Jim Regan, Author at Renew Economy

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Australian innovator uses Lego as template for coal-free iron smelting technology
Australian technology innovator says lessons from Lego suggest modular and scalable systems are key to new iron smelting platforms that do not burn coal.
Jim Regan

Dec 9, 2025

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Hydrogen

Australia risks losing out in global green hydrogen race, as US speeds ahead
Report warns that aggressive US policy threatens to drastically undermine Australia’s place in the global green hydrogen market.
Jim Regan

Feb 24, 2023

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Coal

Gas prices boost Origin’s profit, as “green” takeover bidder seeks partners
Origin releases dramatically higher earnings guidance amid speculation over the commitment of suitors Brookfield and EIG.
Jim Regan

Jan 27, 2023

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Renewables

EPA details its carbon crackdown on industry, and fossil fuel generators are not happy
EPA unveils its carbon crackdown. Coal generators say it is all too much, and environmentalists say it is not nearly enough.
Jim Regan

Jan 20, 2023

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Australian fund managers snap up 49 pct stake in Australia’s biggest wind farm
Asset managers to buy 49% stake in Australia’s largest wind farm from global turbine giant Goldwind.
Jim Regan

Dec 21, 2022

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Origin gives Brookfield and EIG more time to consider $18bn bid and gas price cap
Origin gives bidders Brookfield and EIG more time as they weigh the implications of the federal government’s move to control domestic gas prices.
Jim Regan

Dec 21, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Fortescue signs deal to produce hydrogen-fuelled green steel
Fortescue signs another MoU to produce green steel on a commercial scale without burning fossil fuels.
Jim Regan

Dec 20, 2022

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Iberdrola, Abel to build giant renewable hydrogen and green fuels plant in Tasmania
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola to work with Abel Energy to build a world-scale green hydrogen and methanol production plant in Tasmania.
Jim Regan

Dec 19, 2022

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GE’s monster Haliade-X offshore wind turbine now officially most powerful in world
GE’s Haliade-X wind turbine receives full type certificate for operations up to 14.7 MW from DNV GL, the world’s largest independent certification body.
Jim Regan

Dec 16, 2022

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Hydrogen

FFI steps up plan to turn old coal mine into green hydrogen plant
Fortescue Future Industries teams with Puget Sound Energy to convert shuttered US coal mine into a green hydrogen-making plant.
Jim Regan

Dec 13, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Australian researchers making sound waves to produce cheaper green hydrogen
Australian researchers say high frequency vibrations used to “divide and conquer” individual water molecules during electrolysis can boost production of green hydrogen 14-fold.
Jim Regan

Dec 13, 2022

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Solar

Two big Australian solar projects get green light after securing $540m in funding
Lightsource bp says it will be the biggest solar developer in Australia after securing funding for two new large solar farms.
Jim Regan

Dec 9, 2022

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