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Two NSW universities win funding to fast-track manufacture of cutting edge Australian clean energy and recycling technologies.

The post Low cost printed solar fast-tracked in Australian “trailblazer” program appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Directing public funds to native forest logging is bad for the economy, the climate and biodiversity, and will increase bushfire risk. David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Brendan Mackey, Director, Griffith Climate Action Beacon, Griffith University Heather Keith, Senior Research Fellow in Ecology, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Origin gets planning approval for 2,800MWh Eraring battery that will at last partially replace the country's biggest coal generator.

The post Origin gets approval for 2,800MWh battery to replace Australia’s biggest coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The NSW government says it has received dozens of offers to build the massive 700MW Waratah 'super battery'.

The post Dozens of bidders line up to build NSW’s massive Waratah ‘Super Battery’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New data is out on the top performing large-scale renewable energy generation assets in Australia for month of April.

The post Graph of the Day: Australia’s top performing solar and wind farms in April appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Across the NEM wholesale spot prices are surging to ten times higher than normal. Why is it happening and what can be done?

The post Electricity prices are spiking – here are some educated guesses as to why appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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HSBC is looking to enter the carbon market focusing on voluntary offsets. While this market is still relatively small and fragmented, it is bound to grow as more and more organizations pledge to be net-zero carbon by 2050.

Verra is creating the new role of Administrator, Legal, Policy, and Markets for an exceptional individual to develop and implement effective business processes and to assist with other administrative tasks to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the team.

Verra is a global leader helping to tackle the world’s most intractable environmental and social challenges. As a mission-driven non-profit organization, Verra is committed to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions, improve livelihoods and protect natural resources across the private and public sectors.

A new report says the government must do more to protect the land, the air and waters.

The number of big firms setting climate targets reaches a 'critical mass' say UN-backed researchers.

Brazil will soon create a carbon market by presidential decree, bypassing legislation that has stalled in Congress since last fall, a media outlet reported Wednesday.

AEMO declares new system strength shortfalls in NSW and Victoria, and will turn to advanced inverters and syncons to solve them.

The post AEMO identifies new system strength shortfalls with early coal exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pennsylvania will offer roughly 15 million permits at the Q3 auction if it successfully joins the RGGI cap-and-trade system this summer, a government official told a court hearing Wednesday as the coal industry warned of devastating economic impacts from the programme.

Consumer goods company Unilever and insurance and asset management firm AXA on Wednesday unveiled plans to invest €100 mln each in a new €1 billion regenerative agriculture fund to be managed by French-headquartered Tikehau Capital.

California regulator ARB handed out the fewest number of compliance offsets this week since December, while Quebec’s environment ministry awarded its first batch of credits since February, according to government data published Wednesday.

Commodities trading firm Cargill has expanded the eligibility and raised the tonnage price for its voluntary carbon market-based regenerative agriculture programme.

Western Sydney can be up to 10℃ hotter than the coast. Poorly constructed housing can’t handle the heat. Stephen Healy, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Abby Mellick Lopes, Associate Professor, Design Studies, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Vermont’s Clean Heat Standard (CHS) bill is dead until at least January after a House of Representatives vote to override the governor’s veto on Tuesday failed by just one ballot.