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New techniques are being used to transform images from Hubble into spectacular 3D visualisations.

Europe’s top emitter RWE on Friday reported a 29% drop in ETS-covered thermal power output over Q1, continuing its rapid decline in carbon-intensive generation on from last year.

Degrowthers are susceptible to caricature – but their ideas raise important questions about how, how much, and why we work

Amid the misery and chaos caused by the coronavirus pandemic, there are some short-term consolations. The precipitous drop in road and air traffic has left the air cleaner and the skies clearer. For advocates of a Green New Deal (GND) – a vast, state-funded green infrastructure project, including a total transition to renewable energy and the construction of mass transit systems – there are reasons to be optimistic. As the severity of the unfolding global recession becomes clear – the IMF predicts a 3% global contraction – the GND looks like the best route to recovery.

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1MW “solar garden” designed to deliver renewable power to people without a rooftop of their own seeks expressions of interest from the local Riverina community.

The post Australia’s biggest “solar garden” seeks investors in NSW Riverina region appeared first on RenewEconomy.

What, exactly, is a two-sided wholesale electricity market? And will it really be good for consumers, or just sound like it?

The post NSW government paves way for more – and bigger – rooftop solar systems appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Enphase to collaborate with solar industry innovator 5B on PV and storage bushfire relief campaign.

The post Enphase Energy and 5B team up to deliver faster, smarter solar in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Owners of five solar farms in Victoria and NSW hopeful for full resumption after testing for new inverter "firmware" to address oscillation issues appears to be successful.

The post Relief for five constrained solar farms as new inverter “firmware” passes test appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ARENA makes the case for its continued existence with a report showing the significant benefits the agency has delivered to clean energy and regional Australia.

The post ARENA makes case for more funding, points to jobs, costs and investment gains appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Austria and Sweden have both announced the closure of their last coal plants – with Sweden doing so two years ahead of schedule.

The post Sweden exits coal two years ahead of schedule, Austria closes last coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK solar generation reached a new record high of 9.68GW, thanks in large part to the Coronavirus-related slump in air pollution levels resulting in clearer skies.

The post UK solar smashes generation records during Covid-19 pollution slump appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Experts have slashed their EU carbon prices forecasts for 2020 by a quarter, according to a poll of 12 analysts, as the coronavirus crisis grips the bloc’s ETS and wider economy.

If we want to conserve ecosystems that escaped European exploitation and mismanagement, we must start listening to environmental histories to compliment scientific research. Rebecca Hamilton, Postdoctoral Researcher in Palaeoecology, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History Dan Penny, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Josephine Gillespie, Senior lecturer, University of Sydney Shane Ingrey, Postdoctoral research fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage (CABAH), UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Short-term thinking of the Morrison Government is on full display, as it props up the fossil fuel sector while long-term benefits of green stimulus are ignored.

The post No green new deal for Australia as Coalition tightens embrace of fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO dials back imports from Victoria to South Australia to cover the potential loss of rooftop solar PV in case of a large generator trip.

The post New constraints imposed to cover for sudden loss of rooftop solar PV appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Long range electric vehicles such as the Model 3 are transforming the auto market but are also changing how energy utility providers need to respond.

The post How Tesla’s long range electric cars have transformed the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Surviving trees growing near to an active volcano face an uncertain future for several years after an eruption, a study suggests.

Hydro Tasmania pushes case for "deep storage" as cheapest and most resilient option for a renewables grid, and wants to make sure regulators have the right modelling.

The post Hydro Tasmania says “deep storage” cheapest, most resilient option for renewable grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar pushing out coal fired generation and causing new demand lows for the W.A. grid, underlying the state's case for its distributed roadmap.

The post Rooftop solar displaces more coal as W.A. grid reaches new demand low appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Three decades on from its launch, the orbiting observatory is still producing cutting-edge research.