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.

Renewables

Data breach: Energy industry is now one of major targets for cyber attack
New report finds threat of cyber attacks on Australia’s energy industry and infrastructure is rising, particularly as digitisation and 3rd party controls come into play.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 22, 2023

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Battery

Battery industry could be worth $27 billion to Australian economy by 2030
The full battery opportunity won’t be unlocked, however, unless Australia puts in the policy and industry legwork first.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 22, 2023

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Independents want coal and gas projects buried in net zero clause rather than Safeguard bans
Independents suggest new gas projects should meet net zero standard for the life of project, in compromise deal on Safeguards Mechanism.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 20, 2023

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Renewables

Boom cycle means 82 pct renewables target is doable, says regulator
Clean Energy Regulator says 82 per cent renewables target is within reach, but new installations need to ramp up.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 20, 2023

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Renewables

Fossil grid smashed by year of weather extremes, as renewables look smarter than ever
By speeding up the shift to distributed solar and wind, networks can protect against major outages caused by future “inland tsunamis” and record heatwaves.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 15, 2023

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Storage

Vanadium electrolyte factory to be built in Australia, with high hopes for flow batteries
What is the future for vanadium redox flow battery installations? China is showing big interest and companies hope that enthusiasm will flow into Australia.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 15, 2023

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Hydrogen

World-first, Aussie made hydrogen generator powers race in Saudi desert
An Australian made megawatt-scale green hydrogen fuel cell generator has been installed for off-grid use in a desert in Saudi Arabia.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 15, 2023

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Policy & Planning

New carbon accounting tool takes aim at elusive Scope 3 emissions
Australian carbon accounting outfit teams with Schneider Electric to create software that allows businesses to track their full carbon footprint.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 14, 2023

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Wind turbines got too big, too fast: GE to focus on fewer models, less complex operations
GE says it will focus on leaner wind turbine manufacture operations, with far fewer variants, to stem the flow to breakdowns.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 13, 2023

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Forrest-backed wind project still a threat to endangered species, despite smaller size
Andrew Forrest owned Windlab shrinks size of massive wind farm but report says it still has “unavoidable” consequences for several endangered species.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 13, 2023

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Explainer: What do you do with an old wind farm?
With some of Australia’s oldest wind farms occupying some of the best sites, “repowering” – replacing old turbines with new – is an important consideration. But how is it done?
Rachel Williamson

Mar 10, 2023

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Bank refuses mortgage for tree changers because of wind farm caveat
Banks love talking up their green credentials, so why has this bank refused a mortgage to new home owners whose land will host a wind farm?
Rachel Williamson

Mar 9, 2023

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