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Chevron copped a $40 million offset bill due to failures of the Gorgon CCS to meet emissions storage targets in its first year of operation.

The post Australia’s only large-scale CCS project operated at half-capacity in first full year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Instead of waiting for market failures, government agencies should be shaping markets, and creating an environmental objective for the NEM is top of the list.

The post What the NEM could learn from an economics professor and a moon landing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro project won't be quite as nation building as promised, with key steel contracts going to overseas suppliers.

The post Snowy 2.0: The “nation building” project that won’t be using all Australian steel appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EnergyAustralia CEO Mark Collette discusses the future of coal, gas, green hydrogen, wind, solar, battery storage and pumped hydro, and how this will fit into his company’s business model.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: EnergyAustralia and the end of coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

World's biggest offshore wind farm wins ground breaking contract to provide grid services, helping pave way to fossil fuel grid.

The post Biggest offshore wind farm lands ground-breaking deal to manage grid voltage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fraunhofer in Germany unveils new process that recycles tens of thousands of tonnes of silicon from discarded modules.

The post Solution found to make PERC solar cells from 100% recycled PV silicon appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UGL will supply two 'hydrogen ready' gas turbine units for Snowy Hydro's Kurri Kurri gas plant under $185 million contract.

The post UGL nets $185m contract for Kurri Kurri’s ‘hydrogen ready’ turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

What’s ahead for the solar industry, with Warwick Johnson from Sunwiz.

The post Great Solar Business Podcast: Solar industry forecasts for 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tim Wilson suggests debate cooling over emissions targets, but Labor, the Greens and Independents are ready for an election climate fight.

The post Independents and Greens hope to break climate deadlock by seizing balance of power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Industrial demand is pushing interest in hydrogen electrolysers, with Australia ranking highly but questions raised over venture between Fortescue and Plug Power.

The post “Forget about hydrogen cars:” Industrial demand to push exponential growth in electrolysers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One wind farm delivers capacity factor of 64 per cent in record-breaking January, meaning its output ranked higher than many coal generators.

The post Renewable energy records blown away in January as wind farms match coal output appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Andrew Forrest's Fortescue Future Industries takes out full-page newspaper ads calling out federal government's hydrogen greenwashing.

The post “That’s not clean:” Forrest fires both barrels at Taylor’s hydrogen greenwash appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Clean Energy Council calls on Australia’s political leaders to commit to a 100% renewable electricity grid by 2030, and no new coal or gas plants.

The post Fully renewable grid by 2030, no new coal or gas: CEC lays down new roadmap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Swedish wind giant launches new three-year study testing whether painting one turbine blade black prevents bird collisions, as well as its impact on humans.

The post New study probes impact of blackened wind turbine blades appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK renewables giant doubles its renewables asset management portfolio in Australia with acquisition of Sydney-based Blueshore.

The post RES doubles Australian renewables asset base with Blueshore purchase appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Battery storage emerges, as expected, as an early winner from the switch to five minute settlements.

The post Big batteries score early gains in switch to five-minute settlement appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Greens will use a potential 'balance of power' position after the next election to seek a moratorium on new fossil fuel projects.

The post Greens to seek moratorium on new fossil fuel projects in any post-election negotiations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Spanish developer secures major investment from international financier to boost its solar and battery storage plans in "key market" of Australia.

The post Gransolar to “supercharge” Australian solar and battery plans with new investor appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition grants environmental approval for Kurri Kurri gas plant described as dirty, expensive and not needed.

The post Snowy Hydro gets green light for “dirty, unnecessary and expensive” gas plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tim Buckley from IEEFA on the outlook for the green transition in 2022, the prospects of green hydrogen, and the problem of greenwash.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Green transition and greenwash appeared first on RenewEconomy.