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Windlab says banks nervous due to project delays, cost over-runs, and tighter new standards, and this will add to cost of capital, and cause yet more delays.

The post Wind, solar projects face further delays as financiers get nervous appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One Stop Warehouse has signed exclusive agreements with ALEO Solar, Risen Energy and Tongwei Solar (TW Solar) to supply new products into the Australian PV markets.  

The post One Stop Warehouse is bringing exclusive solar technologies to Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Japan’s environment ministry will this week submit a carbon pricing proposal to the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) as part of its tax reform package for next year.

Exclusive: Carmichael mine set to receive subsidies, favourable deals and tax concessions over 30 years

Australian governments will give $4.4bn in effective subsidies to Adani’s Carmichael coal project, which would otherwise be “unbankable and unviable”, a new analysis has found.

The report, by the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, concluded that the project would benefit from several Australian taxpayer–funded arrangements – including subsidies, favourable deals and tax concessions – over its 30-year project life.

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Susan Kennedy is the former chief of staff to California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Now the two have teamed up to offer artificial intelligence and machine learning to integrated wind, solar and storage.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Humans are too slow for wind, solar and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

By the end of 2020, LONGi will upgrade its existing cell and module lines and transform them for production with 166mm wafer.

The post LONGi received over 2GW of orders for its Hi-MO4 module with M6 (166mm) wafers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

World Wildlife Fund (WWF), one of the world’s leading conservation organizations, seeks a Senior Program Officer for its WWF-US Forest and Climate Team.

Reaching Net Zero emissions will be a huge challenge, says UK's outgoing chief environment scientist.

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Why do some people choose to purchase solar panels, but shun collective action like marching on parliament? A new study says psychology has some clues.

The European Commission adopted its post-2020 revised EUA auction regulation late on Wednesday, sticking to much of its original proposal after a short consultation period.

Researchers from Australian National University set new solar record, notching up highest ever efficiency levels for perovskite cells above a certain size, at 21.6%.

The post ANU team sets new solar cell efficiency record for perovskite appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The teen climate change activist arrives in New York City after a 15-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean on a solar-powered boat.

Oz Minerals looks to wind and solar to provide up to 80% of the power needs for huge nickel and copper project planned for central Australia.

The post Mining giant looks to wind and solar to power huge nickel project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The push to overturn the ban on nuclear energy will gather steam today with the first public hearing of a parliamentary inquiry into a nuclear power industry for Australia.

As Labor reviews the climate change policies it took to the election, the Party's national president Wayne Swan is issuing a chilling warning about the state of the planet.

California fuel consumption fell in May for the fourth consecutive month as diesel sales continue to deviate from 2018 levels, likely leading to lower annual compliance obligations in the WCI cap-and-trade scheme.

Offset registry Climate Action Reserve (CAR) is aiming to finalise its voluntary Canadian grassland offset protocol this fall after the Ontario government cancelled the entity’s WCI contract earlier this year, and the methodology could still be used in federal or provincial-run compliance markets. 

‘Everyone always asks me about Donald Trump,’ Greta Thunberg said in her press conference after arriving in New York following her journey on a yacht across the Atlantic. ‘I say “Listen to the science” and he obviously does not do that’, she continued, speaking to a cheering crowd.

The 16-year-old Swedish activist had travelled to the city to attend a UN summit on zero emissions after refusing to fly because of the carbon emissions caused by planes

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Scientists researching how coastal wetlands can help in the fight against climate change have taken out one of our biggest science awards.