Feed aggregator

We're back! Gabrielle Kuiper on why rooftop solar should not be ignored by grid planners. Plus: Latest news including dire warning for PV installers on inverters.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Getting to grips with solar duck curve appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It has been a cathartic week for the clean energy sector. Finally, it feels like someone is listening. But the $4bn pledged in the budget pales against Australia's rivals.

The post Budget shows penny has dropped on renewables – but $4bn is just a down payment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The sales pitch for new cookers ignored concern about the danger of burning fossil fuel in your home, and the move towards electric induction hobs

• Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast

Australian retailer The Good Guys removed an article on its website this week that had described gas cooktops as efficient and affordable without mentioning the growing health and climate concerns of burning a fossil fuel in your kitchen.

The article, which was pulled after this column sent in questions, is nevertheless archived and had compared gas stoves to new electric induction cooktops.

Continue reading...

When people are involved in planning for climate transition that takes account of their other daily concerns, such as housing and jobs, they become more positive about transformative change. Amanda Tattersall, Research Lead Sydney Policy Lab, Postdoctoral Fellow Geography, Host of ChangeMakers Podcast, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.

Australia will fund demonstration Article 6 eligible carbon credit projects in Papua New Guinea as part of the Indo Pacific Carbon Offset Scheme (IPCOS), although the government has said it will only focus on capacity building in the initial phase of the scheme, Carbon Pulse has learned.

The Carbon Policy Officer will lead the implementation of key policy products under the carbon program with the Government of Lao PDR.

Founder of Australian solar and storage developer could walk away with another $60 million after sale of business to Swedish renewables giant.

The post Swedish renewables giant plans rapid Australia expansion after buying out solar developer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We need to upgrade our electricity transmission grid so more price crushing, zero emissions renewable energy projects can be built and connected.

The post Why western Victoria needs – and wants – new transmission lines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Police in Oklahoma responded to a call for a man screaming "help". They were in for a surprise.

Researchers in Germany are investigating the possibility of building wind farms on closed open cast coal mines much sooner than was previously possible.

The post Coal pit to wind farm: Energy giant to fast-track energy makeover for old mine sites appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Major renewable energy projects being delayed by more than 10 years as grid reaches capacity.

Taking Root is looking for a multi-lingual, collaborative and detail-orientated person to join our team as a Planting Design Specialist. This role's primary purpose is to oversee the creation and update of our forest planting designs across Taking Root’s projects.

A Virginia-based improved forest management (IFM) offset project must submit over 100,000 compliance instruments under California's cap-and-trade programme to account for an intentional reversal, according to state data published Wednesday.

WA to fund country's biggest battery - a 2,000MWh facility at the coal town of Collie - as part of a multi-billion budget package supporting renewables and storage.

The post WA to fund Australia’s biggest battery as part of $2.8bn renewable and storage plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Netherlands-based startup has raised €1.2 million in pre-seed funding to help finance its mission to produce carbon-negative food and make factory farming obsolete.

Where there’s fire, there’s smoke – could plumes from the Black Summer of fire have cooled regions of the Pacific and triggered a La Niña? New research suggests it’s possible. Martin Jucker, Lecturer in Atmospheric Dynamics, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council. In this episode, we discuss possible solutions to the climate crisis. Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University Michael Green, Host + Producer, The Conversation Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Researchers say mosquitoes may be attracted to soap because when not feeding on blood they supplement sugar intake with nectar

Lathering up with soap might seem a reasonable mosquito-evasion strategy on the basis that if they can’t smell you, they can’t bite you.

However, a study suggests that rather than helping you go incognito, soapy fragrances could make you a more attractive target, with mosquitoes favouring the scent of volunteers who washed with three out of four popular soap brands tested.

Continue reading...

The European Commission has launched a partnership with 25 stakeholders across energy-intensive industries to help their workforce adapt to the green transition.