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.

Solar

Asia corporates turn to wind and solar deals as fossil fuel prices surge
Growth in PPAs is led by solar and wind powerhouses India, Australia and Taiwan as renewables offer significantly cheaper alternative to fossil fuels.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 9, 2022

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Hydrogen

Super fund Hesta aims to pump $100 million into Australian green hydrogen play
Super fund investment could see the five green hydrogen projects reach financial close significantly faster than the expected 2023 deadline.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 9, 2022

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Australia praised for methane reductions, but should be prepared for uncomfortable COP
Coal mines will help Australia meet a COP26 methane pledge but developing countries are gearing up to make loss and damage the cause du jour of COP27.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 7, 2022

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Australia’s carbon report card smeared in red ink as climate action goes backwards
Australia has spent more on fossil fuel subsidies and done less on climate disclosure. Will the new government change this?
Rachel Williamson

Nov 2, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Nowhere for polluters to hide: Satellites track power station emissions in real-time
With big polluters in Australia severely underreporting their emissions, the country is in need of this kind of independent data.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 2, 2022

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Pressure builds on AGL chair as more proxy advisors side with Cannon-Brookes
Another proxy advisor swings in behind Mike Cannon-Brookes’ preferred AGL board nominees, putting renewed pressure on the current chair.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 2, 2022

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WA takes next big step towards Made-in-WA turbine industry ahead of wind energy boom
State government commissions a full feasibility study to find out what it will take to start building wind turbines in WA.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 31, 2022

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Renewables

CEFC gets $8.6 billion in new funding to connect renewables to the grid
The extra cash will help the CEFC lead financing and investment in the Rewiring the Nation program.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 27, 2022

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Renewables

Gas writes its own death sentence with plants 10 times the price of new renewables
Gas prices are rapidly coming down, but the long term doesn’t look good as wind and solar continue to beat gas on price.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 27, 2022

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Solar

Gravity storage specialist Energy Vault strikes big battery deal with Australia solar project
Gravity storage proponent Energy Vault strikes another big battery deal, this time with a proposed solar farm in Victoria.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 27, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Australian business leaders still baulking at 1.5°C target, despite their net zero promises
Corporate Australia is anxious about how much climate action will cost but still believes the country now needs to be thinking about net negative targets.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 19, 2022

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Solar

Call to fast-track solar recycling as panel waste problem piles up
A new international report says Australia needs policy, regulation and more R&D to deal with what could be a very big solar panel waste problem.
Rachel Williamson

Oct 18, 2022

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