Rachel Williamson, Author at Renew Economy

Rachel Williamson

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Rachel Williamson is a science and business journalist, who focuses on climate change-related health and environmental issues.

NSW Ports prepares to turns Port Kembla into an offshore wind energy hub
NSW Ports is planning a futuristic port that can support offshore wind and hydrogen.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 22, 2023

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Australia’s methane pollution problem is outsized – and probably underestimated
Australia already produces five times as much methane as our population should warrant – but what if some of the biggest emitters are fudging their numbers?
Rachel Williamson

Feb 22, 2023

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Can an old coal pit be turned into a lake? Hazelwood plans set off “water trigger”
Engie’s proposed Hazelwood lake will be scrutinised by the federal government’s more muscular environment department for its huge water use.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 22, 2023

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Smart Energy

Solar exports and siestas: The energy future where consumers have the power, and can share it too
Landmark study looks into Australia’s energy future to see how consumers will use electricity, how they won’t, and how to avoid a potentially bumpy transition.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 22, 2023

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Solar

Plant power promises to shrink solar panel size, grow output, in new research
Research investigates the potential to mix the light-emitting abilities of plants with a plasmonic current to spark more efficient solar electricity generation.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 20, 2023

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Storage

Australian experimental storage play MGA wins grant from oil giant Shell
MGA founders spent a decade on the tech and now they’re launching the first pilot to see what it can do in the real world.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 20, 2023

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Renewables

MPower ready to start work on integrated solar and battery project in South Australia
Integrated solar and battery project in South Australia has been designed to take advantage of both low power prices and new AEMC rules.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 15, 2023

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Policy & Planning

Stopping native forest logging could deliver billions in climate benefits, study says
Study finds that sequestering carbon in native trees rather than logging them could deliver huge financial benefits between 2023 and 2050.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 13, 2023

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Neoen gets transmission go-ahead for first stage of country’s biggest renewable zone
Neoen wins exemption for transmission line that will link first stage of country’s biggest wind, solar and battery project to the grid.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 13, 2023

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Wind turbine failure rates are rising – has the industry gone too big, too fast?
Faulty components in turbines still under warranty are starting to savage the profits of some of the industry’s biggest players. So what’s going on?
Rachel Williamson

Feb 9, 2023

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Hydrogen

Fortescue backs new green hydrogen technology start-up, this time in NZ
Fortescue Future Industries has added to its hydrogen technology portfolio, taking part in an early funding round for a New Zealand start-up.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 8, 2023

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Solar

Australian solar giants win “Nobel for engineering” for delivering low cost solar to the world
Four researchers win the Queen Elizabeth Prize for their work between 1983 and 2023 improving the efficiency of solar cells.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 8, 2023

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