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Scientists have made an important discovery that they say “breaks a bottleneck” in the process of extracting hydrogen from water through electrolysis.

The post Scientists break “bottleneck” in hydrogen electrolysis technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victorian farmer worried about the impact of major new transmission works delivers blunt message to DNSP. And while novel in approach, the sentiment is not new.

The post Angry farmer ploughs home blunt warning for Australia’s transmission plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ACT Labor becomes the latest to offer zero interest loans for solar and storage through its first election promise ahead of an October poll.

The post ACT Labor promises zero interest loans for solar and batteries, as election looms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyAustralia profits fall in the first half, but confirms it is looking at 1GW of new fast-start gas generation to fill the gaps of the retiring coal fleet.

The post EnergyAustralia jumps over hedge, and gets ready to step on the gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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British scientist James Lovelock says population growth means something like the virus is "almost inevitable".

Infigen says revenues have been hit by Covid-19 impacts, but long term outlook heightened by pace of clean energy transition and AEMO's 20-year blueprint.

The post Infigen revenue slumps as markets fall, but ISP offers hope for transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BURN is seeking a Carbon Manager, who will be responsible for managing, growing, and improving BURN’s carbon offset generation projects. The Carbon Manager will be spearheading BURN’s carbon offset expansion across Africa and offset delivery through a variety of global offsetting arrangements.

Astrophysicist Katie Mack has been researching The End of Everything.

A Massachusetts House of Representatives’ climate bill that passed Friday is facing heavy criticism from environmental groups for not imposing more stringent goals, while a non-profit fiscal group admonished it as a backdoor to a future fuel sector cap-and-trade scheme.

A new CSIRO study finds a switch to a hydrogen fuelled aviation sector could occur by 2050, and may be necessary to avoid a massive increase in emissions.

The post Complete switch to hydrogen fuel flights possible by 2050, CSIRO says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fuel supplier Marathon Petroleum is exploring options for converting an idling California refinery into a storage facility or a renewable diesel plant for the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS).

Public Service Enterprise Group’s (PSEG) decision last week to put its carbon-emitting sources across four power sector ETS member states up for sale could impact RGGI allowance prices, traders believe.

From a Hugh Jackman-esque spider to honouring traditional Indigenous words, these species have memorable names. Anthea Batsakis, Deputy Editor: Environment + Energy, The Conversation Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

For the first time, scientists have been able to quantify how much climate change contributed to glacial melt, using more than 40 years of data from New Zealand's retreating glaciers. Lauren Vargo, Research Fellow in the Antarctic Research Centre, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Several carnivorous animals have almost disappeared from areas set up to protect giant pandas.

At least four people who were unaware of government warnings planted seeds that arrived in mail

Americans have been planting mystery seeds which appeared to be sent from China, unaware of government warnings to dispose of the suspicious shipments.

Related: Sowing doubt: people around world receive mystery seed parcels

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Animals including leopards have almost disappeared in protected habitats

Efforts to protect the giant panda have failed to safeguard large mammals sharing its habitats, according to research showing dramatic declines in leopards and other predators.

In its effort to save the giant panda, China has cracked down on poachers, outlawed the trade in panda hides and mapped out dozens of protected habitats.

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The 27-nation bloc's roadmap to add at least 40 GW of green hydrogen electrolyser capacity by 2030 paired with an increase in renewables generation could cause EUA prices to drop by more than €4/t, analysts said.