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A better way to "cook" solar cells leads Macquarie Uni researchers to an unexpected recycling benefit for which the group has a patent pending.

The post Macquarie solar breakthrough gives Aussie researchers unexpected recycling win appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Andrew Forrest secures land for proposed battery metals joint venture that seeks to break China's dominance of the key sector.

The post Andrew Forrest grabs land for proposed refinery and big battery metals play appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new attack on electrification by Australia's increasingly desperate gas lobby has been slammed as a "bad faith exercise" designed to mislead consumers.

The post “Bad faith:” Gas lobby’s desperate attacks on electrification don’t stack up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The housing crisis coupled with climate change could see more people living in the kinds of shanty towns and tent cities seen around the time of the Great Depression. Kate Booth, Associate Professor of Human Geography, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

More big battery projects emerge as the world's most intermittent grid prepares for a future beyond fossil fuels.

The post Huge battery projects queue up for approval in world’s most intermittent grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Queensland government has opened the third round of its Land Restoration Fund (LRF), with A$50 million available to go towards carbon farming project across the state.

The country depends overwhelmingly on secondhand cars from Japan, which makes barely any electric vehicles

New Zealand has long been known for its high ratio of sheep to people. But really what stands out on various per-capita lists is just how much we love to drive.

Exact comparisons are tricky and blurred by tiny countries, but we definitely have one of the highest rates of car ownership in the world, with something like nine cars for every 10 people, and each car driven over 8,000km a year. Given that a fifth of the population are children, this is a strikingly high rate of car ownership – and presents a key challenge to the country’s net zero goals.

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A recent report weighs up the best strategies for storing and transporting hydrogen, with some important notes for Australia's export superpower plans.

The post Why Australia’s green hydrogen export plans could be all about ammonia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Latest cost assessment from Lazard shows that wind, solar and storage win against gas in every metric - including firming - in world's biggest market.

The post Gas can’t compete with wind, solar and storage, even in world’s biggest market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dave Jones from Ember Climate on new study that shows fossil fuel generation will finally peak this year. Plus: Macquarie makes its mark on battery market.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Wind and solar deal killer blow to fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Workers responsible for protecting England's environment will stage a three day walkout over low pay.

A US-based startup has launched an ‘operating system’ aimed at streamlining the carbon credit management process and enabling suppliers to scale their operations effectively.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices climbed this week as traders pointed to a continued supportive macro environment and options activity, as well as the influence of surging Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) values that stepped past the new scheme’s second reserve price trigger.

Environmental commodities trading firm STX group has closed a syndicated borrowing base credit facility worth up to €150 million to help expand its operations.

Allowances in the new EU carbon market for transport and building heating emissions could exceed the intended price ceiling, experts have warned, arguing that European lawmakers may have created false expectations.

Sandstorms are an annual ordeal in north-east Asia but that does not make it easier for millions.

Slow progress from policymakers on clarifying the role of novel carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies will limit significant progress in the near-term, particularly in the EU where certainty on how such solutions can help meet the bloc's climate targets is not expected before the end of the decade.

The 10-week pilot program Totemic Species in Schools shows how Indigenous science can be woven into the existing curriculum. Students, teachers and parents provided positive feedback. Natasha Ward, Lead Researcher, RMIT University Bradley J. Moggridge, Associate Professor in Indigenous Water Science, University of Canberra Georgia Garrard, Senior Lecturer, School of Ecosystem and Forest Sciences, The University of Melbourne Sarah Bekessy, Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Businesses seeking to minimise their impacts on biodiversity can simultaneously look to enhance ecosystems that function beyond their value chains, a webinar heard Thursday, pointing out an emerging agreement on what a “nature positive” business strategy really means.