

The post The net zero fallacy: How Australia’s renewables projections got so absurd appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The steel sector's green transition has shifted the industry's focus to the emerging high-grade market by further exploring magnetite iron ore.

The post Why magnetite will be crucial to Australia’s green steel transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

William Todts, the head of Transport and Environment, on the accelerating EV transition in Europe. Plus: Australia to have a new biggest battery.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: EVs and big batteries on the march appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia has opened a third pilot exit window for carbon abatement contract (CAC) holders with the Emissions Reductions Fund (ERF) to sell their Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) on the secondary market, the Clean Energy Regulator announced Friday.

Coalition is digging deeper into its nuclear fantasy and takes another swipe at battery storage and transmission links.

The post Coalition goes nuclear again as Dutton compares big batteries to pink batts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Canberrans suffering from chronic ill-health are the focus of a new pilot offering up to $10,000 to quit gas, shift to efficient electric appliances.

The post New home electrification pilot targets “those who need it most” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand should establish a biodiversity credit market to help drive sustainable land use and increase resilience, concluded a report released Friday by the government-appointed inquiry panel into the devastating impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle in February.

To supply everyone with enough electricity to live a good life, we’ll need about 200 billion megawatt-hours per year. Assuming solar does the heavy lifting, is it possible?

The post Four charts on the unstoppable growth of solar – our best hope against climate change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A government commissioned inquiry into the devastating damage caused by forestry slash in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle has urged Wellington to expand the scope of the ETS to consider how it encourages monoculture exotic tree plantings.

Satellite images show much of Canada and parts of US blanketed by smoke from the Alberta wildfires.

The agenda includes expert presentations and panel discussions on topics including solar, wind, energy storage, hydrogen, VPPs, EVs, and microgrids. 

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Cavendish made to resist fungus threatening variety worldwide is seen as safety net for growers if industry wiped out

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Scientists have submitted Australia’s first genetically modified fruit – a Cavendish banana – to regulators for approval, saying it has been engineered to withstand a deadly fungus that poses a threat to banana growers worldwide.

The banana, known as QCAV-4, has been genetically modified to resist a fungus known as Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4), which is threatening the multibillion-dollar Cavendish industry globally.

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Nordic countries are way ahead when it comes to installing energy efficient heat pump systems.

International fund set up at Cop27 is intended to provide compensation to countries worst hit by climate breakdown

A tax on wealthy Britons of just 0.5% could more than meet the UK’s entire “fair share” contribution to the international loss and damage fund established to support countries worst hit by global climate breakdown, a charity has suggested.

Taxing 5p of every £10 of individuals’ wealth over £1m would raise £15bn a year by 2030, well in excess of an estimated $15bn (£12bn) UK contribution to the new fund, according to an analysis by the anti-poverty campaigners Christian Aid.

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China’s CO2 emissions grew by 4% in the first quarter of the year, reaching a new record and putting the world’s largest GHG emitter on track for a new high in annual emissions this year, according to research released on Friday.

A robot camera, looking for anomalies under the road, came across a wandering five-foot beast.

ESG marketplace Xpansiv has no plans on amending the specifications of its existing CORSIA-aligned offset contract in light of UN body ICAO’s vintage decision for the next phase of the global aviation carbon credit programme, and instead intends on launching a new contract with the required changes, the company told Carbon Pulse.