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BP’s planned clean fuel and green hydrogen hub at its shut-in oil refinery in Perth in Western Australia would have struggled to get past the first post without A$70 million in funding from the Australian federal government in April last year.

A $500 million deal will install 50MW of solar and 300MWh of battery storage across ESR Australia's commercial property portfolio by 2033.

The post Massive solar and battery deal promises to cut commercial energy costs in half appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Reducing air pollution is one of the best investments for Australians’ health, the environment, the economy and social equity. But achieving cleaner air requires a new approach from government. Deren Pillay, Researcher and Advanced Trainee in Public Health Medicine, Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania Bill Dodd, Knowledge Broker, Centre for Safe Air (NHMRC CRE), and Adjunct Researcher, Media School, University of Tasmania Bin Jalaludin, Conjoint Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

If all goes well, the lunar lander that the rocket is carrying will attempt a Moon landing in February.

Consumer-owned resources like rooftop solar and battery storage have a key role to play in ushering out coal-fired power. Origin gets this better than most.

The post How the consumer energy sharing economy can help Eraring close on time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s east Africa global development correspondent, Caroline Kimeu, about the challenges and tensions at play at the inaugural climate summit

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NSW announces $1.8 billion, including a new focus on consumer energy resources, such as neighbourhood batteries, in its Energy Security Corp.

The post “Moving beyond baseload:” NSW turns to consumers and local storage to fill Eraring gap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There are very sharp diminishing returns for longer duration storage under current market arrangements, which makes it difficult for private investors.

The post Long or short on energy storage? A deep dive into price signals for duration appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A solar farm proposed for central Queensland's Calliope renewable energy zone has found itself the subject of some bizarre news reports this week.

The post What imperils the Great Barrier Reef? If you ask Murdoch media, it’s a solar farm 70km away appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A recently settled class action lawsuit against the Australian government could help drive greater disclosure of climate financial risk by governments, central banks and companies. Arjuna Dibley, Head of Sustainable Finance Hub, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It is still too early to determine whether the Atlantic storm might make landfall in the US.

Cannon-Brookes takes control of Sun Cable, and lays out new vision for 20GW solar project, including supply to Singapore and massive green industrial precinct in Darwin.

The post Sun Cable: Cannon-Brookes lays out new vision for world’s biggest solar array appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Carbon Pulse has increased its global team of reporters by nearly 50% in its largest hiring push to date, as the company channels significant investment into further strengthening the world’s premier carbon markets news service.

The Canadian city is choosing sustainability over aesthetics as it deals with a severe drought.

An agtech-focused carbon credit developer has had its methodology published in a peer-reviewed journal, which they claim adds scientific weight to their crediting approach.

Yellowknife's mayor cautioned returning residents that the city "will look a little bit different".

It will likely take until 2024 for three different integrity initiatives to resolve declining voluntary carbon market (VCM) prices, researchers said in a report released Wednesday.

First Sentier Investors, a global investment manager, has launched guide Thursday designed to help institutional investors identify and assess nature and biodiversity risk in portfolio companies in light of the final framework outlined by the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), which is due to be published imminently.

But Mr Biden has not reversed his recent approval of an $8bn drilling project in the same region.