Latest Renewables
The latest news on all things renewables.
Australia’s biggest coal state breaks new ground in wind and solar output
New South Wales has reached two remarkable renewable energy milestones that signal the growing contribution of solar power to the state’s energy mix.
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It’s getting hot down under: Hot rock geothermal energy is making a comeback in Australia
A new wave of geothermal energy companies are emerging, and they’re using shale gas tech to make it cheaper, faster and simpler than a decade earlier.
“A weapon for deep sea wind power:” Goldwind rolls out first 22MW offshore turbine
Goldwind says its first 22 MW offshore wind turbine will be a “weapon” on costs, helping reduce them by up to 10 per cent.
Wind
New wind output record arrives in time for evening peak, solar record beaten too
Australia’s biggest coal grid witnesses record output of wind energy – in the evening peak.“A weapon for deep sea wind power:” Goldwind rolls out first 22MW offshore turbine
Goldwind says its first 22 MW offshore wind turbine will be a “weapon” on costs, helping reduce them by up to 10 per cent.
Biomass
Mining giant Rio Tinto to build “green iron” facility that uses biomass to cut emissions
Rio Tinto to invest $215 million in development facility in Australia to assess a new ironmaking process using biomass called BioIron.
ACT adds new 24 MWh battery as it expands landfill gas generation
The new battery will store power from the expanded 6.2 MW gas to energy power plant for dispatch during peak periods.
Geothermal
It’s getting hot down under: Hot rock geothermal energy is making a comeback in Australia
A new wave of geothermal energy companies are emerging, and they’re using shale gas tech to make it cheaper, faster and simpler than a decade earlier.
New geothermal energy project comes online in UK, first in 37 years
Deep geothermal, the “sleeping giant of renewables,” is stirring again in the UK with the launch of the first new project to come online since 1986.
Wave
New wave energy hopeful lands government grant, says it’s cracked the cost barrier
WaveX says its wave energy device cuts out inventive technologies to be cheaper than a remote diesel generator.
