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Australian renewable energy investment slows as policy uncertainty and regulatory challenges mount

Thursday, 12 September 2019 Robin Whitlock New investment in Australian renewable energy projects such as solar and wind farms has plunged to levels not seen since Tony Abbott was Prime Minister, risking power price rises and future energy reliability, ...

Bristol launches search for partner to deliver UK’s first carbon neutral city

Thursday, 12 September 2019 Robin Whitlock Bristol City Leap, an ambitious project to deliver a zero-carbon, smart energy city by 2030, has this week launched a global search to deliver up to £1 billion of investment and provide significant economic ...

More Wind and Solar Needed by 2030 to Meet Paris Climate Goals

Wednesday, 11 September 2019 Dan McCue According to DNV GL, the energy transition requires more than 10 times more solar and five times more wind power, in combination with other technology, to limit global warming and meet the targets of ...

New Report Finds Global Health Care Sector Major Contributor to Climate Crisis

Tuesday, 10 September 2019 Dan McCue If the global health care sector were a country, it would be the fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter on the planet, according to Health care’s climate footprint: How the health sector contributes to ...

Demonstration Project to Test Ontario’s First Local Electricity Market

Monday, 09 September 2019 REM The Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO) is launching Ontario’s first ever local electricity market in the York Region, with support from Alectra Utilities and Natural Resources Canada, in ...

San Diego Jewish Academy Creates Groundbreaking Office for Sustainability

Friday, 06 September 2019 REM San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA) in California is bringing the issue of environmental sustainability to the forefront by creating a C-suite office focused exclusively on exploring this issue through the ...

Australia

Australia’s Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET) has been met more than a year early

Friday, 06 September 2019 Robin Whitlock

The LRET has delivered dozens of wind and solar projects along the way, taking the country closer to a clean energy future, the Clean Energy Council revealed this week.

Gigastack Feasibility Study to be Undertaken by ITM, Ørsted and Element Energy

Thursday, 05 September 2019 Dan McCue The Gigastack feasibility study, led by ITM Power, along with partners, Ørsted and Element Energy, is a six-month project to investigate the potential delivery of bulk, low-cost and zero-carbon hydrogen. ...

Ameren Missouri to Invest $68 Million in Solar + Storage

Wednesday, 04 September 2019 Dan McCue Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation has filed plans with the Missouri Public Service Commission to build three Solar + Storage facilities across Missouri. Each location will connect a ...

Ireland

CPPA market favoured by Irish Government finds Cornwall Insight

Wednesday, 04 September 2019 Robin Whitlock The Corporate Purchase Power Agreement (CPPA) market in Ireland is being targeted by the government as a viable route to help achieve its 2030 renewable energy targets according to the latest insight paper ...