Electric cars are not perfect, but they are a good start | Letters
The use of lithium in rechargeable vehicle batteries is problematic but this shouldn’t derail attempts to decarbonise our environment, writes Jamie Adam,whileJim Grozier believes we need infrastructure...
View ArticleNSW agriculture minister calls Barnaby Joyce’s opposition to renewable zone...
Nationals MP Adam Marshall says it was ‘irresponsible’ to oppose investment in regional areasThe New South Wales agriculture minister Adam Marshall has described comments by fellow National Barnaby...
View ArticleChina’s ban is less of a threat to Australia’s coal industry than...
Our coal exporters will survive this near-term political fight but there are longterm structural headwindsThe decision by China’s National Development and Reform Commission to formally and indefinitely...
View ArticleWindfarms in Great Britain break record for clean power generation
Forty per cent of Friday’s electricity was generated in windfarms thanks to blustery winter weatherBlustery winter weather helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation,...
View ArticleSouth Australian windfarm fined $1m for compliance failure before 2016 blackout
Federal court finds operators contravened national electricity rules by operating with inadequate settings to cope with disruptions to the power networkThe operators of a windfarm in South Australia’s...
View ArticleAustralian transport emissions back to pre-pandemic levels, report suggests
Covid lockdowns initially saw greenhouse gas emissions from road transport plummet but by September it was back to business as usualGreenhouse gas emissions from road transport in Australia have nearly...
View ArticleUK's Octopus Energy valued at $2bn after Japan supply deal
British startup in joint venture with Tokyo Gas, which buys 9.7% stake for $200mThe one-time owner of a London coffee shop now has a paper fortune worth an estimated $155m (£115m) after a deal with a...
View ArticleIs nuclear fusion the answer to the climate crisis?
Promising new studies suggest the long elusive technology may be capable of producing electricity for the grid by the end of the decadeIf all goes as planned, the US will eliminate all greenhouse gas...
View ArticleStorm Bella helps Great Britain set new record for wind power generation
On Boxing Day more than half of country’s daily electricity came from wind turbines More than half of Great Britain’s daily electricity came from wind turbines for the first time on Boxing Day, as the...
View ArticleFrom volunteering to vaccines … the best of a bad year
Covid may have made 2020 a year to forget, but amid the gloom there were plenty of positive momentsWhat with one thing and another, 2020 hasn’t been a great 12 months. But the hardest year, perhaps,...
View ArticleIs the UK about to have liftoff in the global space industry?
With plans for satellite launches and investment in space-based solar, can the UK become a space super power?In 1969, a British engineer was invited to the White House to meet President Nixon. His name...
View Article2020 was dismal in many respects but it was a landmark year for renewables in...
As we kick off 2021, state governments are embracing decarbonisation to popular acclaimIn his speech to the Smart Energy Summit in mid-December 2019, New South Wales energy minister Matt Kean fired a...
View Article'Energy needed a digital revolution – and we are it'
Greg Jackson, boss of Octopus Energy, says the sector was ripe for an Amazon or Uber-style disruptor, but that his version will also boost the UK’s green revolutionGreg Jackson, chief executive of...
View ArticleDogger Bank's giant turbines herald a wind of change in UK industry
The ambition of the North Sea project promises vast quantities of green energy – and many green jobsBeyond the horizon off the coast of North Yorkshire, a quiet revolution is emerging from the waves of...
View ArticleAustralia inching closer to committing to net zero by 2050, top energy...
Head of Energy Security Board calls for ‘agreed national emissions reduction trajectory’ among federal, state and territory governmentsThe Morrison government appears to be inching closer to committing...
View ArticleCold snap forces UK electricity market prices to new high
National Grid issues urgent call for suppliers to generate extra 524MW of electricity capacityPlunging temperatures and a drop in wind turbine power generation have pushed UK electricity market prices...
View ArticleDeveloping economies need a fairer way to help them decarbonise | Kenneth Rogoff
Carbon border taxes alone will not encourage poorer countries to meet climate goalsWith the US president-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration promising a fresh, rational approach to climate...
View ArticleGreen economy plans fuel new metals and energy 'supercycle'
Chinese growth and plans for post-Covid recovery powering commodities boom, say analystsThe global economy could be on the brink of a new commodity “supercycle” as governments prepare to use a green...
View ArticleThe curse of 'white oil': electric vehicles' dirty secret – podcast
The race is on to find a steady source of lithium, a key component in rechargeable electric car batteries. But while the EU focuses on emissions, the lithium gold rush threatens environmental damage on...
View ArticleNSW coal-fired power plant chosen as site of Australia's biggest battery
Analysts say Origin’s plan for 700MW battery at Lake Macquarie Eraring power station and Neoen’s proposal for a 500MW storage project near Lithgow will accelerate the state’s energy transitionTwo new...
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