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AGL writes down value of wind and solar investment, joining a list of local and international investors hit by falling prices and grid congestion issues.

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Energy Security Board releases consultation paper on renewable energy zone designs, to drive coordination between developers and network planners.

The post ESB suggests staged rollout of renewable energy zones as it seeks input on rules appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Investors led by global venture capital firm Artesian tip $1m into NSW start-up, Sicona, and its battery density-boosting technology developed at University of Wollongong.

The post Sydney battery materials start-up raises $1m towards possible “EV game-changer” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Despite this year's coronavirus lockdowns, more CO2 has accumulated in the atmosphere than during the same period in 2017 or 2018. Zoe Loh, Senior Research Scientist, CSIRO Helen Cleugh, Senior research scientist, CSIRO Climate Science Centre, CSIRO Paul Krummel, Research Group Leader, CSIRO Ray Langenfelds, Scientist at CSIRO Atmospheric Research, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian solar innovator 5B is enjoying an incredible year - more local deployments, signing for the world’s biggest solar farm, and attracting interest from US energy giant. Co-founder Chris McGrath explains why.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: 5B’s solar revolution takes global scale appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Electric car and solar energy company Tesla is considering an all-in-one home and car energy package, that could include controlled EV charging times.

The post Tesla considers all-in-one home, battery and electric car energy package appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable energy projects are essential for transitioning Australia to a zero-carbon economy, but they come with a caveat: most traditional owners in Australia have little legal say over them.

The post Why most Aboriginal people have little say over huge clean energy projects planned for their land appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL Energy sets target for 1,200MW of new battery storage and demand response capacity, and is tying executive bonuses to reach that and its new renewable energy targets.

The post AGL targets 1.2GW of new battery storage by 2024, plans tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two of the big solar farms caught up in newly confirmed congestion problems in the New South Wales grid have been pulled from sale.

The post Two big solar farms caught in grid congestion pulled from sale appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Intellihub proposes to transform South Australia’s 200,0000-odd residential electric hot water systems into a massive solar battery, to help solve grid stability problems.

The post How a virtual ‘big battery’ could get South Australia’s grid out of hot water appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The location of the Mauritian oil spill means the environmental consequences could be long-lasting.

The raptors have bred on an estate in the Scottish Highlands for the first time in 40 years.

As London swelters, we look at how urban areas can adapt to deal with higher temperatures.

Global coal power generation plummeted by 8.3% year-on-year in the first half of 2020 due to lower electricity demand and a rise in wind and solar generation, a study released on Thursday found.

The British Columbia government should feature carbon offsets as part of the province’s climate strategy and include protections for emissions-intensive, trade-exposed (EITE) industries that other countries and jurisdictions incorporate in their CO2 pricing approaches, an association of some 250 businesses said in a report published Tuesday.

A Wisconsin environmental agency concluded that violations at a dairy farm stemmed from a waste storage facility, rejecting the California-registered offset project owner’s assertions that a feed storage area led to the elevated ammonia levels, documents show.

Considering the centrality of land-use change to the climate agenda in country, the Climate Policy Coordinator oversees all aspects of the carbon markets and policies related to conservation, forest restoration and climate in Brazil.

California granted more than 900,000 new offset credits this week, with roughly a quarter designated as providing direct environmental benefits to the state (DEBs), according to data from regulator ARB released on Wednesday.

The deteriorating Western Grassland Reserve in Victoria represents a failure of imagination. When the grasslands are steeped with history and culture, imagine its potential. Adrian Marshall, Academic, Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.