Renewables
New law commits state of California to 100 per cent carbon-free power by 2045.
Carbon Tracker predicts rapid growth of wind and solar will cause fossil fuel demand to peak in 2023 and then plummet, risking trillions for unwary and ignorant investors.
RenewEconomy's Giles Parkinson named alongside GFG Alliance’s Sanjeev Gupta, climate policy pioneer Simon Corbell and community energy champion Nicky Ison, in 350.org list of more than 30 low-carbon heroes.
Renewables
Smart Energy
Utilities
DNV signals massive shift of investment from oil and gas into power grids
DNV sees "momentous" changes in energy system, with huge investments in the power grid to replace those in oil and gas.
Climate
Governments
Renewables
Independent climate campaigner ends Liberals’ 61-year hold of Wagga Wagga
As farmers protest lack of climate action in Canberra, a seat held by the Liberal Party since 1957 has been won by a climate activist, pro-renewables independent. What's gives?
The world’s largest operational offshore wind farm – the 659 MW Walney Extension – was officially opened on Thursday by renewable energy giant Ørsted.
The point where new wind and solar, backed by energy storage, become cheaper than operating old coal plants is not far away.
ANU
Monash
Renewables
Research Groups, Institutes and Universities
Storage
University of Melbourne
UNSW
16 renewable hydrogen projects backed by ARENA grants
ARENA offers $22.1m in funding to 16 different R&D projects working to fast-track establishment of national renewable hydrogen industry.
Manufacturers urged to switch to solar and other technologies, and make some easy gains with some simple energy efficiency measures, in major new joint report.
Separating facts and fiction about pumped-hydro storage technology .