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The Latest Breaking News on Renewable energy

Rachel Reeves scraps ‘absurd’ Tory onshore windfarm ban

New chancellor has vowed to ‘get Britain building again … get Britain growing again’ to reboot the economy

The Independent UK

Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms

Rachel Reeves says she will revise planning policy and decisions should be taken ‘nationally, not locally’

The Guardian - UK

Without a massive grid upgrade, the Coalition’s nuclear plan faces a high-voltage hurdle

Keeping the lights on in Australia is a complex task. Enough capacity must be ensured everywhere in the country, at every moment. Surplus in one location won’t solve shortages in another, unless we have the transmission infrastructure to transmit electricity between them.

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'Wake-up call': watchdog reignites gas supply warning

Australia's domestic gas market may run into shortfalls as soon as 2027, a year earlier than the competition regulator's last estimate.

AAP

Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia

Small collections of electricity generators, or “microgrids”, have long been used in disaster recovery, when network supply falters during bushfires or cyclones.

The Conversation

The energy transition requires a lot of minerals and metals — which could impact our lakes

Bringing about the energy transition is essential, but it will require developing a significant amount of minerals and “green” electricity, such as hydroelectricity. These activities often take place on Indigenous lands and will have environmental consequences for our lakes and rivers.

The Conversation

Dick Smith enters nuclear debate but CSIRO analysis shows his argument in meltdown

The entrepreneur claims agency exaggerated the costs of the Coalition plan despite it using best-case scenario South Korea as the benchmark

The Guardian - AU

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Students experiment with wind turbines to understand 'clean energy future'

'This generation should take interest, inevitably we'll inherit it.'

Newcastle Herald

Geothermal development in the Mexico-U.S. border could turn Presidio, Texas into a hub of clean energy

Researchers from the University of Texas have found significant potential for geothermal energy in one of the poorest counties in the country

Latin Times

US gives key approval to Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey

The U.S. Interior Department has approved the proposed Atlantic Shores offshore wind farm in New Jersey

The Independent UK

Governor-general hosts flood victims in first meeting

Governor-General Sam Mostyn has vowed to visit as many Australian communities as possible to listen to locals and deliver their messages back to those in power.

AAP

Give local authorities the power to achieve net zero

Letter: The next government should give councils devolved powers to create new investment ecosystems for renewable energy based on local needs, says John Merry, deputy mayor of Salford city council

The Guardian - UK

Port infrastructure delays threaten UK’s transition to net zero, industry says

Dropoff in government approvals put billions of investment in offshore wind schemes at risk, ports bodies warn

The Guardian - UK

Solar installations fall as Australian households hit by cost-of-living squeeze

With solar module prices ‘well down’ in 2024 it could yet be a record year for installations, Sunwiz says

The Guardian - AU

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Energy was the burning issue at this Highlands hustings

PROSPECTS of wind farms, giant transmission pylons and high energy costs have been powering voter concern in the Highlands as UK parliamentary…

Newcastle Herald

Tomago brings in new CEO to oversee aluminium smelter's green future

Tomago Aluminium is the state's largest power user.

The Guardian - AU

Guardian Essential poll: Albanese’s approval rating dips to new low amid signs Dutton on losing hand with nuclear

Exclusive: Nuclear leapfrogs renewables as the perceived ‘most expensive’ form of electricity in the latest poll

The Guardian - AU

Extravagant maker of schemes: unpicking Barnaby Joyce’s anti-renewables campaign

The spectre of a $100 lamb roast helped the Coalition win the 2013 election. Will ‘foreign-owned swindle factories’ have a similar effect in 2025?

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The Independent UK

Millions in Nigeria have little to no electricity. It's straining businesses and public services

The lack of reliable electricity severely affects education and businesses in Nigeria

The Independent UK

Researchers look to Caribbean volcano for geothermal energy and critical metals

Fluids called geofluids are found beneath dormant volcanoes and have the potential to make geothermal a viable renewable energy source.

Newcastle Herald

Effective community consultation well worth the energy

Phillip O'Neill: AEMO's report offers immensely valuable insight

AAP

No living under a mushroom for farmer tackling waste

Up to 30 per cent of what's produced on Australian farms ends up wasted but one mushroom grower is finding an innovative way to try to make every stem count.

The Guardian - UK

Richard Tice accused of hypocrisy over firm’s embrace of green tech

Reform chair is hostile to net zero but is CEO of company that boasted of ‘saving hundreds of tonnes of CO2’

The Guardian - AU

Nuclear more costly and could ‘sound the death knell’ for Australia’s decarbonisation efforts, report says

Analysis from Bloomberg says even if nuclear is successfully implemented it would be ‘at least four times’ more expensive than average cost of renewables

The Guardian - UK

BP imposes hiring freeze and halts new offshore wind projects

New boss Murray Auchincloss reverses move away from fossil fuels, which had weighed on company’s share price

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