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New research finds solar farms managed with biodiversity in mind contain a greater number of bird species, and more birds overall, than surrounding cropland.

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Emerging Australian solar upcycling outfit marks "significant milestone" on its mission to mine end of life PV panels for valuable new resources.

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Leading European timber technology companies have made headlines this week with plans for new wooden wind turbine towers that will be capable of supporting turbines from 4.2MW to 6.4MW. Swedish company Modvion announced that its latest wooden wind turbine tower, which had been engineered to support a V162 – 6.4MW turbine from the Vestas Enventus […]

The post Stronger and lighter: Wooden towers to be used for bigger wind turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy Consumers Australia is proposing four rule changes to make gas networks justify capital spending and new customers pay up front to connect to the diminishing fossil network.

The post Gas network death spiral: Pressure mounts to protect consumers from cost of stranded assets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Creating an electrical charge using water could be the secret to delivering safer fuels and boosting batteries following an Australian lab discovery.

The post Researchers say energy in water could power future battery breakthroughs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL advances its first pumped hydro project - planned for an old coal mine just up the road from its NSW coal generators.

The post AGL adds pumped hydro project based around old coal mine to EPBC pipeline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's ad hoc approach and low appetite for risk seen as barrier to shift to green industry.

The post “We’re not throwing money at crazy stuff:” Australia’s low appetite for risk a roadblock to green industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Remember when the first “Tesla big battery” at Hornsdale was connected to the grid in South Australia in 2017? It was the first of its kind in the world, but few would have predicted the astonishing growth of the technology across the world in the years since. Australia led the world in the uptake of […]

The post Big batteries just hit a new record in Australia, but it’s a small fraction of the battery output in California appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Network to trial eight community batteries to build its expertise and understanding of where they work best, and for what reason - resilience, back-up or EV support.

The post Network to trial community batteries for grid resilience, reducing outages, and supporting EV charging appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renew Economy has launched a new green energy calendar for Australia, to help keep the industry and community up to date with upcoming events.

The post Renew Economy launches green energy calendar, to keep readers up to date and in the loop appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Danish wind energy giant adds a new project to its Australian pipeline, an up to 35 turbine wind farm proposed for Queensland cattle and coal country.

The post Wind giant’s proposal for up to 35 turbines near coal generator joins EPBC queue appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy upgrade schemes could be adapted to provide a regulatory framework for a demand flexibility market as we move towards electrified homes and businesses.

The post In an electrifying world, it is time for state energy efficiency schemes to shine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian coal port signs an agreement with Japanese industrial giant to advance its green hydrogen and ammonia ambitions.

The post Giant coal port inks deal with Japanese industrial giant to support green hydrogen mega-hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK residents living close to new electricity pylons will get money off their energy bills in hopes to fast-track the country's transition to net-zero

The post UK households near new grid pylons to get discounts on their electricity bills appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans to build one of the world’s biggest wind and solar projects near the Nullarbor will undergo full federal environmental assessment and require EPBC approval.

The post 70 GW wind and solar project near remote Nullarbor will go under federal green microscope appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Petronas-owned developer Gentari to start building its first Australian project - a DC-coupled solar and battery project in NSW.

The post Malaysian developer Gentari poised to start work on first Australia project, a DC-coupled solar battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New conservative alliance clears first hurdle for forming a new government by agreeing on electricity price cuts, and a continuation of the country’s landmark energy transition.

The post New German coalition agrees on renewable transition, electricity price cuts, and EV subsidies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

King Island's small and ancient turbines - installed last century - are getting a facelift, rather than being pulled down and replaced by bigger machines.

The post Australia’s oldest wind turbines back in action with a Danish facelift, and a major life extension appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia needs to break through oligopolies and heavy handed bureaucracies to achieve goal of becoming green superpower.

The post “We haven’t been very good at doing it.” Garnaut says oligopolies in way of green superpower dreams appeared first on RenewEconomy.

There are a lot of wind and solar projects in the pipeline. Will they be built quickly enough to meet the targets?

The post A break down of new wind and solar projects: When will they blow, and when will they shine? appeared first on RenewEconomy.