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James Fernyhough

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James Fernyhough is a reporter at RenewEconomy. He has worked at The Australian Financial Review and the Financial Times, and is interested in all things related to climate change and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Policy & Planning

Don’t bet on Ampol pulling off a zero carbon switch
Ampol wants us to believe it can transform itself into a low emissions fuel company – a big ask for a company that does nothing much other than sell oil.
James Fernyhough

May 21, 2021

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Alcoa to trial new alumina process that uses renewables instead of fossil fuels
Aluminium producer gets funding to trial new technology that uses solar power rather than fossil fuels to turn bauxite into alumina.
James Fernyhough

May 21, 2021

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Hydrogen

Could biomass become a renewable peaking fuel? This man is counting on it
Energy start-up Verdant Earth Technologies says it has figured out a way of using biomass to produce hydrogen and help firm the grid.
James Fernyhough

May 20, 2021

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Hydrogen

Australia’s largest electrolyser switches on, to pipe “renewable gas” into homes
A South Australian government-backed operation to manufacture green hydrogen and distribute it through the gas mains has officially begun operations.
James Fernyhough

May 19, 2021

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Hydrogen

Verdant enlists NT’s ex-chief minister to push big Darwin green hydrogen plan
Verdant Earth Technologies, a small energy company with big plans for exporting green hydrogen, wants to create a hydrogen export hub in the Top End.
James Fernyhough

May 19, 2021

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Renewables

Carbon tariffs will be great for Australia’s solar exports, says Sun Cable CEO
Carbon border taxes will turbocharge demand for clean energy in Southeast Asia, providing opportunities to export Australia’s solar resources.
James Fernyhough

May 14, 2021

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Hydrogen

Victoria considers pumping green hydrogen into gas mains
The Victorian government will consider mixing carbon-free green hydrogen with natural gas to reduce dependence on gas for heating and cooking.
James Fernyhough

May 13, 2021

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Hydrogen

Victoria government backs standards to blacklist fossil fuel hydrogen
The Victorian government has signed up to a certification scheme that prevents fossil fuel hydrogen from being able to claim it is a zero carbon energy.
James Fernyhough

May 13, 2021

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Solar

More solar price falls will lead to “insanely cheap” electricity by 2023
Solar photovoltaic pioneer Professor Martin Green says solar module prices will continue to plummet, reaching 10 US cents per watt by 2023.
James Fernyhough

May 12, 2021

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Renewables

South Korea to spend $40 billion on world’s biggest floating wind farm
Three months after announcing it was building the world’s biggest offshore wind farm, South Korea now wants to build the world’s biggest floating wind farm.
James Fernyhough

May 10, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Westpac takes ‘small first step’ towards oil and gas divestment
Westpac has told oil and gas producers it will no longer accept them as new customers unless they have clear strategies aligning them with the Paris goals.
James Fernyhough

May 3, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Companies warned that ‘greenwashing’ could have legal consequences
Companies that rush to make net zero pledges without examining the firm’s ability to meet the goals could be guilty of “misleading or deceptive conduct”.
James Fernyhough

Apr 26, 2021

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