Anna Pradhan, Author at RenewEconomy

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Anna Pradhan is a Melbourne-based writer covering climate and environment.

Policy & Planning

Vanuatu makes historic call for global treaty to end fossil fuel era
Pacific Island nation makes world-first call to halt the expansion of new fossil fuel projects through the establishment of an international treaty.
Anna Pradhan

Sep 24, 2022

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Renewables

Bowen inks deal to bring big corporate bucks to Australian renewables
US and Australia sign deal to allow major US corporations including Amazon, Google and Unilever to invest more easily in Australian renewables projects.
Anna Pradhan

Sep 23, 2022

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New 150MW wheatbelt wind project waved through by environment body
New 150MW wind farm in WA wheatbelt region waved through by environmental body.
Anna Pradhan

Aug 24, 2022

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Renewables

Wind turbine blades can be recast into candy and nappies, says new research
Scientists develop new resin which can be turned into many things, including gummy bears. One scientist ate one to prove the point.
Anna Pradhan

Aug 24, 2022

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Policy & Planning

“This is total, total greenwash”: Santos claims massive Alaska oil project will be carbon neutral
Santos says its 80,000 barrels a day Pikka oil project off Alaska will be a net-zero project. Critics say that’s pure spin.
Anna Pradhan

Aug 19, 2022

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Renewables

“At least they’ll have free power:” Renewables change future for organic dairy farm
Two organic dairy farmers have slashed their energy costs by tens of thousands of dollars using renewable energy and equipment upgrades.
Anna Pradhan

Aug 17, 2022

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Storage

MPower completes acquisition of pioneering solar and battery project
MPower says it has completed its acquisition of a “fringe-of-grid” large-scale solar and battery storage project in far north Queensland.
Anna Pradhan

Aug 12, 2022

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ARENA

RayGen connects solar towers to the grid, but storage component will have to wait
AGL-backed RayGen says its solar tower technology is sending power to the grid in Victoria, but the storage component is delayed by global supply chain issues.
Anna Pradhan

Aug 10, 2022

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Explainers

Green hydrogen has a leakage problem that may cancel out some of its climate gains
Renewable hydrogen is the big green hope of the energy transition, but it will need to address a leakage problem that may cancel out its emission gains.
Anna Pradhan

Aug 8, 2022

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Solar

Bill Gates leads $US44m funding round to automate and accelerate solar PV construction
Bill Gates’ clean energy fund leads fund raising for technology that automates and accelerates development, construction, and operation of large scale solar plants.
Anna Pradhan

Aug 3, 2022

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