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EUAs dipped below €20 early on Tuesday amid a weakening technical outlook and sliding energy prices, but climbed back following a stronger auction.

China’s Guangdong province will delay the annual compliance deadline for companies in its emissions trading scheme by two months, the government said Tuesday, giving local emitters more time to finalise 2019 data verification.

More big falls in cost of wind, solar and storage mean they are cheapest form of new energy generation nearly everywhere in the world, and particularly in Australia.

The post Solar, wind and battery storage now cheapest energy options just about everywhere appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The EU should raise its 2030 emission target to a 65% cut under 1990 levels to align with the Paris Agreement, according to the lead lawmaker on the issue for the EU Parliament, setting an ambition marker far higher than Brussels is planning.

China PV manufacturer claims new industry benchmark with recently launched Vertex series of panels notching up peak power output of 515.8Wp during independent testing.

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Carbon credit deliveries to the Australian government’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) rose in the first three weeks of the month, Clean Energy Regulator data showed Tuesday.

US-based 8minute Solar Energy boosts development pipeline to 18GW-plus with 3GW of new large-scale PV this month alone, says storage could be added throughout.

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First electric bus built in Victoria has been given expert review by bus expert Paul Aldridge, and he is giving it the thumbs up.

The post First Victoria-built electric bus gets thumbs up from bus expert appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Snowy 2.0 tops a list of projects to be fast-tracked through the planning system, as the NSW government looks for major construction stimulus opportunities.

The post Snowy 2.0 tops Berejiklian’s planning fast-track for post Covid-19 recovery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO flags changes to Integrated System Plan after seeing cost of battery storage fall sharply, and acknowledging cost of new transmission, pumped hydro and gas plants has jumped.

The post Big cost swings point to more big battery storage, less pumped hydro appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transgrid CEO Paul Italiano discusses new upgrade and the challenge - putting square pegs in round holes - of negotiating Australia’s complex regulatory regime.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Transgrid and the new links to the future grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

QUT researchers say using diamond nanothread bundles to store energy could offer a safer, more stable and three-times more energy-dense alternative to li-ion batteries.

The post Diamond “nanothreads” shine in Queensland energy storage breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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ARENA launches consultation on new bioenergy strategy for Australia as Angus Taylor looks for a green way to boost Australia's fuel security.

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Many sustainability-conscious people now find their cupboards stocked with plastic bottles of hand sanitiser, disposable wipes and takeaway food containers. Daiane Scaraboto, Associate Professor of Marketing, University of Melbourne Alison M Joubert, Lecturer in Marketing, The University of Queensland Claudia Gonzalez-Arcos, Lecturer in Marketing, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Waverley council in Sydney’s eastern suburbs has reopened Bondi, Bronte and Tamarama beaches to swimmers and surfers between 7am and 5pm on weekdays. The beaches were closed as Australia’s coronavirus restrictions came into force. They are to remain closed on weekends, and only the water is ‘open’, with sunbathing, walking and jogging on the beach not allowed

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AER fast-tracks approval for $218M upgrade to NSW-QLD interconnector to strengthen electricity supplies in a post-Liddell grid.

The post Regulator approves grid upgrade that will boost new renewables projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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