Rachel Williamson, Author at Renew Economy

Rachel Williamson

Contributor

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

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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Solar

Asia oil giant snaps up big Australian solar portfolio at top of the market
Asia oil giant buys into Australian solar market in deal that gives it a large operating portfolio and a bigger pipeline of projects.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 6, 2023

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Battery

NSW network joins rush to batteries to soak up solar, save on poles and wires
Essential Energy teams with AGL to install a 2MWh battery in the rooftop solar-heavy Port Macquarie region.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 6, 2023

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Solar

Energy retailer signs deal to take quarter of output from biggest solar farm in NSW
Energy retailer specialising in business market signs long term deal to take one quarter of the output of Darlington Point solar farm.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 1, 2023

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Solar

One of Australia’s oldest and most richly rewarded solar farms sold after debt dispute
One of Australia’s first solar farms – and one of the most richly rewarded – has been sold by administrators.
Rachel Williamson

Feb 1, 2023

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Solar

Solar farms put cow comfort and crop yield ahead of harvesting electrons
Spanish energy giant to build four small “agri-solar” farm projects that prioritise benefits to crops and and livestock over solar production.
Rachel Williamson

Jan 31, 2023

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