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by Michael Mazengarb on October 29, 2020 at 9:08 am

Australia's foreign minister refuses to 'welcome' zero carbon pledges from Japan and South Korea, says Australia will not be influenced by other countries on carbon targets. The post Foreign minister refuses to ‘welcome’ zero carbon pledges, as Australia goes it alone appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on October 29, 2020 at 6:01 am

Nexport’s Luke Todd on plan to import four electric vehicle models from China’s BYD, and creating a platform for more EV makers to import directly into Australia. The post The Driven Podcast: Direct imports to lift EV choice for Australian consumers appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Giles Parkinson & David Leitch on October 29, 2020 at 4:53 am

China has set a net zero emissions target, which ultimately means the closure of the biggest coal fleet in the world. China coal expert Ryna Yiyun Cui from the University of Maryland explains how this might be done. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Can China wean itself off coal? appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Joshua S Hill on October 29, 2020 at 4:40 am

BP CEO says the oil and gas supermajor will “probably” bid on offshore wind rounds in next six months, as part of pivot into renewables and hydrogen.  The post BP hints at near future moves into offshore wind and hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Sophie Vorrath on October 29, 2020 at 4:24 am

Last of 31 turbines completed at Tasmania’s 112MW Granville Harbour wind farm, a project that promises to deliver a one-third increase to state’s total wind power capacity. The post Final turbine completed at Tasmania’s Granville Harbour wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Michael Mazengarb on October 29, 2020 at 3:34 am

ANZ evokes a frenzied response from Coalition ministers for suggesting its largest customers should probably start preparing for a transition to zero emissions. The post Federal ministers urge boycott of major bank proposing climate risk in lending decisions appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on October 29, 2020 at 3:18 am

Tesla is already the market leader in EVs, but it is beating the legacy car makers on revenue growth, margins and cash flow. And then there is software. The post Can the world’s big legacy car makers catch up with Tesla? appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Giles Parkinson on October 29, 2020 at 3:11 am

South Australia Liberal government unveils details of hydrogen plan, including new green hydrogen hubs that could support more than 12GW of new wind and solar capacity. The post South Australia names hydrogen hubs to foster “epic” growth in wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by info@greentechmedia.com on October 28, 2020 at 11:50 pm

Distributedl solar and storage company SunPower logged $109 million in net income and $274.8 million in GAAP revenue in the third quarter, its first after its August separation from its manufacturing arm, now a company called Maxeon Solar Technologies. SunPower also laid out its expectations for the full year, updating guidance it withdrew in March due to uncertainty related to the coronavirus. The company now expects 2020 GAAP revenue between $1.12 billion and $1.16 billion, up from previous […]

by Sophie Vorrath on October 28, 2020 at 11:33 pm

Green Building Council of Australia now requires buildings to be completely fossil fuel free and 100% renewable powered to gain the highest possible 6 Green Star rating. The post Buildings must now eliminate gas to qualify for top Green Star ratings appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Bridie Schmidt on October 28, 2020 at 11:16 pm

Australian-owned EV-NRG launches domestic V2G charger, with ability to both charge an electric car and discharge energy back to the grid. The post “First” vehicle-to-grid electric car charger goes on sale in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy. […]

by Chris Teale on October 28, 2020 at 10:17 pm

The C40 Global Mayors Recovery Task Force said investing relief money in solutions to fight climate change could prevent 270,000 premature deaths globally and create over 6 million jobs in the U.S. alone. […]

by info@greentechmedia.com on October 28, 2020 at 7:23 pm

Enphase Energy has booked about 50 megawatt-hours of sales of its long-promised Encharge battery in North American markets since launching it in July, tapping a growing demand for energy storage from residential solar customers, and laying the groundwork for a more complete home backup power system set to arrive early next year.  Sales of the battery system made up about 10 percent of the microinverter maker’s $178.5 million in third quarter revenues, CEO […]

on October 28, 2020 at 5:36 pm

Solar installs to rise 5% year-on-year as China, Germany drive growth but India disruption set to continu […]

by info@greentechmedia.com on October 28, 2020 at 4:30 pm

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