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New Zealand carbon allowances rose a massive 15% in Friday trade as yesterday’s news on the future market emissions cap and plans to lift the fixed price option from next year pushed prices to record highs.

Growatt has become the NO.1 solar rooftop inverter supplier in India according to the latest report released by BRIDGE TO INDIA.

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That's a wrap on 2019! RenewEconomy is taking a short break ... See you in 2020.

The post After a huge 2019, RenewEconomy and The Driven are looking forward to 2020 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Offset delivery to Australia’s Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) over the past fortnight nearly doubled compared to the previous period as project-owners transferred over 710,000 credits with the end of the year looming.

If the Starliner vehicle's demonstration flight goes well, crew could start using it next year.

Regulator seeks feedback on proposed "options" contracts under the ERF, to reduce the risks to projects that fail to deliver emissions reductions.

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GE's 12MW Haliade-X prototype installed at the Port of Maasvlakte-Rotterdam in the Netherlands has started generating and selling power to local utility Eneco.

The post World’s largest offshore wind turbine begins generating power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Loy Yang A unit remains offline through Victoria heatwave, while market operator gives assurance that bushfires present no imminent threats to NSW power supplies.

The post NSW coal plant dodges bushfires, but Loy Yang A unit hit by gremlins appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The World Bank has agreed to fund almost a quarter of a Chinese government forest ecosystem programme in the upper Yangtze region set to store some 23.5 MtCO2e over the next three decades and supply carbon credits to the national emissions trading scheme.

Despite a new electricity strategy and emissions reduction target, NSW persists in having no real policy or even good analysis to back them up. And no electric vehicle policy.

The post NSW electricity strategy – will action follow the talk? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMC has been a drag on the electricity system for some years. It's time for a change at the top.

The post 2020 vision: The AER has a new head, will there be change at the AEMC? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Changes to be made to way frequency control managed on grid after market design led to many coal and gas generators relaxing controls to the point they were useless.

The post Major blackouts prompt rethink about frequency control on the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In its latest effort to increase interest in ERF auctions, Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator on Friday proposed to let project owners submit bids for optional contracts, which they may or may not deliver on.

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The Supervising Scientist have conducted a detailed assessment of the Ranger Mine closure plan written by Energy Resources Australia Ltd (ERA).

The Supervising Scientist have conducted a detailed assessment of the Ranger Mine closure plan written by Energy Resources Australia Ltd (ERA).

Demonstrating the real health benefits of action to cut pollution is crucial

Almost every day there is a news story about the newly discovered health impacts of air pollution, including brain cancer and baldness; and it shortens our life expectancy too. But there is some good news.

First, the newest diesel vehicles produce much less air pollution than the ones they are replacing. By discouraging older vehicles and upgrading buses, nitrogen dioxide from traffic in London’s ultra-low emission zone has fallen by about one third. Second, particle pollution in China’s megacities has decreased by 34-49% in just five years. Third, a recent review across four continents showed that reducing air pollution improved health and brought about changes that could be seen within weeks or months. These examples show what can be achieved in a short time.

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AEMO warns solar project owners that constraints and delays may be long lasting as it seeks a solution to issues "unprecedented in any power system."

The post Grid “balanced on a knife edge”: AEMO flags more solar delays in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose sharply after the options expiry this week to hit a four-month high, while RGGI Allowances (RGA) inched up as traders positioned themselves for the New Year.

The Queensland community’s three commercial operations send 100m litres of water a year off the mountain

At Tamborine Mountain, one of the largest sources of Australia’s bottled drinking water, locals are waiting more than six weeks for deliveries to fill their dry water tanks.

The community in the Gold Coast hinterland is one of very few in eastern Australia with no reticulated water supply. Dozens of local bores have run dry as a result of the drought, and many others flow intermittently. The backup water source, a tanker filling station at nearby Canungra, has been closed until further notice.

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