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Researchers found only two living koalas after fires burned through the native marsupial’s breeding ground in north-eastern NSW

Bushfires sweeping through prime koala habitat in New South Wales may have killed as many as 350 of the iconic native marsupial, conservationists say.

The blaze, near Port Macquarie in northern NSW, has burned through thousands of hectares including an important koala breeding ground.

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Goldwind Australia announced today the final Goldwind wind turbine generator components have arrived at Cattle Hill Wind Farm project site in the Central Highlands of Tasmania.

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Australia has already overshot 2020 RET by nearly 1GW since accumulating enough completed and committed projects to meet the goal in late August.

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Australian battery company RedEarth secures technology partnership with Siemens to bring Australian battery storage to market.

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Adani uses official opening of Queensland Rugby Run solar farm to stress that it "gets" climate change. Meanwhile, over in the Galilee Basin...

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Drought has both natural and human causes, but deep cuts in our greenhouse gas emissions are urgently needed, regardless. Ben Henley, Research Fellow in Climate and Water Resources, University of Melbourne Andrew King, ARC DECRA fellow, University of Melbourne Anna Ukkola, Research Fellow, Australian National University Murray Peel, Senior lecturer, University of Melbourne Q J Wang, Professor, University of Melbourne Rory Nathan, Associate Professor Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

AGL says electric vehicles will see result in a 20-fold increase in behind the meter battery storage capacity in Australia by 2030, and it wants to be able to harness that resource.

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CleanCo marks first day in energy market by switching on Wivenhoe pumped hydro station as solar duck curve takes shape.

The post CleanCo marks first day by switching on pumped hydro to meet solar duck curve appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Consortium seeks to leverage Govt funds to examine feasibility of hydrogen export facility near Portland in Victoria that could grow to a $1B investment opportunity.

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Scientists say policymakers must better account for climate impacts of damage to forests, and benefits of conserving them

Greenhouse gas emissions caused by damage to tropical rainforests around the world are being underestimated by a factor of six, according to a new study.

Research led by the University of Queensland finds the climate impact of selective logging, outright clearing and fire in tropical rainforests between 2000 and 2013 was underestimated by 6.53bn tonnes of CO2.

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Vales Point coal generator half owned by Liberal Party donor Trevor St Baker wants to install two 30MW batteries, and for the new CEFC fund to help finance it.

The post St Baker wants “green loan” for big batteries to cut wear and tear at coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The tape could help surgeons bind tissues together when stitching is difficult, scientists say.

Oil and gas producer Saudi Arabia is planning to establish a domestic carbon trading system and will present a proposal soon, its energy minister told a Riyadh conference Wednesday, according to Reuters.

Tilt says battery next development priority, as higher LGC prices and a halving in curtailment from South Australia lifts earnings in latest half.

The post Tilt says batteries next focus as wind earnings jump in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The previously unknown site was found after a laser survey of woodland in the Forest of Dean.

Hydro Tasmania pushes "battery of nation" plan with new paper suggesting it could replace Yallourn and unlock thousands of megawatts of wind and solar projects.

The post Hydro Tasmania pushes “battery of the nation” plan, will unlock wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Founder of ZEN Energy and 2010 Australian Entrepreneur of the Year, Richard Turner, joins University of South Australia as Entrepreneur-in-Residence and Industry Professor of Practice.

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The EU can devise a strategy that allows its heavy industry to thrive while reaching net zero emissions by 2050 without resorting to border carbon adjustments, a consortium of European researchers found on Wednesday.

The Alberta government’s proposed output-based pricing system (OBPS) could penalise early movers and provide windfall profits to dirtier industrial firms in the Canadian province, while the uniform electricity sector standard would prove more ambitious than the benchmarks set by the federal ‘backstop’ programme, economists and analysts said.