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Octopus Australia bolsters its renewable energy coffers with the close of a $250 million investment round, backed by one of Australia’s biggest super funds.

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Queensland notches up its best month for wind energy generation – and with a 1.7GW development pipeline, there's plenty more where that came from.

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Our carbon budget is shrinking fast. We crunched the data to find pathways for G20 nations to act faster Sven Teske, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia and South Korea are the G20’s top two coal-fired polluters on an emissions per capita basis, even as the bloc’s largest members have a larger overall carbon footprints, according to a report released Tuesday.

NSW to open talks with Origin over future of Eraring, and vows to streamline planning for wind and solar and also to open up distributed networks to new projects.

The post NSW to open talks with Origin on Eraring, streamline new wind and solar projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Three major companies released sewage on dry days in breach of their permits - BBC investigation.

Essential Energy boss says connecting wind and solar into existing distribution networks will be "several times" cheaper and quicker than connecting into transmission network.

The post “Cheaper and quicker:” Distributed networks put case to host wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Essential Energy CEO John Cleland says distributed networks can accelerate the switch to renewables. And he discusses cultural change, rooftop solar and EVs.

The post RenewEconomy Podcast: Locking in the Green Energy Transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A selection of the winning images from the 2023 Bird Photographer of the Year award.

Queensland says it will meet its renewables target two years early, and state ownership means it can keep coal plants running or in reserve if needed, even if they are losing money.

The post Queensland to hit 50 pct renewables two years early, but warns energy wars only just begun appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia used twice as much electricity as China on a per capita basis and 48% of it came from coal plants, thinktank says

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Australia still emits more greenhouse gas from burning coal on a per capita basis than other G20 countries despite a significant rise in solar and wind energy.

While Australia and South Korea have cut per person emissions from coal-fired electricity since 2015 – by 26% and 10% respectively – they continue to release more CO2 than other major economies, according to an analysis by the energy thinktank Ember.

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The R&D joint effort aims to commercialise ultra low-cost flexible perovskite solar cell fabrication techniques and use graphene to replace expensive cell components.

The post Pursuit of ultra low-cost perovskite solar with graphene wins government backing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Battle of the massive offshore wind turbines continues, with China outfit claiming a world first on operational capacity – and a new energy generation record.

The post “World’s biggest” wind turbine claims new generation record appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ASX-listed ClearVue Technologies says a manufacturing breakthrough could produce its new generation solar glass 92% faster and much cheaper.

The post Solar glass manufacturing breakthrough could slash costs, says ClearVue appeared first on RenewEconomy.

None of the world's largest 26 banks disclosed the share of total finance directed towards climate solutions in the last year, according to analysis from a research initiative, with most of them yet to commit to wean off financing new coal assets.

Most G20 members still have insufficient policies on nature-related corporate impact, according to new research by disclosure organisation CDP, with the body outlining 10 high-level principles policymakers should adopt to close the current gap.

An image of a peregrine falcon tackling a brown pelican that ventured too close to its nest in California is the overall winner of the world’s largest bird photography competition, which had more than 20,000 entries from all over the world competing for a £5,000 grand prize

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The shipping of CO2 is poised for significant growth by 2030 as the global carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) market expands, according to analysts.

Marine heatwaves aren’t just on the surface. They can be at their most destructive when they sweep along the seafloor. Amandine Schaeffer, Senior lecturer, UNSW Sydney Alex Sen Gupta, Senior Lecturer, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sydney Moninya Roughan, Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.