Latest Renewables
The latest news on all things renewables.
Data centres are coming, hungry for wind and solar, and will help avert rooftop PV shutdowns
Surge in interest in data centres and new industrial loads creates opportunities for big wind, solar and battery storage, and means rooftop PV at less risk of being shut down.
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Solar energy shines as nuclear and other thermal generators wilt in European heatwave
Solar delivers record output in June, in the midst of a heatwave that took a heavy toll on thermal generators, and nuclear power plants in France and Switzerland.
Wind farm bird protection tech a success, with no new eagle deaths and barely a dent in revenue
Technology being used at two Tasmanian wind farms has drastically reduced wedge-tail eagle fatalities while cutting output by only around 1 per cent.
Wind
Wind farm bird protection tech a success, with no new eagle deaths and barely a dent in revenue
Technology being used at two Tasmanian wind farms has drastically reduced wedge-tail eagle fatalities while cutting output by only around 1 per cent.
Faster, cheaper, cleaner: Offshore wind farm tests all-electric, hydrofoil crew transfer vessel
A team in the UK has successfully tested an all-electric, hydrofoil crew transfer boat, finding it is faster, cleaner and twice as efficient as the diesel alternatives.
Biomass
Mining giant Rio Tinto to build “green iron” facility that uses biomass to cut emissions
Rio Tinto to invest $215 million in development facility in Australia to assess a new ironmaking process using biomass called BioIron.
ACT adds new 24 MWh battery as it expands landfill gas generation
The new battery will store power from the expanded 6.2 MW gas to energy power plant for dispatch during peak periods.
Wave
Carnegie eyes Alaska for wave energy potential as Spain CETO project gathers momentum
Carnegie Clean Energy secures deal to manufacture its proprietary CETO wave energy technology – and signs an MOU to explore projects in America’s 49th state.
