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A wind turbine has collapsed at the Alinta wind farm in WA, buckling in half and falling into a canola field, and causing the 89MW project to be temporarily shut down.

The post Wind turbine collapses in “serious event” at WA wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The energy crisis is hitting the east coast hard. But Western Australia is sailing through – because of government intervention in the market. Tina Soliman Hunter, Professor of Energy and Natural Resources Law, Macquarie University Madeline Taylor, Senior Lecturer, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

All the latest on Australia’s energy crisis, and an interview with offshore wind expert Alastair Dutton.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The energy crisis … and offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The problems with coal plants and their replacement is as much about lousy management as anything else. But Grok It! There is hope on the horizon.

The post Roadblocks to the energy transition: Denial, opposition and lousy management appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Prime minister Anthony Albanese has committed to a more ambitious emissions reduction target. On the looming energy crisis, he criticised the previous government for its inaction over almost a decade, saying: 'Scott Morrison went to the Glasgow conference last year and gave an empty speech to an empty room with no changed position. We saw a pamphlet released by a former government rather than a policy framework and we continued to see arguments even during the election campaign about the science of climate change, let alone the need to act.'

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New wind output records in Victoria and South Australia set this week, as two of the country's biggest and most delayed wind projects suddenly unshackled.

The post New wind output records in Victoria and S.A. as delayed projects unshackled appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Albanese formally commits Australia to a stronger 2030 emissions reduction target, as Bowen blames energy crisis on slow renewables investment.

The post Albanese locks in Australia’s higher 2030 emissions reduction target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

What makes Matt Kean think fossil fuel generators would start to do the right thing now? For the past two decades or more, they have done everything but.

The post Market failure: Why no one trusts fossil generators to “do the right thing” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tasmania government launches ROI for new renewables and storage and for businesses seeking renewable electrical loads.

The post Tasmania calls for new renewable generation – and load – as first REZ takes shape appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal energy minister Chris Bowen says more renewables and storage needed to solve current crisis and propping up coal is not the answer.

The post “The problem is not renewables:” Bowen puts Uhlmann back in his coal box appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A cold start to winter has the News Corp newspaper and Sky News telling ‘alarmists’ to chill, but what is really going on with snowfall?

It’s felt cold in parts of eastern Australia in recent weeks and with heavy snow falling over ski resorts, it has to mean this whole global heating thing is a dud, right?

Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph said an early start to the snow season had come “despite dire global warming predictions of vanishing snow” with a headline declaring “Alarmists given big chill”.

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As key talks end, rich and poor countries are at loggerheads on the divisive issue of loss and damage.

Nearly 140 graves, a skeleton with a spear point embedded in it, jewellery and weapons are among the finds.

How did we get here? What's likely to happen next? And what does it all mean for energy users?

The post Why Australia’s National Electricity Market was suspended – and what happens next appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This is a role within a new team at bp that provides detailed commercial and power market analysis to support our low carbon energy businesses, optimize our revenue streams and support the development of the low carbon pipeline.

This role will lead the growth of the NBS opportunities in the APAC region, by focusing on business development, serve as a capture lead or proposal developer for projects in the NBS sector, across private sector, not for profit and government sectors.

Saudi Aramco will invest in new renewables projects and blue ammonia production in an effort to slash its GHG output and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

EU ETS-covered firms in the Netherlands may face greater carbon costs in the coming years as the Dutch government has announced a steeper cut to exemption rights for the policy.

California lawmakers on Tuesday released the updated text of a cap-and-trade market reform bill that would address allowance overallocation and supply vis-a-vis offset usage, while also requiring the publication of banking metrics after a similar bill failed this spring.