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- Former allies have reacted with dismay to Kennedy’s alliance with Trump, who routinely mocks the climate crisis
- Shell calls for certainty over North Sea future after UK raises windfall tax on energy profits 2 days agoCampaigners criticise fall in company’s investments in renewables as it reveals better than expected profits of $6bn in third quarter
- Campaigners criticise fall as oil company reveals better than expected profits of $6bn in third quarter
- It comes as renewable sources powered 39.3% on average, the Aemo says, a record share for the September quarter
- Australia’s thirst for power drives a rise in coal and gas-led emissions for third quarter in a row 2 days agoOutput from gas plants up 29% on average from a year earlier, Aemo says, even though price was up by a fifth over same period
- The fuel duty freeze angered some but there were boosts for renewable energy and heat decarbonisation
- Solar power to the people: how the sun is bringing light – and TV – to Amazon villages Tue, 29 Oct 24, 11:00pmTheir fuel resources have long been plundered by others, while national grids have failed to connect them. Now, solar panels could give more than electricity to Indigenous people
- $650m in renewable energy didn’t save Broken Hill from days of blackouts after a storm islanded it Mon, 28 Oct 24, 8:30amBroken Hill Solar Plant | Photo by Jeremy Buckingham By Jo Nova The lights went out in Broken Hill. A storm blew over seven transmission towers connecting it to the national grid on October 17th. About 19,000 people...
- ‘Crunch time for real’: UN says time for climate delays has run out Fri, 25 Oct 24, 1:00amMeans to stop catastrophic global heating exist, says UN chief, but political courage is needed to end world’s fossil fuel addiction
- US power grid added battery equivalent of 20 nuclear reactors in past four years Thu, 24 Oct 24, 9:00pmPace of growth helps maintain renewable energy when weather conditions interfere with wind and solar
- Matt Kean lambasts ‘wild fantasy’ of former Coalition colleagues to extend coal power and build nuclear plants Tue, 22 Oct 24, 11:48amClimate Change Authority chair says Peter Dutton’s energy policy would drive up electricity bills and deter investment in renewables
- More than 1,000 homes linked to £20bn green energy grid expected to be built in Highlands Tue, 22 Oct 24, 10:01amSubsidiary of electricity firm SSE signs ‘unique and novel’ employment and social housing deal with local councils
- Matt Kean lambasts ‘wild fantasy’ of former Liberal colleagues to extend coal power and build nuclear plants Tue, 22 Oct 24, 10:45amClimate Change Authority chair says Coalition energy policy would drive up electricity bills and deter investment in renewables
- Anti-fossil fuel comic that went viral in France arrives in UK Sat, 19 Oct 24, 3:00pmWorld Without End topped bestseller lists but was criticised for embracing nuclear power
- Queensland’s reliance on coal is back on the agenda and conservationists are firing up Sat, 19 Oct 24, 1:00amThe Liberal National party’s reluctance to say how it would meet the state’s emissions reduction targets while backing coal-fired power has become an election issue
- This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...
- Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.